The Notepad++ Chrysalis backdoor represents a sophisticated supply chain attack. This guide examines whether traditional malware scanners can detect it, explores manual detection methods, and provides comprehensive remediation steps for affected systems.
When a sophisticated attacker creates a hidden global admin account, disables alerts, and reroutes hundreds of thousands via email rules, traditional security fails. Here's what really happened in that Reddit breach—and how to prevent it in your organization.
When Verizon's network failed nationally in 2026, thousands of phones displayed SOS mode simultaneously. This breakdown exposed critical gaps in communication infrastructure and highlighted why automation is no longer optional for modern sysadmins.
After a decade in incident response and 1,000+ incidents, I've learned that surviving breaches isn't about tools or budgets—it's about understanding resilience. Here's the report template that actually gets clients moving toward real security.
When Steam's holiday outage hit, sysadmins everywhere raised a virtual glass to their counterparts at Valve. This deep dive explores what really happens during major platform failures, the human cost of on-call rotations, and how modern DevOps practices can prevent—or at least mitigate—these nightmares.
Discovering a crypto miner running as root on your home server is every self-hoster's worst nightmare. This detailed guide walks through the CVE-2025-66478 attack vector, shows you how to detect similar compromises, and provides actionable steps to secure your infrastructure.