How to securely erase sensitive information from a database
Why securely erase data at all? The main thing is that the user cannot retrieve it through the DBMS interface. Who cares about data remnants in files, it's not a problem.…
Security
Discover the latest news, reviews, and best practices in information security. Stay updated on cybersecurity threats, protection strategies, and innovations in safeguarding data
UserGate 7: test results + migration from old versions
In this article, I will talk about a relevant issue for many — migration from UserGate 6 to version 7. After the departure of foreign developers from the Russian market,…
Two camps of C++
There are currently many debates and discussions about the future of C++.
Making a smartphone a Push-To-Talk radio, calling a dispatcher, or sending an SOS with one touch. Review of XCover7 and MIL-STD-810H
The very first Samsung rugged device appeared back in 2011. It looks like a reinforced case and a replaceable battery, which extends the life of the smartphone, but it's…
Alice, Bob, Eve, and Mallory — the incredible life of cryptographic characters
How does a VPN work? How does a service bundle work for reliable and secure data transmission between branches and remote employees? What is quantum communication?
Network Security: What is NTA? And why IDS + DPI + traffic recording ≠ NTA
Hello tekkix, my name is Stanislav Gribanov, I am the product manager of the NDR group of companies "Garda". I have been working in information security since 2010, and…
Three elephants that support logging in Windows
We continue our series of articles on the types and methods of data collectors from endpoints, or, as they are commonly called, agents. In the first article, we got acquainted…
Pentest for the little ones using WinRAR
Attacks using the long-patched WinRAR vulnerability remain relevant for many companies. Let's figure out how a typical attack works, how attackers bypass antivirus software,…
How to hide any data in PNG
Have you ever hidden something inside a PNG?
A few words about malware for Linux and ways to protect your system
If you follow the latest news in the field of IT security, you may have noticed an increase in the number of attacks on the network infrastructure of Linux systems. Among…
Cloud Computing Security
In recent years, there has been a trend towards the use of cloud computing, with companies increasingly preferring it when developing their information infrastructure.
Breaking CityHash64, MurmurHash2/3, wyhash and more…
Hash functions are incredibly beautiful mathematical objects. They can map arbitrary data to a small range of fixed-size output data in such a way that the mapping is…
Mobile Device Security: Interview with a Positive Technologies Expert
Recently, the head of the advanced technologies department of Positive Technologies, Nikolai Anisenya, visited the AUTHORITY channel.
How to find both the goblin and the rat. Interview with researchers from the Solar Group who discovered the GoblinRAT malware
The tekkix news service visited the SOC Forum 2024. This is another event dedicated to cybersecurity, organized by the Solar Group of companies. Due to a busy work schedule,…
Launching the Hidden Lake node in Go
The anonymous Hidden Lake network is a unique and rather peculiar project in its field, as it is based on completely different methods and approaches to traffic anonymization…
Immersion in Kubernetes Network Policies
Hello, tekkix! My name is Suleiman, and I am a Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years of programming experience. I develop complex web services that can scale and…
GEOINT Challenge: geolocation of street art in Dominica
In September, UnShelledSec posted an interesting post on X, the goal of which was to find the exact location based on just one picture, a task that is not easy, but Ron…
"Thinking about how to leak and not get caught": IB analyst on how to learn to see an incident
Hello, tekkix! We continue to share interviews with our colleagues, whose stories especially captivate us - and we hope they will seem interesting to you too. In honor…
