A few days ago, I wrote a blog post about a Python script that I use with the new Amazon CloudTrail feature to grab logs from my Amazon cloud services. Because we use more and more cloud services in our digital life, the same principle should apply to all our
Category: Websites
ownCloud and VirusTotal Integration
For a few days, I switched from DropBox to ownCloud and I’m now playing more with the available ‘apps‘. Besides the privacy context, ownCloud seduced me with its add-on feature. Is it possible to install external plug-ins (called ‘apps‘) to add new or improve native features. Of course, downloading and
How Shared Hosting Can Affect Your Reputation?
A quick blog post about the risks associated with shared hosting solutions. Today it’s very easy to rent some space on the intertubes. They are tons of companies which give you some gibabytes of storage and bandwidth for a few bucks per month. It’s easy as 1-2-3, even Granny is
Proud of My First Targeted Attack… or Not!
Connecting a server to the Intertubes is like connecting it to the wild. There are plenty of bots (thousands? millions?) scanning IP addresses for vulnerable services. Once a service is enabled on an IP address, you don’t have to wait a long time before detecting incoming traffic! One of the
Scanning Malicious URLs in One Mouse Click
Since it’s already Friday, just before leaving for the weekend, here is a quick hack for all MacOS X infosec guys… and the others! I’m not afraid to admit it: I’m lazy! We are using computers all day long and they have been created (usually 😉 to automate tasks. Let
The Cobbler’s Children Go Barefoot Also in Security
The title of this quick post says all… evenmore in the security field! This story has been reported by a friend of mine. His wife would like to dispute a transaction made with her credit card. Never a funny story but it may always happen! (my own card was also
Do Organizations Take Care of Their Online Presence?
For a few months now, my toy leakedin.com is back online. When I brought the website up again, a question immediately popped up in my mind: “How to protect myself against angry users or organizations not happy to see potentially sensitive data disclosed?“. The website compiles interesting data like credit
All Your Data Are Valuable!
A few weeks ago, a subsidiary of a major Belgian bank was hit by a blackmail attack. Attackers requested a big amount of money or they threatened to reveal sensitive stolen data. I don’t know how ended this story, did the bank pay? Did the attackers really steal a big
The Side Effect of Typo Errors
Typographical errors (or ‘typo’ in short) are very common since the invention of printing press. It started with people inverting block letters in movable type. Still today, we can find plenty of them in books, newspapers or any other visual media, but also on the Internet. In classic(old) medias, this
Poll: What Are Your Favorite Paste Sites?
In the process of extending my pastemon tool, I’ve a quick poll for you. At the moment, I’m monitoring pastebin.com (and soon another one) but what are your favorite paste sites? Please take a few seconds to answer the questions: