• How to analyze a VMware memory image with Volatility

    A very brief post, just a reminder about a very useful volatility feature. The process on a VMware machine is more simple than VirtualBox, just 4 simple steps: Suspend the virtual machine Navigate to the virtual machine's directory and identify… read more »
  • My Weekly RoundUp #86 - What happened in the Article 13's Week?

    Last week the European Union’s Copyright Directive was approved by the European Parliament in Strasbourg.Here some interesting articles about this significant topic, but also more light news. Technology What is Article 13? The EU's copyright directive explained Article 13 is… read more »
  • Early Music on Ukulele: Gaspar Sanz, "Españoleta"

    A small piece from "Instruccion de musica sobre la guitarra española". Gaspar Sanz was a guitarist and organist in the baroque musical period, along with other notable composers such as Bach, Vivaldi and Pachelbel. Sanz wrote several "españoletas" ("old Spanish… read more »
  • How to build Signal Desktop on Linux

    Today let's try to make your own Linux build of Signal Desktop, in .deb and .AppImage format. Signal is a mobile app developed by Open Whisper Systems. The app provides instant messaging, voice and video calling, and all communications are… read more »
  • My Weekly RoundUp #85

    Nokia, what are you doing? Cybersecurity Hacking smart car alarm systems Information security specialists at Pen Test Partners have hijacked a car — using its alarm. What is more, the security systems that the researchers hacked — Pandora and Viper… read more »
  • Must-Know Ukulele pieces: "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring" from Bach's Cantata BWV 147

    "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" is the common English title of a piece derived from the chorale setting of the cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1723. A transcription by… read more »
  • Cracking Microsoft Excel Documents using John The Ripper

    Recently, during a forensic analysis on a laptop of an employee charged with corporate espionage, I've carved from disk a suspicious Excel file. Obviously, the file was password protected, and I had to find a way to read it. I… read more »
  • My Weekly RoundUp #84

    A bad week for Citrix, Hard Disks used as microphone and some news from Marvel.Enjoy! Cybersecurity Encrypted Messaging Apps Facilitating Cybercrime in Latin America As Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets continue to drop off the Deep & Dark Web (DDW), criminals… read more »