Target Audiences In Cyber Security

Every blog author should ask themselves at some point, who is the target audience for this blog post, website, or tool? Digital Operatives started out as a niche cyber-security company doing advanced research and development somewhat before the term...

Unintended Consequences of Equation Group Malware

Deoxyribonucleic Acid, or DNA as it is commonly known, has been the gold standard in forensic evidence associated with convicting criminals or overturning convictions that did NOT have, at the time, conclusive DNA evidence. Frontline recently studied some of the...

New World Order – When Databases Collide

I recently learned that the Department of Homeland Security is soliciting bids from private companies to provide access to a database of license plate tracking. As usual, the devil is in the details. I want you to forget big brother for a minute. Stop imagining...

Security News: Adobe Reader/Acrobat 0-Day with Sandbox Bypass

Some of you have undoubtedly heard the big news in the exploit world this week. There is a new Adobe Reader/Acrobat exploit in the wild that bypasses ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), DEP (Data Execution Prevention), and, most importantly, the sandbox...