forensic analysis

Microsoft says its August Windows 11 security update (KB5063878) is not behind the recent wave of reports alleging SSDs and HDDs have been rendered inaccessible or corrupted, but the episode has exposed gaps in forensic clarity and left many users mistrustful of a conclusion drawn without a...

In an era where data breaches have become an ever-present risk for organizations, cybersecurity experts are witnessing a noteworthy shift in the methods used by threat actors to steal sensitive information. Instead of relying solely on traditional malware, attackers are increasingly leveraging...

For enterprises and educational institutions determined to minimize disruption while staying ahead of cyber threats, the new hotpatch feature for Windows 11 Enterprise and Education, version 24H2, represents a compelling evolution in update management. As Microsoft introduces this technology to...

Original release date: March 18, 2021 Summary This Alert announces the CISA Hunt and Incident Response Program (CHIRP) tool. CHIRP is a forensics collection tool that CISA developed to help network defenders find indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with activity detailed in the following...

Original release date: March 3, 2021 Summary Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) partners have observed active exploitation of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server products. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute...

Is there a file path to find any open ports within Windows 10 machine? I opened the SSH port (port 22) using an Inbound Rule I created inside of Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security application Note: I am using Autopsy for Forensic Analysis testing purposes, so I just want to...

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While Sony may have gotten its Playstation Network back online this week, other divisions of the Japanese business are still feeling hack attacks. The web site Naked Security reports that a hacker found his way into a data base at Sony Europe and took out "120 usernames, passwords (plain text)...