The Cyber Riddler
The Cyber Riddler
Ahmad Almorabea
The Cyber Riddler is a podcast that discusses interesting topics in the field of information security. It explores different areas and situations in real-life cyber security engagements and activities. Episodes feature guests from different backgrounds such as hackers, security analysts, cyber security managers, bug bounty hobbyists and more.
DNS - Attacks
This week's episode talks about DNS in general and DNS attacks, we barely scratched the surface. DNS is playing a major role in our network communication and hackers take advantage of DNS attacks for their own gain. Twitter: @almorabeaTwitter: @CyberRiddlerWebsite: https://thecyberriddler.com
Jun 10, 2023
6 min
LoLBins - Living Off The Land Binaries
LoLBins or Living Off The Land Binaries are binaries within the operating system it doesn't matter if it's a windows or unix based system. these binaries are heavily utilized by hackers to avoid detections, in this episode we will be diving into the world of LoLBins and we will discover how hackers are using them. Twitter: @almorabeaTwitter: @CyberRiddlerWebsite: https://thecyberriddler.com
May 20, 2023
6 min
Browser Exploitation
In this episode we scratched the surface of browser exploitation methods and we went through different techniques used by the attackers to gain access to your device. We also went through different old CVEs that have been used in the past. We hope you enjoy the episode. Twitter: @almorabeaTwitter: @CyberRiddlerWebsite: https://thecyberriddler.com
Apr 16, 2023
6 min
Ransomware with Lance James
In this episode we talked about cryptography in general and then we dived into the world of ransomware starting from when ransomware approximately started and then we talked about ransomware tactic and delivery mechanisms , evasion techniques and then we talked about the zeppelin  ransomware and how lance and his team were able to recover and reconstruct the keys by doing some RSA factorization and other interested techniques. the episode have a video too you can see the full episode on youtube on the link below.Full Episode on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqklfhWTNuQZeppelin article from Unit 221Bhttps://blog.unit221b.com/dont-read-this-blog/0xdead-zeppelinLance James Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/unit221b/Unit221B websitehttps://unit221b.com/Twitter: @almorabeaTwitter: @CyberRiddlerWebsite: https://thecyberriddler.com
Mar 22, 2023
59 min
Episode 4 [En]: PRNGs and Randomness
Today's episode is about Pseudo Random Number Generators and how we can achieve Randomization. We also explain how applications can suffer big time when they don't have random values generated in their crypto systemsTwitter: @almorabeaTwitter: @CyberRiddlerWebsite: https://thecyberriddler.com
Feb 17, 2023
6 min
Episode 4 [Ar]: PRNGs and Randomness
Today's episode is about Pseudo Random Number Generators and how we can achieve Randomization. We also explain how applications can suffer big time when they don't have random values generated in their crypto systemsTwitter: @almorabeaTwitter: @CyberRiddlerWebsite: https://thecyberriddler.com
Feb 17, 2023
8 min
Episode 3 [EN]: Juicy Exploits
Exploit code are amazing, But sometimes the technique behind itis what makes it shiny, In this episode I want you to look at exploitcodes from different perspective. not just finding vulnerabilities for the sake of finding vulnerabilities. always change your mindset whenyou do R&D from finding one vulnerability to finding one technique that works for majority of vulnerabilities Reference: Why You Shouldn’t Trust NTDLL from Kernel Image Load Callbackshttps://www.sentinelone.com/labs/case-study-why-you-shouldnt-trust-ntdll-from-kernel-image-load-callbacks/Twitter: @almorabeaTwitter: @CyberRiddlerWebsite: https://thecyberriddler.com
Feb 1, 2023
9 min
Episode 2 [En]: APT Groups and APT29
This Episode will give you a glance of Threat Intelligence and the world of APTsin this episode we will talk in general about different APT Groups, specificallyabout APT 29 aka Cozy Bear and how they achieve stealthiness while hiding in the shadows Twitter: @almorabeaTwitter: @CyberRiddlerWebsite: https://thecyberriddler.com
Jan 19, 2023
8 min
Episode 2 [Ar]: APT Groups and APT29
This Episode will give you a glance of Threat Intelligence and the world of APTsin this episode we will talk in general about different APT Groups, specificallyabout APT 29 aka Cozy Bear and how they achieve stealthiness while hiding in the shadows Twitter: @almorabeaTwitter: @CyberRiddlerWebsite: https://thecyberriddler.com
Jan 19, 2023
9 min
Episode 1 [En]: VPN and Proxy Issues
Today's episode is about VPNs and proxies from their standard usage to how the bad guys are using it. We will be diving through some technical aspects of using these commercial and free services and the privacy issues that comes along with it. We will also discuss some issues that might be faced while using these technologies such as log collection. Finally, we'll discuss how you can maintain your privacy while using them. Twitter: @almorabeaTwitter: @CyberRiddlerWebsite: https://thecyberriddler.com
Jan 13, 2023
10 min
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