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  • Jul 29, 2020

    Why Huawei USB stick setup on linux adds a strange "Huawei Autorun" script in system start?

    "Huawei installed malware on my Linux laptop"? Let's calm down and try to collect more information!… read more »
  • Jul 28, 2020

    Weekly Tech Roundup #14

    "All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value" - Carl Sagan… read more »
  • Jul 27, 2020

    "Change Of Season": four songs, entirely written by human

    My new EP on Spotify, and some info about my creative process… read more »
  • Jul 24, 2020

    How secure and privacy-oriented is iOS?

    How secure and privacy-oriented is iOS? It’s a question that I’m often asked, from friends, colleagues and clients.… read more »
  • Jul 23, 2020

    Weekly Privacy Roundup #14

    "My inbox is the enemy" - Glenn Greenwald… read more »
  • Jul 22, 2020

    Vulnerable webapps and VMs for penetration testing practice: my own list

    A list that may be useful to readers that are studying for a certification exam or, more simply, to those who just want to have fun!… read more »
  • Jul 21, 2020

    Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup #14

    "I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually 'Nothing; you're screwed." - Bruce Scheneier… read more »
  • Jul 20, 2020

    Animal Kingdom: new experiments of computer aided composition

    In the past weeks, I've already written about some funny experiments that i made first with music and machine learning, then with music composed using pseudo-random algorithms. In both cases, results are some interesting, but strange, melodies that I finished… read more »
  • Jul 17, 2020

    Sara Morrison: how SDKs, hidden trackers in your phone, work

    In a good article on Recode, Sara Morrison (@SaraMorrison) made a useful overview on trackers hidden in smartphone SDKs.… read more »
  • Jul 16, 2020

    Weekly Tech Roundup #13

    "Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems." - Linus Torvalds… read more »
  • Jul 15, 2020

    SIGRed: a 17-year-old wormable vulnerability in Windows DNS server

    Last Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday addressed a 17-year-old vulnerability impacting Microsoft Windows DNS Server, tracked as CVE-2020-1350 and dubbed "SigRed" by ChekPoint's researchers.… read more »
  • Jul 13, 2020

    Weekly Privacy Roundup #13

    "Privacy is not a luxury in America: it is a right - one that we need to defend in the digital realm as much as in the physical realm." - Chelsea Manning"Privacy is not a luxury in America: it is… read more »
  • Jul 10, 2020

    Using .lnk files as zero-touch downloaders

    In a good post on SANS ISC InfoSec Forum, Jan Kopriva (@jk0pr) shows how windows explorer shell links could be used by an attacker in order to download malicious payloads.… read more »
  • Jul 9, 2020

    Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup #13

    “Hardware is easy to protect: lock it in a room, chain it to a desk, or buy a spare. Information poses more of a problem. It can exist in more than one place; be transported halfway across the planet in… read more »
  • Jul 8, 2020

    pySchö: algorithmic music composition

    In a previous post, I have talked about a python script used to generate random music starting from a single number (a "seed"). So, today I'd like to share with you pyScho.… read more »
  • Jul 7, 2020

    Weekly Tech Roundup #12

    "The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom" - Isaac Asimov… read more »
  • Jul 6, 2020

    Elements: an experiment on algorithmic composition

    After some experiments with machine learning and music, I also tried algorithmic composition. According to Wikipedia [1], Algorithmic composition is the technique of using algorithms to create music. Algorithms (or, at the very least, formal sets of rules) have been… read more »
  • Jul 3, 2020

    Wietze Beukema: almost 300 Windows 10 executables are vulnerable to DLL hijacking

    I've already written about DLL Hijacking, but today I'd like to share a really interesting research by Wietze Beukema.… read more »
  • Jul 2, 2020

    Weekly Privacy Roundup #12

    "I would rather be without a state than without a voice" - Edward Snowden… read more »
  • Jun 30, 2020

    Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup #12

    "One of the best ways to achieve justice is to expose injustice." - Julian Assange… read more »
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Andrea Fortuna

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