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Documenting Risk Assessments

30 Nov 2020 11 minute read 2 comments shellatreille

It is important for an organization to perform risk assessments on their WLANs (Wireless Local Area Networks) and IP (Internet Protocol) Mobility.  Risk assessments should be performed regularly.  They are an important part of risk management procedu...

A Crypto Encyclopedia about crypto security, hacks, frauds and scams

28 Nov 2020 5 minute read 42 comments PVM

Wrote before about scammers, scam projects and collated an basic guide on how to avoid scams. To avoid losing money, the number 1 rule is ... don't be stupid. No one gets rich overnight.  Treat everything with caution and go through the whitepapers....

Mobile Device Security Models

28 Nov 2020 13 minute read 0 comments shellatreille

This is a paper that I wrote in the Spring of 2020 for my Networking class. Introduction Windows Mobile Phone OS, Google Android, and Apple iOS are operating systems (OS) for mobile devices.  Each OS has advantages and disadvantages with regards to t...

Dispelling modern myths about passwords

26 Nov 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Luca B

In the previous posts of this series, it has been described why in general most passwords are insecure, why everybody created insecure passwords for more than 15 years despite their best intentions, and how hackers are quickly cracking these password...

GoDaddy allowed popular crypto domains takeover

23 Nov 2020 2 minute read 1 comment ircrp

GoDaddy one of the most popular go to place for domain hosting is currently under security scrutiny after allowing high profile cryptocurrency domains to be taken over. The report highlights that a social engineering scam carried out on GoDaddy's emp...

When and why it's useful to use a VPN

20 Nov 2020 4 minute read 0 comments Luca B

There are several reasons to use a VPN and, without going too much in details, these can boil down to the following: hide internet activityas users have a reasonable expectation that whatever is done on the Internet is private, but oftentimes it's...

Story of a guy who lost RM30k from a highly-skilled scammer, showing the flaws of the current banking system

19 Nov 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Pizzadren

So a guy has posted a depressing story about how he got hacked and scammed a total of RM30,000 ($7330) by a highly-skilled scammer which capitalize the loopholes of the banking system. You can read the full story from this Facebook post here. It's wo...

How to identify and avoid scams in the Crypto Universe ?

16 Nov 2020 4 minute read 1 comment Chriss

Hello, good evening to all! We all know it, especially you who are reading this article. The world of Cryptocurrencies has radically changed the way we see and understand the world of finance. It has opened up to billions of people around the world,...

Endless Captcha - Irritating For User Experience

15 Nov 2020 1 minute read 6 comments XTRM™

What I am going to harp on about in this article is on behalf of all us website users that are mentally affected by the very mention of the word 'Captcha' and the one major bug bear that is being experienced by users who are browsing or using website...

Security measures every crypto investor should take

14 Nov 2020 4 minute read 6 comments paragism

Cover Image Source Cryptocurrency relies upon a peer-to-peer system that can enable anyone to send and receive payments anywhere. Instead of carrying physical money, you can send payment in a hassle-free manner. These payment transactions exist as en...