The Grugq

The Grugq
Hacker Attaché

The Grugq is a pioneering information security researcher with two decades of experience at almost every level of the field. He has worked extensively with threat intelligence, disinformation, digital forensic analysis, binary reverse engineering, rootkits, mobile phone security, Voice over IP, telecommunications and financial services security.  The Grugq has been quoted and referenced routinely in The New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, Wired, TechCrunch, BoingBoing,  VICE and BBC News. Grugq’s quotes and insights are so frequently referenced at security conferences that he’s informally known as the “most quoted man in infosec".

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kPop Fans: Non-Traditional, Non-State Actors

kPop Fans The nature of a strategic cyber force is far richer and more varied than is traditionally acknowledged. Earlier this year, Korean pop (“kPop”) music fans came to wider attention when they actively engaged with online political discussions around Black Lives Matter. This is not the first time they have been a well organised online force, but as far as we know, this is the first time they’ve taken part in a broader popular movement.  kPop fans have a years-long history of political...

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CrimeOps: The Operational Art of Cyber Crime

Cyber Crime Innovation Is Lucrative Cybercrime rewards innovative organizations. These can innovate at the tactical level (e.g. new or updated tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP)), the strategic level (e.g. new monetisation methods), or at the operational level—the management of resources and personnel to achieve strategic objectives. This is operational art. The operational level, the glue that enables a group to execute well, is seldom analyzed because it is rarely visible to...