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A Great Resource to Help you Learn about Cybersecurity

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I find the collection of resources from GoVanguard to be quite helpful for anyone interested in a career in cyber security, whether it be in academia or industry.

Specifically, the GoVanguard InfoSec Encyclopedia is an excellent resource for beginners and experienced professionals alike. It contains a wealth of information on various aspects of information security and is constantly being updated with new and improved content. If you are looking to get into the field of information security, or simply want to learn more about it, the GoVanguard InfoSec Encyclopedia may be a great place to start.

Here is a look at their resource list:

This repository also covers “OSINT Tools Used” and “Exploitation Enumeration and Data Recovery Tools” in addition to the aforementioned resources.

Presenting at the Science Day in Angelholm

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This Wednesday, 25 September 2019, I was invited to deliver a lecture at the science day (Vetenskapsdagen) in the Gymnasieskolan in Ängelholm.  Ängelholm is a tranquil locality in Skåne, south of Sweden, about an hour away by train from Malmö.

I have to say that it was a very rewarding experience for me.  It was so nice to see young students, with age varying between 16 and 18 years old, getting interested in the topic of information security and my journey into that. This so much reminded me of myself at that time and how curious about science and experimentation I was.

Entrance to the Gymnasieskolan in Ängelholm

Back then, when I had the age of these students, I was inspired by the famous Kevin Mitnick a hacker (probably the most famous one in the 90s) now turned into a computer security consultant; and intrigued by The Mentor’s “The Hacker Manifesto”.  I still remember me getting hold of articles on computer security through a dial-up modem working at a peak rate of 56 kbit/s rate.

Download my presentation: InfoSec: Agents, Attacks, and Tools.

Information Security – Kick-off Lecture

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Yesterday, on 23rd January 2019, I delivered my first lecture (titled: “Course Overview”) between 8:15 am – 10:00 am part of the Information Security course at Malmö University.  This is the third academic year that I am running this exciting course at Bachelor’s level.

Different to the previous years, this time the course material will be published on Canvas (instead of itslearning), officially I am the course responsible, and the amount of students enrolled on this course exceeds 150 students! This is almost double the amount of students I had two years ago! Indeed, this is very satisfying as a tutor to have so many students that recognise the increasing importance of information security!

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Lecture at the “Faculty of Odontology” part of Malmö University.

One of the key points, I mentioned is how the sophistication of attacks is increasing especially since the introduction of Internet of Things (IoT) enabled technologies.

A particular instance of this are attacks being carried out remotely, for instance through the help of drones (war-flying). As a demonstration of this in the clip below, researchers exploit a ZigBee vulnerability (by delivering a malicious Over The Air update) forcing smart Hue light bulbs to flash S.O.S in distress.

What attacks should we expect in the future? Certainly, I would expect to see more of the above and increasingly more autonomous attacks potentially targeting SCADA/ICSs and smart cities causing blackouts and more. Possibly such attacks can be permanent and have irreversible consequences.