Cyber Security in the Mainstream
by Reflare Research Team on Sep 28, 2016 1:14:00 PM
There was a time when cyber security was just another IT service. Then, everything changed; media, governments and broader society finally realised what had been going on behind their backs for years - "Cyber Attacks" were indeed "the next big thing", and they needed to be prepared fo …
Probing the Internet's Backbone
by Reflare Research Team on Sep 21, 2016 12:50:00 PM
To understand how disruption could lead to a failure of internet services, one only needs to understand the concept of DNS (Domain Name System), which is the plumbing behind the internet that translates human-readable domain names with IP addresses. First Published 21st September 2016 …
Olympic Hacking
by Reflare Research Team on Sep 14, 2016 12:48:00 PM
The Olympic Games are not usually an occasion for espionage and cyber attack. However, the attack on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) showed what a dedicated adversary could do with the massive amounts of data they obtained from such an event. First Published 14th September 2016 Ci …
US Hacking Investigations & UK Password Leaks
by Reflare Research Team on Sep 7, 2016 12:44:00 PM
Malicious actors do not need to be skilled in hacking techniques anymore. They can simply analyse unknowingly leaked information from the victim's Twitter account. Not optimal. First Published 7th September 2016 If you really must tweet a pic of your office whiteboard, please make sur …