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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Week 3 Update, on the site 5 years, 10 months ago
I agree with this post. It’s no secret that finance drives industry. The fact that some machines still run Windows XP is a strong indication that security is not a high priority for these ATM machines. As you stated, the company is most likely insured to withstand a reasonable amount of hits from the ATM machines, so it will take a significant…[Read more]
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Week 3 Update, on the site 5 years, 10 months ago
Another sobering fact is that the article indicates a situation where someone was able to get sensitive tax information from a mortgage company simply by supplying the last four digits of a SSN and matching caller id. With all of the recent breaches of PII in the news, how long will it take for companies to shore up their security regarding PII?…[Read more]
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Week 3 Update, on the site 5 years, 10 months ago
Thanks Frederic..this was very helpful!
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BIlaal Williams's profile was updated 6 years, 8 months ago
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Week 3 Update, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
Thanks Frederic..this was very helpful!
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Week 3 Update, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
Another sobering fact is that the article indicates a situation where someone was able to get sensitive tax information from a mortgage company simply by supplying the last four digits of a SSN and matching caller id. With all of the recent breaches of PII in the news, how long will it take for companies to shore up their security regarding PII?…[Read more]
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Week 3 Update, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
I agree with this post. It’s no secret that finance drives industry. The fact that some machines still run Windows XP is a strong indication that security is not a high priority for these ATM machines. As you stated, the company is most likely insured to withstand a reasonable amount of hits from the ATM machines, so it will take a significant…[Read more]
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Week 1 Update, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
The most important step in preventing DDOS attacks like the one that took place on 10/21/16 in my opinion is security awareness. This awareness must be adopted by both manufacturers and consumers. With the popularity of IOT devices growing at a rapid pace, more and more devices in our environment have an IP address. As the quote Avi Rubin used at…[Read more]
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BIlaal Williams wrote a new post on the site MIS 5212-Advanced Penetration Testing 7 years, 6 months ago
Cybercriminals for five hours one day took over the online operations of a major bank and intercepted all of its online banking, mobile, point-of-sale, ATM, and investment transactions in an attack that employed […]
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BIlaal Williams wrote a new post on the site MIS 5212-Advanced Penetration Testing 7 years, 7 months ago
This is a tutorial I found which shows how to discover and test an exploit in Windows 7. The tutorial involves using a debugger to test an application that has been sent a buffer overflow and identify the spot in […]
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BIlaal Williams wrote a new post on the site MIS 5212-Advanced Penetration Testing 7 years, 8 months ago
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BIlaal Williams wrote a new post on the site MIS 5212-Advanced Penetration Testing 7 years, 8 months ago
This article is from the weekly blog post from Rapid 7. There’s a few interesting topics talked about, such as their suggestion for users to use post exploitation modules, a new exploit to exfiltrate data from […]
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
Hi Loi,
Great article, interesting to see criminal organizations using the same tools we are using in class, and also that they maintained there attack using tools that for the most part are Microsoft utilities. I am curious to see if there is a common exploit used by these organizations in Metasploit to exploit the systems.
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
Hi Mengqi,
Great post and very informative. Because we are in the cyber security profession and are security focused, it is easy to forget how many systems remain at risk for trivial reasons such as default or weak passwords. The IoT has definitely added to the number of exposed systems exponentially, I was also a little surprised at the issues…[Read more]
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
Hopefully, this is a trend and more companies are forced to deal with this privacy issue. It’s just fair for the consumer to be aware that they are being tracked, and have the option of refusing. I’m not sure how many people will agree, but obtaining this information through deception is bad business. It will be interesting to see if this mandate…[Read more]
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Week 3 Question, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
In digital forensics, contact with sensitive data is the norm, so proper ethical standards are important. Examiners are given privileged access to information systems and data, and may be exposed to trade secrets, threats to national security, or information that is highly valuable to private parties. Since examiners require a high skill-set and…[Read more]
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 22, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
Roberto,
I really like the advice you give to hover over links and read the destination and do a Google search of the destination. Following this step will mitigate against a large portion of malicious links and downloads. The most important step is being aware that one click is all it takes for a system to become infected.
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 22, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
What’s also interesting about this article is the statement on how the Fed usually handles these types of dark web sites. In the article it states that the hackers good intentions may make it harder for the Fed to track down individual users since they normally infiltrate the site and inject malware on user’s systems while the site is still…[Read more]
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 22, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
I actually looked at an article last year which talked about No More Ransom and it’s attempt to provide tools to the public to defend themselves against ransomware attacks. It’s good to see that the project has progressed and there are now several tools available. It is important for every cyber security professional to be aware of these tools and…[Read more]
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BIlaal Williams commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 22, on the site 7 years, 8 months ago
Very good article which explains what is in my opinion the main method that malicious hackers attack the public. I also thought it was interesting that Gogo is inviting hackers to test their network and report vulnerabilities for reward. I believe this will be an effective way to improve the security of public wifi – this method would be similar…[Read more]
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