Disrupting the Dark Dystopia

Aftonbladet's new model is not a normal paywall, and not even a standard "consent-or-pay" setup. It is a system where users must either accept profiling for advertising or pay to escape it, effectively monetizing privacy itself.

Introducing a new block cipher! Is it suitable to use? No. In this blog post we will look at the design of a vibe coded block cipher and why any home grown cipher is still not suitable for real-world use.

We performed a penetration test on the Cinemata video platform, serving communities that operate in politically sensitive environments. Supported by the Open Technology Fund, the pentest report is now published.

A 2023 retrospective by Assured Security Consultants on security assessments conducted, highlighting key IT infrastructure and Active Directory vulnerabilities, the impact of new regulations, and strategies for a more secure future.

Zabbix is a popular monitoriting tool used by many different organizations, which exposes file read and execute permissions and thus poses an interesting target for penetration testers and researchers.

A walkthrough of a couple of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) features with security recommendations and advice on how to configure your GCP environments.