Posts by Colly Roderick
Here’s The Most Secure Home Computer In The World
You have probably heard stories of how people can hack into systems and take control of everything or even acquire data. These may seem stories from movies, but if you look at the real world, things aren’t really any different. Computer experts really can take control of your computer or smartphone in an instant if…
Read MoreSomeone Is Exposing The Power Of DDoS On Large Companies
One of the easiest ways to take down an entire network off the internet is through using the distributed denial-of-service attack, most commonly known as the DDoS. Like it’s name suggests, this attack was designed from keeping real users from getting to specific website. Basically, with a DDoS attack, the culprit aims to put in…
Read MoreNew Cybersecurity Protection Services Coming To Enterprise Clients Through LIFARS and BlackRidge Technology Partnership
BlackRidge Technology, which is a provider of identity based cybersecurity and network has just announced its partnership with LIFARS, a incident response and cybersecurity intelligence firm based in New-York. The partnership will allow the companies to provide a completely redesigned and new ecosystem for expanding reach and visibility. They will then offer clients a new…
Read MoreHere’s How Google Is Stopping Aspiring ISIS Recruits
Google is using its tech incubator ‘Jigsaw’, which was recently renamed from Google Ideas to develop a new program that the company hopes can use a combination of search advertisement algorithms and YouTube platform to find and target aspiring ISIS recruits. They will then dissuade them from joining the group. A new phase of the…
Read MoreA South African Hacker Just Saved NASA’s Computer In Space
When you hear about hackers, you always automatically assume that something bad has happened. But in the world of cybersecurity, where there are bad hackers, there are also good ones called ‘Ethical Hackers’. One ethical hacker from South Africa just saved the Guidance and Navigation Control Computer that was launched by NASA in 1966 Apollo…
Read MoreSomeone Turned The Classic NES Zapper Into A Toy Laser Gun
Hacked on Classics, an upcoming show being held as a part of the popular Brighton Digital Festival in UK later this month, a hacker known by the name Seb Lee-Delisle has done the unthinkable. Seb modified the classic version of NES Zapper into a toy laser gun. In order to achieve this, the hacker installed…
Read MoreMr Robot & A “Dream Device For Hackers”
Have you been watching Mr. Robot on USA? Great show and you can get on Amazon. Elliot is a great character and there are a lot of twists and turns. Some of it is cheezy, but hey what television shows don’t have some cheez to it! #fsociety is always coming up with sneaky ways to…
Read MoreHere Are Some Ways You Can Learn About Penetration Testing As A Beginner
If you are an aspiring penetration tester, you’ve come to the right place. We not only have tons of resources to help you get started, we also have a list of professional certifications that help you gear up for a professional career as a pen tester. What the experts have to say? If you ask…
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