Ethical Hacking: What It Is and Why It’s Important in Blue and Red Team Operations

In today’s hyperconnected world, where data breaches and cyberattacks dominate headlines, the demand for robust cybersecurity measures has never been greater. Ethical hacking has emerged as a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity, serving as a proactive approach to identifying vulnerabilities before malicious hackers exploit them.  What Is Ethical Hacking?  Ethical hacking involves authorised attempts to gain …

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UPnP – Please Just Turn it Off

UPnP Please Just Turn it Off

Universal Plug ‘n’ Play, a KRYPSYS favourite hot button, has recently been identified as facilitating larger denial-of-serviceattacks. Industry researchers observed suspect traffic from UPnP implementations, while analysing a Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) amplification attack during April 2018. They spotted that while some of the attack packets were coming from familiar UDP ports, others were …

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