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In our latest research related to forensic traces left by IDEs, let's look into the Cursor AI IDE. Traces:
As in our previous research, we saw that some of its components rely on VS Code. [...] Read more
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As we continue our research around agentic IDEs which can leave traces, because at some IR stages you need to deal with such things—especially when an engineer's machine was involved in [...] Read more
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With the rise of AI companions and agentic features in popular IDEs, these tools can now execute commands with user consent. This presents new challenges for digital forensic specialists, [...] Read more
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As AI technologies rapidly advance, it is essential for us as cybersecurity specialists to understand how we can defend against emerging threats. One scenario that comes to mind is the [...] Read more
Background: Threat actors have been leveraging AI in their attacks for some time now. Through searching for answers on how we as IR specialists can stand against this threat, I have come to a simple [...] Read more
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In the incident response discipline, it is often necessary to carry hardware in our bags that can make daily tasks more manageable. In our previous articles, we discussed how to leverage [...] Read more
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Red team specialists often use specialized hardware during operations. However, don't worry—this hardware isn't exclusive to red teams. Incident responders also can use some of hardware [...] Read more
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Some XDR and EDR solutions are not effective when dealing with threats hidden inside WSL. In certain cases, it can also be challenging for digital forensic specialists to detect threats [...] Read more
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In a previous article, we discussed the method for creating a USB flash drive to acquire forensic images. In this article, I'll explain how to leverage the previously created tool during [...] Read more
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Incident response is divided into two parts: hands-on activities and management activities. We have discussed hands-on activities extensively. However, if we want to present the activity [...] Read more
