Digest #17: September 2023
Stay ahead in the cyber arms race - investigate the top challenges and best practices for safeguarding cybersecurity in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
September recap: top cybersecurity articles from our blog
Red Team vs. Blue Team in Cybersecurity
This article sets a showdown between two elite squads of cybersecurity professionals — red and blue teams. Get ready for an immersive experience that mirrors the intensity of cybersecurity warfare.
The red team employs real-world adversary tradecraft to test the environment's resilience, while the blue team, composed of adept incident responders, operates within the security unit. They aim to identify, assess, and respond swiftly to any intrusion.
Uncover the fundamental principles of red and blue teams, explore how they work together, and what they bring to organizational cybersecurity.
Big Data Security Best Practices
As data volumes grow in the ever-evolving technological landscape, big data is becoming a pivotal asset for many organizations. However, with the vast potential of big data come various security challenges that require diligent attention and strategic solutions.
Delve into big data security and explore the best practices and analytics methods for organizations to fortify their data and detect potential threats and malicious activities. Discover how big data security works and what are some of the challenges down this road.
HackTheBox: hacking training write-ups
[HackTheBox Write-Up: Keeper] - [Easy]
Keeper HTB walkthrough: learn more about the interconnectedness of vulnerabilities and how, at times, lateral thinking is just as critical as technical know-how.
[HackTheBox Write-Up: Gofer] - [Hard]
Gofer machine on HackTheBox: discover the versatile skill set in penetration testing, from leveraging an email for initial access to exploiting a custom binary.
[HackTheBox Write-Up: Intentions] - [Hard]
Hack The Box Intentions Write-Up [Hard]: find out more about how we broke down the Hack The Box Intentions Lab challenge.
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CrowdStrike Global Threat Report
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