Tag Archives: security

Using AI for Security

Posted on March 1, 2024 by way0utwest

AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems and technology has been all over our industry for the past year or so, ever since ChatGPT released the initial public version in late 2022. It seems that there is a lot of hype around the … Continue reading →

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Ransomware vs. AI

Posted on February 7, 2024 by way0utwest

Ransomware has been a growing and shrinking problem in the modern world. Every time I think that some new defenses and protections are preventing ransomware from being a problem, I see another issue. Recently, I saw Subway got hit with … Continue reading →

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Building CyberSecurity Skills with an Advent Challenge

Posted on December 22, 2023 by way0utwest

I’ve been working on the Advent of Cyber challenge this December. It’s more of a walkthrough of some puzzles than it is solving them yourself, but it has given me a brush up on some skills and helped me learn … Continue reading →

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Breaking Biometrics

Posted on December 11, 2023 by way0utwest

In the movies, when someone needs to bypass some sort of fingerprint biometric system, they use tape to lift a fingerprint, or in the more gory films, cut off a body part. In any case, there have been a lot … Continue reading →

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