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  • Feb 6, 2017

    Nope, 432 Hz is not the “frequency of universe”

    Let’s try to separate fact from fiction If you happen to meet some musician who claims that 432 Hz is “the natural frequency of the Universe”, which this frequency has the power of “attract the masses to the music” and cure… read more »
  • Feb 3, 2017

    A great malware removal guide from Heimdal Security

    A great collection of useful tools Paul Cucu has published on Heimdal Security Blog a really good article on malware removal, a useful guided checklist for removal malicious software from PCs: So how do you remove malware? Let’s not waste time… read more »
  • Feb 2, 2017

    Zero-day content injection vulnerability found in WordPress REST API

    Patch your CMS Now! Just a very quick post to warn you of a new vulnerability discovered by Sucuri on Wordpress. The vulnerability could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious content, to modify posts, pages and any other… read more »
  • Feb 2, 2017

    The “GitLab meltdown”: moral of the story?

    Pretty simple: verify your backups! GitLab.com is in crisis after experiencing a severe data loss caused by human errors and ineffectual backups. What happened? On Tuesday evening, one database experience a severe performance degradation, and the sysadmin tries to start an… read more »
  • Feb 1, 2017

    A serious vulnerability found in 31 Netgear models allows bypassing authentication on admin panel

    …and lets hackers turn your router into a botnet! Trustwave has disclosed a flaw that affects Netgears routers. As the security researcher Simon Kenin explains, the vulnerability allows attackers to exploit the router’s password recovery system to bypass authentication and gain… read more »
  • Jan 31, 2017

    Warning! A simple SMS could break your Samsung Galaxy!

    The vulnerability was disclosed last week Vulnerability researchers of Context has discovered a flaw in Samsung’s Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5 and Note 4 smartphones that could be exploited by remote attackers to reboot targeted devices. The security hole, already patched… read more »
  • Jan 30, 2017

    Fernando Sor’s guitar technique: a good analysis by Rob MacKillop

    “Sor played without nails. He generally used only the thumb, index and middle fingers.” I think that the blog of Rob MacKillop is inspiring and very useful. His research on the guitar technique is very interesting, especially regarding the use… read more »
  • Jan 27, 2017

    WebEx plugin for Chrome: two serious vulnerabilities in a few days

    My advice? Check often for updates! On January, 21 the security researcher Tavis Ormandy from Google Project Zero has disclosed a vulnerability the Webex Chrome extension that allows remote execution of commands on any computer with the extension installed (about 20… read more »
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Andrea Fortuna

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Cybersecurity expert, software developer, experienced digital forensic analyst, musician