Cyware

Cyware | October 20, 2019

The Citadel is known for targeted attacks on public and private organizations to steal credentials of various information management systems, money, and also to infect systems with a range of malware. In fact, this is one of the first trojans to offer malware-as-a-service on the dark web. Using the man-in-the-browser (MiTB) technique, that involves injecting HTML or JavaScript into a web page, this trojan harvests sensitive information. MiTB allows hackers to add extra fields to the web page suc...

Cyware | October 15, 2019

The public key infrastructure (PKI) validates the trust between two entities for the secure exchange of data. Hackers compromise digital certificates, which are an essential part of this infrastructure, to perform malicious activities. A public key infrastructure (PKI) provides public-key encryption and digital signature services. It allows organizations to build a trustworthy networking environment by managing keys and certificates. The pair of public and private key form a critical part of PKI...

Cyware | October 05, 2019

DDoS attack aims at bringing services down by bombarding them with so much traffic that their services and infrastructure are unable to handle it. In a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, multiple compromised systems are used to target a server with a huge volume of traffic. Typically, a botnet formed of compromised computers sends huge traffic to a targeted server which causes unstable connections and service outages as the service could not handle all the requests. Volume-based attack...

Cyware | October 01, 2019

Cybersecurity is becoming a growing concern for individuals, organizations, and the government. Government agencies around the world are taking various steps to build a better online ecosystem. Let’s look at a few government initiatives against cybersecurity that came to the spotlight this year. Ghidra, a reverse engineering cybersecurity tool developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) was made available to the public. It lets researchers analyze malware and is available for multiple ...