The Commoditisation of Hacking
by Reflare Research Team on Nov 21, 2019 6:11:00 PM
The commoditisation of hacking tools, materials, and services is an uncomfortable trend that is slowly becoming visible as more hackers work together to share information on how to exploit vulnerabilities. First Published 21st November 2019 It's just like selling shovels in a gold rus …
Voting Machines - Absolutely everything is a tradeoff decision
by Reflare Research Team on Nov 8, 2019 6:10:00 PM
There is no such thing as pure security. You can only make tradeoff decisions, and in the case of voting machines, those decisions are made very, very publicly. The entire world can watch you make your tradeoffs, and they can ask you to defend those decisions later. First Published 8t …
Putting Breach Awareness into a Historical Context
by Reflare Research Team on Oct 30, 2019 6:08:00 PM
How is the world of data breach awareness changing? Is there a shift from protecting companies to protecting individuals? And if so, where does all this awareness lead us to in contrast to where we've been? First Published 30th October 2019 There is a lot we can learn about the future …
On Bad Solutions and Negative Returns
by Reflare Research Team on Oct 16, 2019 6:04:00 PM
"If only. If only there were some sort of top-secret method of cyber security that hardened your network, protected your servers and applications, and did so in a way that was seamless, invisible, reliable, and not too terribly expensive." *cough* First Published 16th October 2019 Hyg …
The Dual Nature of Jailbreaks
by Reflare Research Team on Oct 2, 2019 5:59:00 PM
Some are frustrated by imposed restrictions and would like to move their device away from its “stock” settings. However, jailbreaking allows users to do many things that most of the general public might not realise is possible. First Published 2nd October 2019 I want to break freeee. …
The Unsolvable Problem of Insider Threats
by Reflare Research Team on Sep 25, 2019 5:57:00 PM
This is a rare occurrence for a Chief Intelligence Officer to be arrested on such serious criminal charges, and frankly, it would have been almost unthinkable just a few years ago. First Published 25th September 2019 "Pssst. Do you have a pen? It's admin, admin." 4 min read | Reflare …
What the Ecuadorian Data Breach Can Teach Us
by Reflare Research Team on Sep 18, 2019 5:55:00 PM
The unsecured database contained records for every registered citizen of Ecuador, which included sensitive information, including their name, address, voting preferences, and even their government ID number. First Published 18th September 2019 Thanks to this data leak, some Ecuadorian …
China, Uyghur Smartphones and the Power of State Actors
by Reflare Research Team on Sep 10, 2019 5:53:00 PM
Surveillance malware is commonly used to track a target’s messages, conversations and location, and this is not the first time that such technology has been used by a country against its own people. First Published 10th September 2019 The role of cyber security in global geopolitics w …
What Twitter's CEO's Own Account Getting Hacked Tells Us About Phone Security
by Reflare Research Team on Sep 4, 2019 5:51:00 PM
Phone numbers are not secure, as Jack Dorsey has found out the hard way. Assailants were able to gain access to his phone number and then used that access remotely to take control of his Twitter account. First Published 4th September 2019 Jack lets everyone know "what's happening." 4 …
YouTube Moves to Prohibit Hacking Videos
by Reflare Research Team on Sep 3, 2019 5:39:00 PM
YouTube explicitly made a change to its Harmful and Dangerous Content policy by prohibiting videos that were instructional in nature that contained duplicating, accessing or exploiting data on websites. First Published 9th July 2019 | Latest Refresh 3rd September 2022 Is there a negat …