Jaime Cruse
- Jan 28, 2018
Leveraging Laverna For Secure Information Gathering
Laverna is an open source simple-yet-rich solution that allows for note-taking with security and privacy in mind. I’ll be discussing many of its key features in detail but, first, let’s go over a few different ways the tool can be implemented. None of these methods below require any type of account or registration: To start using Laverna online right now, simply visit https://laverna.cc/app/ Install the desktop version (available on all major platforms, though I’ll be coveri
Jaime Cruse
- Jan 20, 2018
Advanced Malware Removal on Windows Devices
As a disclaimer to this article, the best method of response to any malware incident is simply to wipe and reload the machine in question. Due to this, redundant and reliable backups are incredibly important to both businesses and home users. There may, however, be scenarios where a factory reset is not an option or is simply not necessary. This guide aims to assist those looking to stop the propagation of an infection and remove potentially unwanted programs from their devic
Jaime Cruse
- Jan 7, 2018
A Look Into The Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities
What are they, and what’s the difference? Meltdown and Spectre refer to computer processor vulnerabilities that the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has described as “side-channel attacks that take advantage of the ability to extract information from instructions that have executed on a CPU.” As instructions are digested by a processor, the information is spread-loaded across the machine’s memory and it is this memory content that can be extracted. Three CVEs as
