‘ Plane Hacker ‘ Chris Roberts: I never presume that I’m not watchingByGabriela Vatu-September 6, 2019 1142 Chris Roberts is definitely one of the big names in the security industry. He has been fighting for the last few decades to protect and defend companies and ordinary people from cyber attacks. So much in fact that he is considered one of the main specialists in counter-threat intelligence and research into vulnerability. Nowadays Roberts is Attivo Networks ‘ Chief Security Strategist working with clients around the world to develop and implement techniques for risk reduction. Basically trying to save companies and teach them in terms of security how to run a tight ship. Chris Roberts agreed to talk with TechNadu, so today we addressed the biggest threats to our security, how best to encourage young hackers to develop the threat environment in the near future and more. Go ahead, and read all! TechNadu: For a couple of years now you have been dubbed “the Flight Hacker.” Is this something that upsets you in any way, or do you take it as a way to point out the security flaws in those systems? Chris Roberts: These days, it doesn’t worry me. I tend to take it as a way to talk to people about how to do things right … what works and what we can do differently (communications partnerships, etc.). The aviation stuff isn’t even a major problem. The bigger and still-current problems came out of the company’s and partnership fallout. TechNadu: You’ve also found security flaws in everything from cars to Nasa and beyond in recent years. – challenges do you think are the greatest that we face today? Which one could do the most damage?For parents: Empower but question them too …. give them an outlet to be hackers and tinkerers and basically help guide them on the ethics. TechNadu: What’s one of the things you’re proud of most in your career? Chris Roberts: Walking into prison … All joking aside, he’s had a few good mentors I’ve listened to and can now take complex subjects and (mostly) weave a narrative or an interesting idea that everyone can understand. TechNadu: As someone who deals day in and day out with security issues what are some of the security measures you take to keep your devices and data safe? TechNadu: You joined Attivo Networks as the Chief Security Officer over a year ago, Oh and I’m usually armed … Why is the technology of deception essential and what are some of the most common security vulnerabilities you encounter while working with clients of the company? Chris Roberts: Simply because you / we / industry are never going to stop a competitor coming in. Once you can recognize that And the reality that you don’t have a fence … we can now have a frank conversation about what you are doing …. and detection and deception are the reference models for what companies can look at insofar as they take the best advantage of the technology they have already invested in. The fabric that makes up a well-built model of deceit isn’t about ripping / replacing what you have … just elevating it up. Faults popular to all? Not doing the basics (patching education information defaults on Var / Supply chain issues etc.) All the stuff we’ve been thinking about … Oh and let’s not forget the brigade of marching fools “It’ll never happen to me.” TechNadu: Finally we see a dynamic threat landscape with new phishing campaigns breaching millions of records stolen by big companies and an upcoming Us election which is bound to create some waves. What are some of your predictions for next year? Which should we keep an eye on? The convergence of IoT transportation and other forces will continue to affect the person. So expect to see more lines of attack and a lot more ambiguity around the home / vehicle / work hubs with which we surround ourselves. Enterprises can wake up in the coming 12-18 months to realize that they will not be saved by the rack of blinky shit they have. Then we accept identification and manipulation and eventually we get to change the symmetry of an attack and place some Back control in the defender’s hands. Reviews and interviews for more Tech news guides. Bulgarian Cyber-Crime Unit Arrests a Prolific Pirate Running a Large Website Network ByBill Toulas-August 10, 2019 1143 A person who owned and operated a large number of pirate websites was arrested by the Bulgarian Cyber-Crime Unit. The man made money by Google s as well as moving traffic within the same network from one website to the other. Apparently Bulgaria is no longer a safe haven for pirates as police raids are now a recurring thing. According to a study of this type of activity by TorrentFreakhosts, the authorities are making the extra effort lately to track down and arrest people who engage in uncontrollable piracy. The list below indicates which websites are connected to the person so we are talking about an especially copious activity. All of the above websites concentrate on streaming films and television shows and not uploading the content in question. The websites were taken down immediately, so that the streaming services are no longer available. Whether the police would examine the seized equipment to assess if, at this stage, the individual was alone in this operation or not was not explained. The arrested man acknowledged that thanks to the high traffic enjoyed by his multiple platforms he was making money from Google s. As he explained, he began with one website and once it was successful, he took advantage of the fact to send traffic to the other websites so that a single user would bounce over and over to make him more advertising money. The owner opted to use an anonymous cloud hosting service located in the Us claiming this would shield his identity from the authorities in Bulgaria. This is not the way things work as he discovered now. As we saw back in March, Europol monitored and detained GozNym actors in Bulgaria assisting five cable operators ‘ premises in eight different locations, so it is obvious that pirates in Bulgaria can’t really enjoy peace of mind.