One definition of hackers includes the interest in understanding how things work. Android apps are such things that many people use but few people know…
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Category: IT-Security
I wanted to know this for such a long time and never had enough motivation to look it up properly. Turns out it is so…
Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a documentary about ransomware. The journalist that conducted the interview (not with me unfortunately) wanted to see…
This post is inspired by a lot of questions I get about emails: Hey I got this strange email the other day… There are different…
IT security is a complex field, which makes protecting goods and data against attacks a really difficult and ongoing challenge. As a security professional, I…
For my research I had a look at new functionalities of Android, especially related to security. I came across Protected Confirmation, which is a rather…
Last week I saw this tweet, which sparked a lot of interesting discussion about security of compilers.
For most of my tasks where I need special software, I set up a Docker container that offers me the tools to do the job.…
A main topic of my work is Android security, mostly from an attacker’s view. Android devices are ubiquitous and the operating system has a big…
I have been learning and practicing “hacking” for years now. In the last year, I conducted an experiment as part of my master’s thesis and…