David Balaban
35 posts
David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 10 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation. David runs the Privacy-PC.com project which presents expert opinions on the contemporary information security matters, including social engineering, penetration testing, threat intelligence, online privacy and white hat hacking. As part of his work at Privacy-PC, Mr. Balaban has interviewed such security celebrities as Dave Kennedy, Jay Jacobs and Robert David Steele to get firsthand perspectives on hot InfoSec issues. David has a strong malware troubleshooting background, with the recent focus on ransomware countermeasures.
How to secure your website – InfoSec tips for newbie website owners
And Again About Hosting Security! Today, there are still many people who think that the Internet is as…
July 15, 2019
The Logic of a Classic Advanced Persistent Threat Attack
Story of an Advanced Persistent Threat attack against a large corporation that started with a series of blank…
July 5, 2019
How Phishing Has Evolved in 2019
Phishing attacks host every kind of malware and ransomware attack but what’s worse is that these attacks are…
June 26, 2019
How I Discovered My First Vulnerability
I have read a couple of books recently about different vulnerabilities in order to be able to better…
June 17, 2019
National Censorship: Pros and Cons
Is Internet filtering at the state level good or bad? As always, there are different opinions. I do…
June 9, 2019
Security Basics for the Novice Online Traders
The popularity of online trading is growing and there is a need to always use the best security…
June 7, 2019
The Pitfalls of Keeping Your Ports Wide Open
Based on security assessment results, penetration testers often recommend hiding an enterprise network’s ports behind a whitelist. However,…
May 9, 2019
Building a VPN for Mobile Devices at the Network Level
In 2019, there is still surprisingly little information about such an old, simple, convenient, and secure technology, as…
April 23, 2019
Never Forget That You Are Being Watched
What data do Facebook, Google, and mobile apps collect, do mobile carriers listen to your calls? Read this…
April 18, 2019
Hard Times for Cryptojacking
What is Cryptojacking? It is an attack in which hackers secretly utilize the computing power of your device…
April 4, 2019