Ho Ho Holy Hackers, Batman! Enter our White Hat Wonderland as we check out some of 2025’s hottest gifts for the hacker or cybersecurity pro in your life. That’s right… Welcome to the 2025 Hacker Christmas Gift Guide, where boring socks and fruitcakes go to die. This is the ultimate list ...
In the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, security operations centers (SOCs) are the frontline defenders against an ever-evolving threat landscape. Picture this: It’s 2 a.m., and your SOC analyst is staring at a screen flooded with alerts, hundreds, maybe thousands, pinging in relentlessly. Malware detections, suspicious logins, anomalous network traffic. But ...
Discussion about deepfake AI has grown steadily in recent months, fueling public concern over what is real and what is not in the news media and on social media. Spurred partly by high-profile politicians and celebrities using deepfake to promote themselves, and the wild explosion of deepfake porn (we’re not ...
As of September 2025, TikTok remains in legal limbo in the United States. A framework deal is reportedly in progress that would transfer TikTok’s U.S. operations to a consortium of American investors, including Oracle and Silver Lake. While this may preserve the app’s availability, it underscores a deeper shift in ...
Editor’s note: Following is part two of Valiant Puck’s report from DEF CON 33. As said last week, it is based off of real events, but elements may be exaggerated or even fictionalized. It’s up to you, the reader, to decide for yourself what is real and what is not. ...
The Signal and the Sand: My Mythic Descent into the World’s Largest Hacker Conference. The following is based off of real events, but elements may be exaggerated or even fictionalized. Editor’s note: It’s been one week since Valiant Puck returned from his assignment in Las Vegas. This blog was supposed ...
When a law enforcement agency (LEA) investigates an incident—whether it’s a suspicious death, a cybercrime, or an allegation involving digital forensics evidence—families, defendants, or legal teams often expect transparency, thoroughness, and timely communication. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Many people experience frustration when investigations appear incomplete or when key ...
I’ll never forget the first time I failed a phishing test. It was back in 2018–2019, and at the time, the phishing test felt completely unfair and unrealistic. As a front-line employee in sales, the email looked like a legitimate purchase order. As you’ve probably guessed—it wasn’t. Fortunately, it was ...
Warning: What follows is an example of a real-life ransomware attack and the resulting incident response. Picture this: you’re cruising through your usual workday, coffee in hand, inbox under control, when suddenly ring! ring! you get a call from a co-worker. They can’t access a file on the shared drive. ...
