--- title: Research | Infosec Culture description: "Infosec Culture | The average device connected to the internet is hit by 17 automated attacks a day, 365 days a year.\n\nThe majority of hacked servers, networks and workstations go undetected for months or more. \nAntivirus software and firewalls cannot protect you from a targeted attack." --- [![Reflare home](https://reflare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Reflare%20website%20images/Reflare%20Logos/reflare%20logo.png?width=421&height=150&name=reflare%20logo.png "Reflare home")](https://reflare.com) [![logo](https://reflare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Reflare%20website%20images/Reflare%20Logos/logo.png?width=262&height=82&name=logo.png "logo")](https://reflare.com/act3) [![reflare logo](https://reflare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Reflare%20website%20images/Reflare%20Logos/reflare%20logo.png?width=168&height=60&name=reflare%20logo.png "reflare logo")](https://reflare.com/act3) - [Galena](https://reflare.com/galena) - [Galena Overview](https://reflare.com/galena) - [Galena for Tech Teams](https://reflare.com/technical-teams) - [Galena for L&D Teams](https://reflare.com/learning-development) - [Galena Security and Deployment](https://reflare.com/security-deployment) - Training - [Capture the Flag](https://reflare.com/rctf-reflare-capture-the-flag) - [Developers](https://reflare.com/rcsd) - [Administrators](https://reflare.com/rcsa) - [PCI DSS](https://reflare.com/rcsd) - Audit - [PCI DSS](https://reflare.com/pcidss) - [PCI 3DS](https://reflare.com/pci3ds) - [PCI PIN](https://reflare.com/pcipin) - [PCI DSS ASV](https://reflare.com/pcidssasv) - [Penetration Testing](https://reflare.com/penetration) - [Vulnerability Scanning](https://reflare.com/vulnerability) - [Advisory and Management](https://reflare.com/advisory) - [Research](https://reflare.com/research) - [Anatomy of a Breach](https://reflare.com/research/tag/anatomy-of-a-breach) - [High Tech](https://reflare.com/research/tag/high-tech) - [Infosec Culture](https://reflare.com/research/tag/infosec-culture) - [Infrastructure](https://reflare.com/research/tag/infrastructure) - [Normal People and Infosec](https://reflare.com/research/tag/normal-people-and-infosec) - [WTFWIB](https://whythefuckwasibreached.com/) - [About](https://reflare.com/about) - [Contact](https://reflare.com/contact) - [Company](https://reflare.com/about) - [Careers](https://reflare.com/careers) - [Service Status](https://statuspage.reflare.com/) - [日本語](https://jp.reflare.com/) [Login](https://reflare.com/login) [Buy Now](https://www.hubspot.com/) [Login](https://www.hubspot.com/)Login to your Reflare account - [Galena](https://reflare.com/galena) - [Galena Overview](https://reflare.com/galena) - [Galena for Tech Teams](https://reflare.com/technical-teams) - [Galena for L&D Teams](https://reflare.com/learning-development) - [Galena Security and Deployment](https://reflare.com/security-deployment) - Training - [Capture the Flag](https://reflare.com/rctf-reflare-capture-the-flag) - [Developers](https://reflare.com/rcsd) - [Administrators](https://reflare.com/rcsa) - [PCI DSS](https://reflare.com/rcsd) - Audit - [PCI DSS](https://reflare.com/pcidss) - [PCI 3DS](https://reflare.com/pci3ds) - [PCI PIN](https://reflare.com/pcipin) - [PCI DSS ASV](https://reflare.com/pcidssasv) - [Penetration Testing](https://reflare.com/penetration) - [Vulnerability Scanning](https://reflare.com/vulnerability) - [Advisory and Management](https://reflare.com/advisory) - [Research](https://reflare.com/research) - [Anatomy of a Breach](https://reflare.com/research/tag/anatomy-of-a-breach) - [High Tech](https://reflare.com/research/tag/high-tech) - [Infosec Culture](https://reflare.com/research/tag/infosec-culture) - [Infrastructure](https://reflare.com/research/tag/infrastructure) - [Normal People and Infosec](https://reflare.com/research/tag/normal-people-and-infosec) - [WTFWIB](https://whythefuckwasibreached.com/) - [About](https://reflare.com/about) - [Contact](https://reflare.com/contact) - [Company](https://reflare.com/about) - [Careers](https://reflare.com/careers) - [Service Status](https://statuspage.reflare.com/) - [日本語](https://jp.reflare.com/) [Buy Now](https://www.hubspot.com/) # Research / Infosec Culture ## [The Essential Free Tools Every CTF Competitor Needs in Their Arsenal](https://reflare.com/research/the-essential-free-tools-every-ctf-competitor-needs-in-their-arsenal) by [**Reflare Research Team**](https://reflare.com/research/author/reflare-research-team) on Apr 18, 2026, 3:25:27 PM [![The only card that matters when the binary fights back](https://reflare.com/hubfs/Blog%20featured%20image/The%20Essential%20Free%20Tools%20Every%20CTF%20Competitor%20Needs%20in%20Their%20Arsenal%20(1200).jpg)](https://reflare.com/research/the-essential-free-tools-every-ctf-competitor-needs-in-their-arsenal) In CTFs, success often starts long before the first flag, with the quiet discipline of building the right toolkit in advance. Like reverse engineering itself, the edge comes from knowing how to break complexity apart faster than everyone else. The only card that matters when the binar … [Read Story](https://reflare.com/research/the-essential-free-tools-every-ctf-competitor-needs-in-their-arsenal) Topics: [Infosec Culture](https://reflare.com/research/tag/infosec-culture) [Capture the Flag](https://reflare.com/research/tag/capture-the-flag) ## [The Hacking Groups That Shaped the Security Industry](https://reflare.com/research/the-hacking-groups-that-shaped-the-security-industry) by [**Reflare Research Team**](https://reflare.com/research/author/reflare-research-team) on Mar 9, 2026, 2:09:45 PM [![Before security was an industry, it was a scene.](https://reflare.com/hubfs/Blog%20featured%20image/The%20Hacking%20Groups%20That%20Shaped%20the%20Security%20Industry%20(1200).jpg)](https://reflare.com/research/the-hacking-groups-that-shaped-the-security-industry) Before security became an industry, it was a scene. In the half-lit margins of the early internet, a handful of names kept appearing wherever things broke in interesting ways, and these were the ones who defined what was to come. [Read Story](https://reflare.com/research/the-hacking-groups-that-shaped-the-security-industry) Topics: [Infosec Culture](https://reflare.com/research/tag/infosec-culture) ## [SAT Solvers for CTF - From Theory to Flags](https://reflare.com/research/sat-solvers-for-ctf-from-theory-to-flags) by [**Reflare Research Team**](https://reflare.com/research/author/reflare-research-team) on Dec 9, 2025, 5:53:22 PM [![](https://reflare.com/hubfs/Blog%20image%20in%20post/SAT%20Solvers%20for%20CTF%20-%20From%20Theory%20to%20Flags%20(1200).jpg)](https://reflare.com/research/sat-solvers-for-ctf-from-theory-to-flags) SAT solvers provide intelligent constraint-solving that can systematically explore massive search spaces. Once you learn to translate CTF problems into Boolean formulas, they become one of the most powerful tools available for competition problem-solving, and this translates into real … [Read Story](https://reflare.com/research/sat-solvers-for-ctf-from-theory-to-flags) Topics: [Infosec Culture](https://reflare.com/research/tag/infosec-culture) [Capture the Flag](https://reflare.com/research/tag/capture-the-flag) ## [Hackers on the Company Payroll](https://reflare.com/research/hackers-on-the-company-payroll) by [**Reflare Research Team**](https://reflare.com/research/author/reflare-research-team) on Sep 8, 2025, 9:26:04 AM [![](https://reflare.com/hubfs/Blog%20featured%20image/Hackers%20on%20the%20Company%20Payroll.jpg)](https://reflare.com/research/hackers-on-the-company-payroll) There was a time when security teams primarily worried about hackers breaching the corporate perimeter. Today, threat actors have figured out something much simpler: why break in when you can just get hired? 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[Read Story](https://reflare.com/research/is-security-talent-born-or-made) Topics: [Infosec Culture](https://reflare.com/research/tag/infosec-culture) ## [When the Guards Turn into Vulnerabilities](https://reflare.com/research/when-the-guards-turn-into-vulnerabilities) by [**Reflare Research Team**](https://reflare.com/research/author/reflare-research-team) on Jan 17, 2025, 11:38:51 AM [![](https://reflare.com/hubfs/Blog%20featured%20image/When%20the%20Guards%20Turn%20Into%20Vulnerabilities.jpg)](https://reflare.com/research/when-the-guards-turn-into-vulnerabilities) Imagine investing in security products only to find they’re giving hackers free reign over your network. This latest crisis isn’t just a fluke - it’s part of an alarming trend in security failures that aren’t doing the industry any favours. [Read Story](https://reflare.com/research/when-the-guards-turn-into-vulnerabilities) Topics: [Infosec Culture](https://reflare.com/research/tag/infosec-culture) ## [Understanding Cyber Threat Intelligence - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly](https://reflare.com/research/understanding-cyber-threat-intelligence-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly) by [**Reflare Research Team**](https://reflare.com/research/author/reflare-research-team) on Dec 10, 2024, 8:45:00 AM [![](https://reflare.com/hubfs/Blog%20featured%20image/Understanding%20Cyber%20Threat%20Intelligence%20-%20The%20Good%2c%20the%20Bad%2c%20and%20the%20Ugly.jpg)](https://reflare.com/research/understanding-cyber-threat-intelligence-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly) As cyberattacks evolve into high-stakes showdowns, Cyber Threat Intelligence can emerge as your organisation's most trusted lookout - if you know how to sift through the hype. [Read Story](https://reflare.com/research/understanding-cyber-threat-intelligence-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly) Topics: [Infosec Culture](https://reflare.com/research/tag/infosec-culture) ## [The Shadow War: Advanced Persistent Threats in Modern Cybersecurity](https://reflare.com/research/the-shadow-war-advanced-persistent-threats-in-modern-cybersecurity) by [**Reflare Research Team**](https://reflare.com/research/author/reflare-research-team) on Nov 7, 2024, 1:13:00 PM [![](https://reflare.com/hubfs/Blog%20image%20in%20post/The%20Shadow%20War%20-%20Advanced%20Persistent%20Threats%20in%20Modern%20Cybersecurity%20(1).jpg)](https://reflare.com/research/the-shadow-war-advanced-persistent-threats-in-modern-cybersecurity) APTs are the top predators in the digital landscape. Advanced cyber tactics, ranging from basic break-ins to sophisticated and prolonged campaigns, are blurring the lines between annoying disruption and outright warfare. Throwing shade. 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