We have all come across malware which overwrites the Master Boot Record (MBR) of a machine, leaving it unbootable. The code required to overwrite the MBR is surprisingly simple. We will first need to open a write handle to the physical device using the CreateFile API. The MBR is stored in the ...

After looking at the published solutions for FLARE-On 6, I realised that for challenge 11, vv_max, most people used a script to either reverse the AVX functions or to brute force it. My approach was different, I made use of memory breakpoints strategically placed at the address of the arrays to ...

Over the past 3 years, I have attended 3 SANS courses and participated in 3 NetWars events. I have won the challenge coin for every event I participated in. I hope this gives a bit more credibility to the tips that I am about to share. The SANS Challenge on the last day differs depending on the ...

Disclaimer I am not a lawyer. The information provided is for reference only and does not constitute legal advice. The government gazette is a periodical publication of public and legal notices. These notices include useful notices such as the bankruptcy status of an individual, notices of ...

With rumours of an upcoming election, I thought this would be a good time to showcase how hard our ministers have been working for us. The table below shows the name of the Minister as well as the dates he/she was on leave. It will be automatically updated when new leave notices are published ...

Disclaimer I am not a lawyer. The information provided is for reference only and does not constitute legal advice. I had to get a certified translation done recently and I thought I should share my experience to help others in the same situation. Firstly, certified translations are really ...