Penetration testing for your organization has never been easier.
Reback council offers a simple, easy-to-understand
suite of penetration testing services to commercial organizations throughout
the India. Reback council is a commercial product offering of Chameleon
Integrated Services, and can demonstrate a strong track record of IT security
systems past performance that includes work for the Indian government and a
diverse group of commercial customers (small and large).
We make the process of executing the most critical
elements of penetration testing available in an easy to implement and easy to
afford manner. We offer four separate services individually and as a bundle,
that we believe are critical to establishing IT system security for your
organization.
Our service offerings include:
Internal Penetration Testing
External Penetration Testing
Wireless Penetration Testing
Spear Phishing Campaigns
These services can be performed quickly and easily by
our team anywhere in the India. Reback council uses top pen. testing experts
from across the India to implement our security procedures. You can
rest-assured that all work performed will be completed by a verifiable and
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include deliverables and reports following all of our security protocols.
HORNET is New Tor-like Anonymity Network With Superfast Speeds
The Deep Web is a place that is hidden from the ordinary world because the browsers used to access the Deep Web, continuously encrypt user data. Due to this constant data encryption, the browsing speeds are slow. Our beloved Tor network has more than 2 million daily users that slow down its performance. To counter this speed issue, five researchers have developed a new Tor-style anonymity network called HORNET: High-Speed Onion Routing at Network Layer.
Compared to anonymity networks like Tor, the HORNET system is more resistant to attacks and it delivers faster node speeds. The researcher team writes, “unlike other onion routing implementations, HORNET routers do not keep per-flow state or perform computationally expensive operations for data forwarding, allowing the system to scale as new clients are added.”
This paper “Hornet: High-Speed Onion Routing at Network Layer” was written by researchers Chen Chen of Carnegie Mellon University, along with David Barrera, Enrico Asoni, and Adrian Perrig of Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology, and George Danezis from University College of London. Here’s the research paper.
To achieve speeds higher than Tor, HORNET doesn’t encrypt data as often- instead it encrypts just the personal stuff. In Tor, anonymity comes at the price of speed. To provide anonymity, Tor takes data and passes it through series of computers before the final destination. Each time, it passes from one computer to the other, the encryption exists and IP addresses change. Thus, it forms a time-taking multilayer network (hence “The Onion Router”).
HORNET nodes process the anonymous traffic at more than 93Gb/s speed.
The basic architecture of Tor and HORNET is same(onion routing). HORNET creates an encryption key set along with the routing info (connection state) on your system. Thus, the intermediate nodes don’t need to build this information each time, as these keys and connection state info is carried within packet headers (anonymous header or AHDR).
According to the research paper, it makes the whole system more secure as the other intermediate computers don’t waste time playing with the sender’s and receiver’s packets. Thus, the whole process becomes more fast and secure.
It is worth mentioning that HORNET is not yet tested at a large scale, it’s just these 5 researchers. Thus, extensive peer review is needed to adopt systems like HORNET.
Top 10 safe computing TIPS
1.Patch, Patch, PATCH!
Set up your computer for automatic software and operating system updates. An unpatched machine is more likely to have software vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
2.Install protective software.
Sophos is available as a free download for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux from IS&T's software page. When installed, the software should be set to scan your files and update your virus definitions on a regular basis.
3.Choose strong passwords.
Choose strong passwords with letters, numbers, and special characters to create a mental image or an acronym that is easy for you to remember. Create a different password for each important account, and change passwords regularly.
4.Backup, Backup, BACKUP!
Backing up your machine regularly can protect you from the unexpected. Keep a few months' worth of backups and make sure the files can be retrieved if needed. Learn more about TSM and how to backup your system.
5.Control access to your machine.
Don't leave your computer in an unsecured area, or unattended and logged on, especially in public places - including Athena clusters and Quickstations. The physical security of your machine is just as important as its technical security.
6.Use email and the Internet safely.
Ignore unsolicited emails, and be wary of attachments, links and forms in emails that come from people you don't know, or which seem "phishy." Avoid untrustworthy (often free) downloads from freeware or shareware sites. Learn more about spam filtering.
7.Use secure connections.
When connected to the Internet, your data can be vulnerable while in transit. Use remote connectivity and secure file transfer options when off campus.
8.Protect sensitive data.
Reduce the risk of identity theft. Securely remove sensitive data files from your hard drive, which is also recommended when recycling or repurposing your computer. Use the encryption tools built into your operating system to protect sensitive files you need to retain.
9.Use desktop firewalls.
Macintosh and Windows computers have basic desktop firewalls as part of their operating systems. When set up properly, these firewalls protect your computer files from being scanned.
10.Most importantly, stay informed.
Stay current with the latest developments for Windows, Macintosh Linux, and Unix systems.
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6 Statistics that Prove You Need Application Security Training
As well as protecting your applications and the sensitive
data they contain, improving your application security can save your
organisation a great deal of time and expense.
Good application security training is a crucial first
step to improving your organisation’s application security. Today,
I’m looking at 6 statistics that demonstrate why application security training
is essential for protecting your organisation and its data.
1) At Least 70% of Vulnerabilities Exist in the
Application Layer
Gartner has estimated that
70% of all vulnerabilities are caused by poor application security – and other
researchers have estimated the figure to be as high as 90%.
While many organisations
assume that the network layer of their infrastructure is the primary source of
security vulnerabilities, it’s actually the application layer that poses the
biggest threat.
2) Only 1 in 40 Web Applications has a Web Application
Firewall
Web application firewalls (WAFs) inspect all traffic
flowing to web applications for common attacks, such as cross-site scripting, SQL injection, and command
injection.
Despite WAFs being able to
detect many of the most common web application vulnerabilities, on average only
1 in 40 applications in a recent study was found to use a web application
firewall to protect against common attacks.
3) 71% of Developers Believe Security is Not Addressed
During the SDLC
The sooner you catch a
vulnerability during the SDLC, the easier (and cheaper) it is to fix.
Despite the exponentially
growing cost and complexity of fixing application vulnerabilities after
deployment, more than two thirds of developers believe that their organisations
make no efforts to address security during the development life-cycle.
4) Only 22% of Developers Have Any Role in Testing
Application Security
Less than a quarter of
software developers have any active role in testing application security during
the SDLC.
This is because in most
organisations, security is a separate department and
the development team has very little security knowledge, making it harder to identify
and remediate vulnerabilities, and prevent them from making it into
the finished product.
5) 47% of Developers Have No Mandate to Fix Vulnerable
Code
Even worse: once a
vulnerability is detected, almost half of developers lack the authority to fix them.
Instead it is normally passed over to the security team, making the remediation
process longer and allowing more time for the vulnerability to be exploited.
If security isn’t
prioritised during the SDLC and developers aren’t involved in security testing
for their applications, they will make the same mistakes over and over, and
without mandate to remediate these vulnerabilities, this can cause significant
friction between your development and security teams.
6) 89% of Application Vulnerabilities Are in the Software
Code
This is compared with only
11% that are caused by application misconfiguration. This highlights the importance of educating your development team in secure coding best practices, to guard
against the most common application vulnerabilities such as those listed in the OWASP Top 10.
By teaching your developers
defensive coding, your organisation can reduce vulnerabilities at the source,
reducing the number of mistakes and loopholes that make it into the finished
code.
Top 10 Skills Required to Become a Pro-Hacker
The term hacker literally means a person who uses computers in order to get unauthorized access to data. Hacking is not crime unless and until you do it to get unauthorized access. In this article, you will see the skills required to become a pro-hacker. Stealing data and hacking into networks are not the only things that hacker does. The skills mentioned below can also help you to tackle with hackers who do hacking to obtain unauthorized access data.
Top 10 Skills Required to Become a Pro-Hacker
#1 Basic Computer Skills
Basic Computer Skills
You may laugh at this skill, however it is very necessary for a hacker to get strong hold on the functioning of the computer. Also you must be able to use the command line in Windows and editing the registry and setting own networking parameters.
#2 Networking Skills
Networking Skills
The skills mentioned below will be really helpful for those persons wishing to become hackers as these skills will help them to understand about its functioning.
DHCP, NAT, Subnetting, IPv4, IPv6, Public v Private IP, DNS, Routers and switches, VLANs, OSI model, MAC addressing, ARP.
#3 Linux Skills
Linux Skills
No Doubt, Linux is the most favorite operating system of hackers. Almost all the tools that we use as being as a hacker are developed for Linux. It has more potential that hacker requires but are not available on Windows. That’s why hacker prefer to use Linux Operating System.
#4 Wireshark
Wireshark
Wireshark is open source packet analyzer and available for free. It is particularly used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development as well as in Education.
#5 Virtualization
It literally means the making of virtual version of something like operating system, server, storage device or network resources. It helps in testing the hack that is going to take place before making your hack go live and it also helps to test and revise the hacks before making it go live.
#6 Security Concepts
Security Concept
It is also vital skill in order to understand security concepts as well as technologies. Person having strong hold on security can control the barriers set by security administrators. It is also important for a hacker to learn skills like Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Firewalls and more. If you are learner in hacking, you can get most of these skills in a security course like Security +.
#7 Wireless Technologies
Wireless Technologies
Wireless Technology literally means the procedure of sending information via invisible waves in the air. Persons who wish to hack wireless devices must first understand the functioning of it. So you must learn encryption algorithm like WEP, WPA, WPA2, the four way handshake and WPS. Moreover you can also learn and understand things like protocol for connection and authentication as well as restrictions on wireless technologies.
#8 Scripting
Scripting
It is considered as important skill in order to become a pro-hacker because if any hacker is using tools of other hacker, he/she will be dis-rated for using them. Also, security administrators are vigilant about the hacking attempt and they come with new tool in order to cope with hackers.
#9 Database
Database
Database is a structured set of data present in computer and which is accessible in numerous ways. For those hacker’s who wish to hack database, then it is necessary for them to understand the functioning of the databases. It consists of SQL Language. It is better to understand the big DBMS like Oracle, MySQL or Oracle.
#10 Web Applications
Web Applications is software which you use on the Internet via your Web Browser. It has been witnessed that web applications have also became a prime target of the hackers since the last few years. You will be be victorious in your task if you understand the functioning of web applications and the databases backing them. Moreover it will also help you to make your own website for the purpose of phishing or other.
Why Android Malware is worse than you thought.
The future will not only
be about thinner, faster, and bendable smartphones, but it will definitely also
be about security and bigger online threats.
Let’s imagine a scenario
where you don’t need to take photos any more because Google will simply choose
the best pictures from a live stream of the day’s events just to make your life
easier.
Soon you won’t even need
to decide what to eat, your Android phone will know exactly what you need and
what you like, showing you the most suitable foods for your age.
But there’s so much hype
around the future of Android that we forget to see the obvious threats, the
alarmingly increasing number of Android malware, and the criminal activities
carried out on smartphones.
According to a recent
International Data Corporation (IDC) study, one out of every one hundred mobile
devices (1.4%) on the global market was infected with malware in Q2 2015.
The same study reveals
that vendors shipped a total of 334.4 million smartphones worldwide in the
first quarter of 2015 and Android dominated the market with a 78% share. That’s
a lot of Android phones affected by malware!
0.2% of the devices in
the U.S. were infected with malware in the second quarter of 2015. Of the 0.2%
infected devices, more than half (62%) were infected with malware aimed at
stealing the user’s personal data.
Privacy-stealing malware
can get a wide range of personal information and data from your Android device,
including contacts, locations, pictures, and login credentials for your online
banking.
Using this type of
malware, hackers can easily gain access to your bank account data and use it to
carry out criminal acts on your behalf or sell your info on the black market.
This is not a spy movie we’re talking about, this is a very common scenario in
2016, anywhere in the world.
The good thing is that
Google has been constantly making security improvements to the Android
platform. The number of vulnerabilities that affect the OS compared to PC
platforms is really small. But the customizable nature of the OS still leaves
the door open to security breaches.
Guess where that leaves
your Android smartphone security? That’s right, in your own hands. Every click
counts!
Here are 5 must-follow
tips to protect your Android device from malware:
- Stop exposing yourself to bad
apps in unofficial stores. Always get the latest apps from official Google
& partner stores.
- A good Antivirus is a must on
your phone.
- Don’t be afraid of all the
updates your phone asks for from time to time. They can be a life saver.
- Use a VPN when making online
payments using public WiFi.
- Beware of data-pulling adware.
Install an ad blocker or at least an ad tracker.
No doubt that Android is here to
stay and dominate the smartphone market and we’re really excited about the
future of Android technology.
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Cyber Crime & How to Protect Yourself From Them
Cyber Crime and How to
Protect Yourself from Them
As Internet usage is growing daily the world
is coming closer. The World Wide Web sounds like a vast phenomenon but
surprisingly one of its qualities is bringing the world closer making it a
smaller place to live in for its users. However, it has also managed to create
another problem for people who spend long hours browsing the Cyber World –
which is cyber crimes.
While law enforcement agencies are trying to tackle this
problem, it is growing steadily and many people have become victims of hacking,
theft, identity theft and malicious software. One of the best ways to avoid
being a victim of cyber crimes and protecting your sensitive information is by
making use of impenetrable security that uses a unified system of software and
hardware to authenticate any information that is sent or accessed over the
Internet. However, before you can understand more about this system, let us
find out more about cyber crimes.
Types of Cyber Crimes
When any crime is committed over the Internet
it is referred to as a cyber crime. There are many types of cyber crimes and
the most common ones are explained below:
Hacking: This is a type of crime wherein a person’s computer is
broken into so that his personal or sensitive information can be accessed. In
the United States, hacking is classified as a felony and punishable as such.
This is different from ethical hacking, which many organizations use to check
their Internet security protection. In hacking, the criminal uses a variety of
software to enter a person’s computer and the person may not be aware that his
computer is being accessed from a remote location.
Theft: This crime occurs when a person violates copyrights and
downloads music, movies, games and software. There are even peer sharing
websites which encourage software piracy and many of these websites are now
being targeted by the FBI. Today, the justice system is addressing this cyber
crime and there are laws that prevent people from illegal downloading.
Cyber Stalking: This is a kind of online harassment
wherein the victim is subjected to a barrage of online messages and emails.
Typically, these stalkers know their victims and instead of resorting to
offline stalking, they use the Internet to stalk. However, if they notice that
cyber stalking is not having the desired effect, they begin offline stalking
along with cyber stalking to make the victims’ lives more miserable.
Identity Theft: This has become a major problem with
people using the Internet for cash transactions and banking services. In this
cyber crime, a criminal accesses data about a person’s bank account, credit
cards, Social Security, debit card and other sensitive information to siphon
money or to buy things online in the victim’s name. It can result in major
financial losses for the victim and even spoil the victim’s credit history.
Malicious Software: These are Internet-based software or
programs that are used to disrupt a network. The software is used to gain
access to a system to steal sensitive information or data or causing damage to
software present in the system.
Child soliciting and Abuse: This is also a type of cyber crime
wherein criminals solicit minors via chat rooms for the purpose of child
pornography. The FBI has been spending a lot of time monitoring chat rooms
frequented by children with the hopes of reducing and preventing child abuse
and soliciting.
Causes of Cyber Crime
Wherever the rate of return on investment is
high and the risk is low, you are bound to find people willing to take
advantage of the situation. This is exactly what happens in cyber crime.
Accessing sensitive information and data and using it means a rich harvest of
returns and catching such criminals is difficult. Hence, this has led to a rise
in cyber crime across the world.
History of Cyber Crime
When computers and networks came into being in
the 1990s, hacking was done basically to get more information about the
systems. Hackers even competed against one another to win the tag of the best
hacker. As a result, many networks were affected; right from the military to
commercial organizations. Initially, these hacking attempts were brushed off as
mere nuisance as they did not pose a long-term threat. However, with malicious
software becoming ubiquitous during the same period, hacking started making
networks and systems slow. As hackers became more skillful, they started using
their knowledge and expertise to gain benefit by exploiting and victimizing
others.
Cyber Crime in Modern Society
Today, criminals that indulge in cyber crimes
are not driven by ego or expertise. Instead, they want to use their knowledge
to gain benefits quickly. They are using their expertise to steal, deceive and
exploit people as they find it easy to earn money without having to do an
honest day’s work.
Cyber crimes have become a real threat today
and are quite different from old-school crimes, such as robbing, mugging or
stealing. Unlike these crimes, cyber crimes can be committed single handedly
and does not require the physical presence of the criminals. The crimes can be
committed from a remote location and the criminals need not worry about the law
enforcement agencies in the country where they are committing crimes. The same
systems that have made it easier for people to conduct e-commerce and online
transactions are now being exploited by cyber criminals.
Categories of Cyber Crime
Cyber crimes are broadly categorized into
three categories, namely crime against
1. Individual
2. Property
3. Government
Each category can use a variety of methods and
the methods used vary from one criminal to another.
Individual: This type of cyber crime can be in the form of cyber
stalking, distributing pornography, trafficking and “grooming”. Today, law
enforcement agencies are taking this category of cyber crime very seriously and
are joining forces internationally to reach and arrest the perpetrators.
Property: Just like in the real world where a criminal can steal and
rob, even in the cyber world criminals resort to stealing and robbing. In this
case, they can steal a person’s bank details and siphon off money; misuse the
credit card to make numerous purchases online; run a scam to get naïve people
to part with their hard earned money; use malicious software to gain access to
an organization’s website or disrupt the systems of the organization. The
malicious software can also damage software and hardware, just like vandals
damage property in the offline world.
Government: Although not as common as the other two categories, crimes
against a government are referred to as cyber terrorism. If successful, this
category can wreak havoc and cause panic amongst the civilian population. In
this category, criminals hack government websites, military websites or
circulate propaganda. The perpetrators can be terrorist outfits or unfriendly
governments of other nations.
How to Tackle Cyber Crime
It has been seen that most cyber criminals
have a loose network wherein they collaborate and cooperate with one another.
Unlike the real world, these criminals do not fight one another for supremacy
or control. Instead they work together to improve their skills and even help
out each other with new opportunities. Hence, the usual methods of fighting
crime cannot be used against cyber criminals. While law enforcement agencies
are trying to keep pace with cyber criminals, it is proving to be a Herculean
task. This is primarily because the methods used by cyber criminals and
technology keeps changing too quickly for law enforcement agencies to be
effective. That is why commercial institutions and government organizations
need to look at other methods of safeguarding themselves.
Redback Cyber Security Council offers a way to
keep all information confidential by using safe and secure domains that cannot
be tracked or accessed. This security solution can be used by commercial and
governmental organization to ensure an impenetrable network while still making
sure that users can get access to the required information easily.