- Malware More Metrics for Measuring Enterprise Malware Defenses
Additional malware defense metrics to track: where on systems malware was present (indicating which defenses failed), ratio of real-time versus scheduled scan detections, reinfection rates within 3...
- Social Engineering How the Scarcity Principle is Used in Online Scams and Attacks
The scarcity principle—people value less available opportunities more—powers online scams: fake expiration countdowns, CAPTCHAs before malware downloads, and login screens blocking desired content....
- Social Networking A Quick Look at Defensio for Protecting Facebook Activities
Websense Defensio is a Facebook app that alerts users to spam, malware distribution attempts, and links to undesirable content. Due to Facebook API limitations, it can only alert rather than...
- Communication Getting to Know Larry Seltzer (Not Lenny Zeltser)
Larry Seltzer broke the story of 'domain front-running,' where companies registered sought-after domain names soon after people looked them up. He recounts uncovering it, how he keeps pace with...
- Career How to Strengthen Your IT or Cybersecurity Resume
Make your resume stand out by answering "So what?" for every experience. Don't just list tasks—explain accomplishments. Instead of "managed corporate firewall," write "managed corporate firewall,...
- Cheat Sheets Analyzing Malicious Documents Cheat Sheet
Analyzing malicious documents involves examining files for anomalies, locating embedded code like macros or JavaScript, extracting and deobfuscating suspicious content, and emulating shellcode. Key...