Dan Virgillito

Dan Virgillito is a blogger and content strategist with experience in cyber security, social media and tech news.

Articles from Dan Virgillito

Ethical hacking: IoT hacking tools

February 6, 2020

IoT (Internet of Things) and embedded devices present a new challenge to ethical hackers hoping to understand the security vulnerabilities these devices cont

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What is Malware Obfuscation?

February 6, 2020

Introduction Malware has been a threat to companies and individuals since the 1970s, when the Creeper virus was first discovered. Since then, the globe has f

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Debugging Basics

February 5, 2020

Introduction The journey to coding mastery will come with a few bumps in the road. Some can be easily resolved by taking a closer look at the code. Others,

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Abusing email rules

December 16, 2019

Introduction For the average email user, setting up rules like automatic email forwarding is a harmless exercise. But for the individual whose role it is to

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Ethical hacking: Top 10 browser extensions for hacking

December 9, 2019

When it comes to ethical hacking, one of the critical skills you need to succeed is the usage of various tools to start your penetration testing process. Whi

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Be aware of these 20 new phishing techniques

November 14, 2019

Most of us have received a malicious email at some point in time, but phishing is no longer restricted to only a few platforms. The evolution of technology h

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32 hardware and firmware vulnerabilities

October 1, 2019

Hardware and firmware vulnerabilities can put your business and your customers’ sensitive data at risk, costing you in diminished sales, reputation loss and

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7 most common application backdoors

September 9, 2019

The popular adage “we often get in quicker by the back door than the front” has withstood the test of time even in our advanced, modern world. Application ba

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Are dark web monitoring services worth it?

September 4, 2019

Introduction Chances are that you’ve seen ads for services offering dark web monitoring in the past few months. They promise to explore the dark web for your

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Common malware behavior

September 4, 2019

As malware threats continue to grow in both sophistication and frequency, it is increasingly critical for information security professionals to develop effec

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Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) template for public WiFi networks [Updated 2019]

September 3, 2019

Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) are an essential component to all organizations, companies, and other establishments offering Internet or Intranet access.

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Exploring the viability of signature recognition biometrics

July 16, 2019

Introduction Signature recognition is a biometric modality that stores and compares the behavioral patterns which are integral to the process of generating a

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