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  • 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! Google Gruyere Gruyere is a Google project to teach web application exploitation and defense.… 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 Iranian cyberspies leave training videos exposed online One of Iran's top hacking groups (APT35)… 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 made a useful overview on trackers hidden in smartphone SDKs. Some highlights: Your phone is the ideal tool for advertisers and data brokers, both as a means of collecting your information and… read more »
  • Jul 16, 2020

    Weekly Tech Roundup #13

    "Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems." - Linus Torvalds Apple, Biden, Musk and other high-profile Twitter accounts hacked in crypto scam A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were simultaneously hacked on Wednesday by attackers who used… 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. The issue received a severity rating of 10.0 on the CVSS scale and affects Windows Server versions 2003… read more »
  • Jul 14, 2020

    Will Cathcart: the future of digital communication and privacy

    The CEO of WhatsApp talking about the future of communication and privacy? Yes, in "virtual" TED-Talk! Will Cathcart is the Head of WhatsApp. He joined Facebook in 2010 and has worked on a number of Facebook’s products, becoming Vice President… 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 Maine Broadband Privacy Law Passes Early First Amendment… read more »
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Andrea Fortuna

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