Preparing and Building Forensic Tools for Volatile Memory Acquisition: Techniques and Best Practices [ Part 2.5 ]

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Background: In my previous article, I covered, at a high level, all the necessary actions required to prepare for volatile memory dumping in the case of a cybersecurity incident. This process is [...] Read more

Building a Forensic USB Drive: Tools and Techniques for Imaging [ PART 1.5 ]

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Background: In a previous article, I discussed the high-level preparations needed to acquire an image of a machine requiring forensic analysis. However, have you considered the caveats related to [...] Read more

The Dark Side of Integration: Risks of Windows OS hooks in Malicious Hands

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Background: Each action we perform in the Windows UI layer involves loading DLLs that contain various hooks. Hooks are similar to backend APIs, enabling us to achieve specific results. Through [...] Read more

The Case for Email Confidentiality in Online Sign-Up Processes

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Background: During our daily activities, we leave digital traces of our presence on various platforms that are protected by legal and compliance measures. However, have you ever considered the [...] Read more

Unseen Risks: Navigating Hidden Threats in NPM, NuGet, PIP, Chrome Extensions, and Docker Images for Everyday Tasks

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Background: There are situations when developers and non-technical users encounter tasks that require simple solutions. Instead of handling everything on their own, they often rely on ready-made [...] Read more

Forensic Analysis Preparation: Preserving Logs in Windows Cloud Environments [ PART 3 ]

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Background: In contrast to classic logging systems that preserve on-premises data, cloud systems require some familiarity with the components provided by cloud vendors. To prepare for cloud [...] Read more

Forensic Analysis Preparation for Windows Operating Systems in Incident Response: Utilizing Volatility for Memory Analysis [ PART 2 ]

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Background: In our previous article, we discussed the preparation needed for the "log collection" stage of incident response, which is essential for the "analysis" stage. We covered how to prepare [...] Read more

Forensic Analysis Preparation of Windows Operating Systems in Incident Response [ PART 1 ]

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Background: During incident response, one often encounters situations requiring the acquisition of logs for forensic analysis to assess the impact of an incident. There are three primary methods for [...] Read more

Windows Subsystem for Linux: Addressing Security Misconceptions and Risks

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One of the great features of Windows is its ability to run Linux distributions through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). However, have you ever considered what actions you can perform in this [...] Read more

Aligning Malware Analysis Stages with the MITRE ATT&CK Framework: A Unified Approach to Threat Detection and Response

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Background: In incident response, knowing how to analyze malware is crucial. Relying only on sandboxes to study malware behavior often isn't enough. Sandboxes might miss important details that could [...] Read more
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