Redmondmag.com

Best Practices for PowerShell Script Version Control, Part 1

Semantic versioning gives PowerShell script changes clear meaning so you can evolve scripts quickly without letting updates devolve into chaos.
SecurityWeek

‘BlackSanta’ Malware Activates EDR and AV Killer Before Detonating Payload

BlackSanta is a malware module that kills EDR and AV at the kernel level prior to unleashing the malware’s final purpose.
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Make Python scripts smarter with regex: 5 practical RE examples

If you work with strings in your Python scripts and you're writing obscure logic to process them, then you need to look into regex in Python. It lets you describe patterns instead of writing ...
WeLiveSecurity

Sednit reloaded: Back in the trenches

ESET researchers document how the Sednit APT group has reemerged with a modern toolkit centered on two paired implants – ...
IEEE

A Compact High-Torque Twisted String Actuator Using Parallel Bundle-Driven Actuation With an Asymmetric Behavior Compensator

Abstract: The twisted string actuator (TSA) has been extensively studied as an alternative to metallic gear reducers due to its low-cost, lightweight, compliance, and highly adjustable actuation ...
Microsoft

Signed malware impersonating workplace apps deploys RMM backdoors

Signed malware backed by a stolen EV certificate deployed legitimate RMM tools to gain persistent access inside enterprise ...
Security Boulevard

Dust Specter APT Targets Government Officials in Iraq

IntroductionIn January 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz observed activity by a suspected Iran-nexus threat actor targeting government officials in Iraq. ThreatLabz discovered previously undocumented malware ...
Wired

You Can Now Install—and Update—Microsoft Store Apps Using the Command Line

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...
IEEE

Streaming, Plaintext Private Information Retrieval Using Regular Expressions on Arbitrary Length Search Strings

Abstract: Submitting a query to a plaintext stream can compromise search privacy, revealing the interests and motivations of the submitting party to the data owner. Current research in Private ...
The Age

There are invisible strings that the powerful use to keep critics at bay

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. In my experience, integrity rarely features in the public’s consciousness until there is a scandal. But scandals in public life are as ...
The Debrief

Scientists Successfully Use String Theory to Challenge More Than a Century of Assumptions About Living Systems

Scientists from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have used mathematical concepts from string theory, a theoretical description of the mechanics of the entire universe, to upend over a century of ...