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My experience at Black Hat Asia 2015

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My experience at Black Hat Asia 2015

With all the frightening stories of hackers at Black Hat, I stepped into not-just-yet-another-conference in Singapore. Situated at the plush location of the island country, Marina Bay Sands catered to one of the best security conference of this calibre. All renowned and well-informed security enthus...

Apr 01, 2015 • 3 min read

Key findings of CISCO ASR 2015

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Key findings of CISCO ASR 2015

2015 CISCO Annual Security Report feels like a déjà vu. After all the song and dance, there are no surprises. Security has been and will always continue to be a people centric problem. People have always been used to gain access and continue to be unwitting participants.

Feb 02, 2015 • 3 min read

The Saner Journey – some random moments

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The Saner Journey – some random moments

It took us close to nine months to translate our idea into reality. We had debated the idea (for ANCOR, Saner and other products we plan to build) for over three months. Dropping some features, adding something in the last minute, debates, disagreement, agreement, sleepless nights, real-deep technol...

Dec 04, 2013 • 5 min read

Steganography

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Steganography

Steganography is an art of hiding a message, image, or file within another message, image, or file.

Oct 30, 2013 • 2 min read

Hack VMware Remote Console (Firefox add-on) to Run Independently !!!

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Hack VMware Remote Console (Firefox add-on) to Run Independently !!!

In firefox version 3.6 or higher, VMware Remote Console Plug-in will not load properly. To open VMWare Remote Console, there is a small hack were we can load VMware Remote Console independently without running older version of firefox. A good patch management tool can prevent such attacks.

Oct 27, 2013 • 2 min read

Run commands on the Windows system remotely using Winexe

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Run commands on the Windows system remotely using Winexe

Run commands on the Windows system remotely using Winexe:Winexe is a GNU/Linux-based application that allows users to execute commands remotely on WindowsNT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8 systems. Moreover, it installs a service on the remote system, executes the command, and uninstalls the service. Windows...

Jun 20, 2013 • 2 min read

Security is a process

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Security is a process

There is no “magic box” security. I can’t buy a device in the market that can be plugged in somewhere and assume “I am safe”. Much like dreaming about an all-proof balloon that secures us from all diseases and attacks. There is no replacement for a healthy-diet program and being vigilant. It is the ...

Jun 14, 2013 • 2 min read

Attacks are real, it would be naïve to think otherwise

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Attacks are real, it would be naïve to think otherwise

All human beings have a part of the good and the bad. At times, bad takes over the good and other times, good takes over the bad. The fight between the good and the bad is not new.

May 28, 2013 • 2 min read

What are we doing wrong in safeguarding our computer systems?

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What are we doing wrong in safeguarding our computer systems?

1. Naïve Belief: Who is interested in my system? Nobody is going to attack me. I haven’t done anything bad to anyone, so why will they?

May 23, 2013 • 1 min read