Introduction to Parallel Processing
In the beginning, computers had a single processing core and were single-threaded. While these computers would be able to run multiple applications “in...
Howard Poston
Howard Poston is a cybersecurity researcher with a background in cryptography and malware analysis. He has a Master’s degree in Cyber Operations from the Air Force Institute of Technology and two years of experience in cybersecurity R&D at Sandia National Labs. He currently provides consulting and technical content writing for cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and blockchain.
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What are Race Conditions?
Parallelized applications have a number of different benefits. They’re able to run faster, support multiple different users, and better make use of the...
Decrypting Downloaded Files
Malware authors commonly design their malware to communicate with their operators. In some cases, these command and control (C2) channels are designed to...
Decrypting Malware Command and Control
Network traffic analysis is a common approach to cyber defense. By performing deep packet inspection of all inbound and outbound traffic, an organization...
Advanced Cryptography in Blockchain
Blockchain technology is revolutionary. It provides a completely different way of accomplishing a wide range of tasks, which has led to its widespread adoption.
However,...
7 Steps of the MITRE ATT&CK®-based Analytics Development Method
The MITRE ATT&CK-based analytics development method is a process of using red and blue team engagements to develop and improve the analytics used to detect...
How to Use MITRE ATT&CK® to Map Defenses and Understand Gaps
The MITRE ATT&CK® framework is a useful way to standardize cybersecurity terminology and provides a framework for organizations to plan and evaluate...
Using MITRE ATT&CK®-based analytics for threat detection: 5 principles
A number of traditional methods for threat detection exist; however, cyber threat actors have developed methods for evading these, such as:
Tool Testing:...
Use Cases for Implementing the MITRE ATT&CK® Framework
The MITRE ATT&CK ® framework is a vast repository of cybersecurity knowledge. Each of the MITRE ATT&CK framework outlines a number of goals that...
How to Use the MITRE ATT&CK® Framework and the Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain Together
The Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain is the first attempt to describe the structure and lifecycle of a cyberattack. It breaks a cyberattack into seven discrete...