Avi Rubin is Professor of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University and Technical Director of the JHU Information Security Institute. Avi’s primary research area is Computer Security, and his latest research focuses on security for electronic medical records. Avi is credited for bringing to light vulnerabilities in electronic voting machines. In 2006 he published a Read More …
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Docker GPU Access
Docker containers can effectively allow access to the GPU, particularly through the use of the NVIDIA Container Toolkit, which enables Docker to communicate with NVIDIA GPUs. This setup is essential for workloads such as AI/ML, deep learning, and data processing that require GPU acceleration to enhance performance. To enable GPU acceleration, your machine needs a Read More …
IAM – Identity and Access Management
Identity and Access Management (IAM) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a service that enables users to manage access to AWS resources securely. IAM allows organizations to control who can access specific resources, what actions they can perform, and under what conditions. This is crucial for maintaining security and compliance in cloud environments. Key Features Read More …
VPC – Virtual Private Cloud
A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a logically isolated section of the AWS cloud where users can define and control a virtualized network environment. VPCs enable users to launch AWS resources, such as Amazon EC2 instances, within a virtual network that they define, providing enhanced security and control over their Read More …
ARN – Amazon Resource Name
An Amazon Resource Name (ARN) is a unique identifier used in Amazon Web Services (AWS) to specify resources across the AWS ecosystem. ARNs are essential for managing permissions and access control, as they allow users to precisely define which resources they are referring to in their policies and API calls. The structure of an ARN Read More …
PPP – Point-to-Point Protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a widely used communication protocol that facilitates the transmission of data over point-to-point links. It is particularly important in networking because it provides a standard method for transporting various types of data, including IP packets, over direct connections between two devices. Understanding PPP is essential for new networking students, as it Read More …
IPX – Internetwork Packet Exchange
Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) is a networking protocol that was primarily used in the 1980s and 1990s, particularly in networks that utilized Novell NetWare operating systems. While it has largely been replaced by the more widely adopted Internet Protocol (IP), understanding IPX is important for new IT students, especially when studying the history of networking Read More …
Conference Video – Internet-Scale File Analysis
Malicious file analysis is well beyond the days when the humble PE32 file was all researchers needed to contend with. The use of malicious PDF, Office, and other files present a far more diverse threat than our defensive tools were originally designed to handle. To make matters worse, the sheer volume of files over time Read More …
Hacker TV – Assembly Primer For Hackers
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Cloud Penetration Testing for Traditional Hackers | Nick Frichette
An introduction to cloud penetration testing on AWS, tailored for those familiar with traditional web and network penetration testing. It highlights critical areas and potential pitfalls in AWS security, using practical attack scenarios to illustrate key concepts. The discussion covers common vulnerabilities like leaky S3 buckets and misconfigured resource-based policies, emphasizing the importance of securing Read More …