Charting the Dark Web: Utilizing Dark Web Communities
While the dark web certainly has more than its fair share of malicious users and sites, the community at large is quick to offer tips and tricks on how to stay private and protected.
25Nov
Leveraging Metadata to Identify Netflix Viewers’ Decisions
This case proves that the unencrypted elements of data provide a new managed attribution consideration; every file, post, and message that is published online can weaken or strengthen users’ digital fingerprint and behavioral footprint.
22Oct
Click Bait: Tracking Links and Your Managed Attribution
Tracking links are helpful to improve your marketing campaign or increase traffic to your website. But they can also have serious implications for your managed attribution—whether you click on them or you create them.
22Oct
VPNs and Your Managed Attribution: Nsight Series
One of the reasons that people flock to VPNs, or virtual private networks, is to appear "anonymous" to their ISP. However, as we have already discussed with our managed attribution paper, online anonymity is a myth. Instead, users need to manage their digital fingerprint and behavioral footprint to operate online without giving away...
20Sep
Off-Facebook Privacy Tool
Facebook's Off-Facebook privacy tool will allow users to clear their browsing history and “disconnect” their profile from the information Facebook gathers while they browse online. But what does this really mean, and is Facebook really shut out from all your data?
20Sep
The Nsight Series: Introducing MA Case Studies
The Ntrepid Nsight Series is a new product line from Ntrepid Academy. Each Nsight paper will examine real world case studies to highlight the managed attribution (MA) and operational security (OPSEC) lessons learned that you need to consider as you operate online.
24Aug
Take the Worry Out of Web Security One Isolated User at a Time
Despite all the precautions taken by companies to protect their employees’ online activity while at the office, one reality still remains — employees inevitably leave the protective confines of the corporate network. Whether they go offsite at a customer location or just work from home, employees will access the Internet...
10Aug
The CyberWire Podcast: Black Hat Cybersecurity Trends and Investment
While at Black Hat USA 2016, Lance Cottrell, Chief Scientist of Passages, was able to speak with the Executive Editor of The CyberWire, Peter Kilpe. This special edition podcast was published by The CyberWire as part of their event coverage.
26Oct
Say Goodbye to Your Defenseless Browser
In our latest webinar Lance Cottrell explains why browser security is fundamentally broken and our strategy for making the web safe again.