The 2007–2008 Financial Crisis in Review
The 2007-2008 Financial Crisis In Review The financial crisis of 2007–2008 was years in the making. By the summer of 2007, financial markets worldwide showed signs that the reckoning was…
The Server Crashed and is Down!
Talk about a bad day and possibly a resume-changing event… System Admin: “The server crashed and is down.”IT Manager: “Try to restart it.”System Admin: “No, I said the server CRASHED.”
When there are problems with the wired LAN.
Occasionally you have to switch to WiFi because there is some failure on the “wired network. Network stress test, anyone? Sometimes, the wire wants a break or tries to tell…
US Federal Agency Hacked By Exploiting Telerik Vulnerability in IIS Server
As a result of a joint effort of the CISA, FBI, and MS-ISAC, a public advisory was published recently. This public advisory claims that between November 2022 and the beginning…
Newly discovered spying campaign, Russian hackers targeted European military and transport organizations.
Russian military-linked hackers targeted — and in some cases successfully infiltrated — the networks of European military, energy, and transportation organizations in an apparent spying campaign that went undetected for…
Happy Pi Day! 3.14
What is Pi? “Probably no symbol in mathematics has evoked as much mystery, romanticism, misconception, and human interest as the number Pi.” ~William L. Schaaf, Nature, and History of Pi…
Reserve Requirements: A Definition, History, and Example
What Are Reserve Requirements? Reserve requirements are the amount of cash that financial institutions must have, in their vaults or at the closest Federal Reserve bank, in line with deposits…
Best Open Source Penetration Testing Tools
Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics, and Reverse Engineering. This niche prefers that distro;…
Anonymous vs. Russia: What can hackers do against Nuclear power?
Anonymous has declared cyberwar on Russia in the Ukraine conflict. Meanwhile, several hacker attacks have been on Russia, and Russia has threatened to use nuclear forces. Who can counter this?…
Only Linux Users Will Understand
If you want to cause chaos in a Linux environment, put this in the ~/.bash_aliasis file… PURE EVIL. Caution, do not try this at home kids!