Topic: digital forensics
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Digital Forensics, Investigation & Response: 5th Edition Review
The book provides a comprehensive, structured guide to digital forensics, progressing from core principles and legal frameworks to platform-specific analysis and specialized areas like network and mobile forensics. It emphasizes critical investigative foundations, including evidence integrity, es...
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INC Ransomware Blunder Exposes Data of 12 US Organizations
An operational security lapse by the INC ransomware gang allowed forensic investigators to discover and access a persistent repository containing stolen, encrypted data from twelve unrelated U.S. organizations. The discovery was made by analyzing attacker infrastructure, which revealed the gang's...
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Kali Linux 2025.3: Enhanced VM Support & 10 New Tools
Kali Linux 2025.3 introduces significant virtual machine infrastructure enhancements and ten new tools, reinforcing its role for cybersecurity and forensics professionals. The update reintroduces Nexmon Wi-Fi support for broader hardware compatibility and adds tools like Caido for web auditing an...
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ScreenConnect Flaws Exploited in Network Breaches
Cyber-attacks are increasingly using legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools like ConnectWise ScreenConnect for initial network access through phishing, providing stealthy unauthorized control. Attackers exploit ScreenConnect's features such as unattended access and VPN functional...
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Top Cybersecurity Jobs Open This Week (May 26, 2026)
The article lists 10 diverse cybersecurity job openings worldwide, including roles like Application Security Engineer, CISO, Red Team Operator, and Fraud Investigations Manager, spanning offensive security, governance, and digital forensics. Key positions include IG Group's Application Security E...
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LevelBlue Acquires Cybereason to Boost Global Security Services
LevelBlue has acquired Cybereason to enhance its global cybersecurity services by combining advanced MDR solutions with Cybereason's XDR platform, threat intelligence, and DFIR capabilities. The acquisition introduces new investors like SoftBank and Liberty Strategic Capital, with former U.S. Tre...
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Beyond the Headlines: The Data Trail That Led to Tyler Robinson
The spike in searches for "Tyler Robinson" and "Bella Ciao" reveals a new era of criminal investigation. Law enforcement is leveraging AI and advanced digital forensics to connect fragmented clues and hunt suspects, turning every online action into a potential piece of evidence.
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Kali Linux, 2nd Edition: Hands-On Review & Guide
Kali Linux remains the top choice for cybersecurity professionals, and "Learning Kali Linux" by Ric Messier offers an updated, practical guide balancing foundational knowledge with hands-on exercises for beginners and intermediate users. The book covers core penetration testing techniques...
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Why Veterans Excel in Cybersecurity Careers
Veterans are exceptionally well-suited for cybersecurity careers due to their training in high-stakes environments, risk management, and experience with advanced technologies, allowing them to adapt quickly to complex systems. Military service instills critical skills like integrity, logical deci...
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Why Cellebrite Cut Off Serbia Over Phone Hacking Tools
Cellebrite suspended Serbian police from using its phone hacking tools last year in response to documented human rights abuse allegations, marking a notable public action. The company has recently dismissed similar, high-profile allegations of its tools being misused by authorities in Kenya and J...
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Deleted Doesn't Mean Gone: How Police Recovered Doorbell Footage
Deleted digital data, like cloud-stored video, is not instantly erased but often remains recoverable until overwritten, as demonstrated by law enforcement retrieving deleted doorbell footage in a missing person case. Nest cameras automatically upload short clips to Google's servers by default, ev...
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Kali Linux 2025.4: New Tools & Major Quality-of-Life Upgrades
Kali Linux 2025.4 focuses on user experience improvements across desktop environments, including better tool organization and new shortcuts for GNOME, KDE Plasma, and Xfce. The update introduces three new penetration testing tools: bpf-linker for BPF files, evil-winrm-py for remote Windows comman...
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Top Cybersecurity Jobs Hiring Now: December 2025
The cybersecurity field offers diverse, in-demand career paths globally, with organizations actively seeking talent for roles ranging from threat intelligence to cloud security architecture. Specific high-demand roles include threat intelligence analysts, security managers, architects, and engine...
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CISA Details Response to Exposed AWS GovCloud Keys
CISA accidentally exposed sensitive AWS GovCloud credentials and internal data through a public GitHub repository, triggering an immediate security review and credential revocation with no evidence of unauthorized access or data loss. The agency responded by revoking compromised credentials, audi...
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Authorities shut down €336M crypto laundering hub for cybercriminals
An international operation dismantled the cryptocurrency laundering service "AudiA6", which processed over "€336 million" in illegal funds for ransomware groups between 2022 and 2025, and was linked to the dark web forum "Dark2Web". On June 10, two administrators were arrested in Georgia, w...
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Learn Cybersecurity by Breaking Things: A Hands-On Approach
Cybersecurity education is shifting from passive lectures to immersive, hands-on learning, with studies showing student engagement dramatically increases when learners tackle realistic scenarios like hacking and social engineering. The research highlights that real-world security incidents often ...
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Parrot OS Unveils 2026 Roadmap for Security & Platform Upgrades
Parrot OS is a specialized Debian-based Linux distribution for cybersecurity, integrating tools for penetration testing, forensics, malware analysis, and privacy research. The 2026 roadmap focuses on platform upgrades, including enhanced support for lightweight and container-based deployments, an...
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Bitdefender & CYPFER: End-to-End Cyber Resilience for Businesses
Bitdefender and CYPFER have partnered to provide end-to-end cyber resilience, integrating incident response, forensic investigation, and rapid recovery into Bitdefender's security portfolio for businesses of all sizes. The collaboration combines Bitdefender's threat detection and intelligence wit...
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Kodak confirms data breach linked to ShinyHunters extortion
Kodak is investigating a security breach by the ShinyHunters extortion group, which accessed some corporate data, and is working with external cybersecurity specialists to assess the scope. The attack did not affect Kodak's core manufacturing operations or customer-facing systems, and no financia...
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Cybersecurity job openings for July 7, 2026
The cybersecurity job market on July 7, 2026, is active with diverse global roles, including an Application Security Lead in Israel, a Cybersecurity Analyst in the USA, and a DevSecOps Engineer in the UAE. Key responsibilities across openings involve embedding security into the SDLC, investigatin...
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