#attack vector

924 words, 5 minutes read time. I’ve been in computer programming with a vested interest in Cybersecurity long enough to know that your most dangerous threats rarely come through the obvious channels. It’s not always a hacker pounding at your firewall or a phishing email landing in an inbox. Sometimes, the breach comes quietly through the vendors, service providers, and software updates you rely…

Some programming algorithms require a series of operations to execute in the correct order or with the correct timing. In a multithreaded or distributed environment, this can be difficult to control, and a poorly-written algorithm can suffer from bugs if it does not enforce checks on the sequence. If an attacker discovers the flaw, he can use malicious code to try to exploit the bug in his favor. This attack vector is known as a race condition.

The Problem:You have just decided that you’re going to bite the bullet and buy a new car. As usual there are dozens of pages of forms to sign, initial and stamp- but after half an hour you are the proud owner of your brand new car. Several weeks go by, and you’ve forgotten all about the paperwork when you receive a bill in the mail for the first payment on your new personal loan. You call up…

Can We Secure the Internet of Things?

As we began 2014, one hot trend that grabbed everyone’s attention was the growing buzz around the Internet of Things. The concept is that virtually every device will have an IP address, including refrigerators, cars, pacemakers and wearable tech.

One goal: instant access to every aspect in our connected homes. For example, you can turn up the heat (or air conditioning) and start cooking the…

What is Advance Persistent Threat (APT)?

Introduction

Advance persistent threat (APT) is a term referring torganised, targeted attacks on government organisations, officials and businesses, to steal valuable information and / or to damage to assets. These attacks require high degree of knowledge and the attacks usually occur over a long period of time.

To understand an APT, it is important to look at the definition of each word:…