It looks that our beloved DNS protocol is again the center of interest for some security $VENDORS. For a while, I see more and more the expression “DNS Firewall” used in papers or presentations. It’s not a new buzz… The DNS protocol is well-known to be a excellent vector of
Category: Malware
Cuckoo 0.5 on OS X Mountain Lion
Claudio Guarnieri and his developers gave us a great gift to finish the year. A few days before Christmas, they released the version 0.5 of Cuckoo, the open source malware analysis system. What’s new in this release? Plenty of nice stuffs! I won’t review there here, have a look at
The Social Impact of Malware Infections
I just had a good experience today about the “social impact” of malware infections and I would like to share it with you. For most infosec people, it is part of the game to play the fireman for family and friends when they are in trouble with their computer. The
Cuckoo: Increasing the Power of Malware Behavior Reporting With Signatures
The new version (0.4) of Cuckoo, the open source  malware analysis system has been released this week. That’s a great news! The list of changes and new features is very impressive. So big that an upgrade is not recommended. In my case, I just installed a brand new Cuckoo instance.