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  • Sep 3, 2018

    Blockchain and Cybersecurity: evolving security technologies

    What does blockchain technology have to do with cybersecurity? Blockchain technology seems to be a Columbus' egg: it may removes error and fraud, it can track ownership, managing identities and is resilient to cyber attacks. Let's take a look at… read more »
  • Aug 31, 2018

    Lágrima, by Francisco Tárrega: my Ukulele rendition

    The (unconfirmed) story goes that Francisco Tárrega composed Lágrima in 1881, while performing in London. He was depressed and homesick, and he wrote a song describing his state. The piece Lagrima is a prelude that consists of two 8-bar sections (A,… read more »
  • Aug 27, 2018

    Check your system for several "speculative execution" vulnerabilities with a single bash script

    After the first disclosure of CVEs related to speculative execution vulnerabilities (Meltdown and Spectre) on CPUs, a lot of researcher started to analyze the CPUs in order to find other vulerabilities and possible exploit techniques. Just some days ago a… read more »
  • Aug 24, 2018

    Adelita, by Francisco Tárrega: my Ukulele rendition

    Adelita is a mazurka written by Francisco Tárrega: along with Capricho Árabe and Recuerdos de la Alhambra, it is one of his best-known works. The tempo notated by Tárrega was "Lento", however mazurkas are usually played faster. So, it is… read more »
  • Aug 20, 2018

    pycodeinjector: a simple python Code Injection library

      In my previous post "Code injection on Windows using Python: a simple example", i've explored the ctype python library and the usage of Windows API in order to perform a code injection on 32bit systems. All tests was performed… read more »
  • Aug 13, 2018

    Vikram Sharma talks about quantum random number generators and cryptography

    How quantum physics can make encryption stronger Currently Vikram Sharma is the CEO (and founder) of QuintessenceLabs (or Q-Labs) which uses quantum technology to strengthen cryptographic key management and recently released a quantum random number generator stuffed into a PCI… read more »
  • Aug 6, 2018

    Code injection on Windows using Python: a simple example

    Recently i had to perform some comparative tests on a couple of whitelisting solutions. One of the crucial step of the test was the proper functioning of memory monitoring feature, useful in case of process injection: infact, when a trusted… read more »
  • Aug 1, 2018

    Diffy: an interesting DFIR tool released from Netflix's SIRT

    The Netflix Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT) has released (under Apache 2.0 license) a triage tool to help digital forensics and incident response teams quickly identify compromised hosts on which to focus their response. The tool, written in python… read more »
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Andrea Fortuna

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