River Security
Ransomware Roulette – Level up or pay up
As we all know, at least to some extent, cryptocurrency solved the main problem (if we ask threat actors, that is) in ransomware and extortion attacks – getting away with...
Cyber Warfare – The threat of the 0-day – Is there nothing we can do?
Introduction Breaking news within our Cyber Security domain has become almost an everyday business; Cyber-Warfare and crime has become an everyday threat against democratic values, privacy and the livelihood of...
Welcoming Jan Petter Dale to the team as Technical Account Manager & Security Analyst
We are extremely happy to welcome Jan Petter Dale (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-petter-dale-6794a0174/) to our team. Jan Petter will join the team as a Technical Account Manager & Security Analyst. This effectively bridges...
Will your backup save you?
The Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten was recently targeted with a successful attack directed towards large portions of their IT infrastructure. Judging from Hurtigrutens own announcement, it appears their entire IT...
In search of ethical hackers
In River, we always seek to challenge the norm and the methodology set. This also involves our way of recruiting. This topic, of finding new ethical hackers through technical challenges...
Do you want to join us? – See what our latest hire says about the process joining River Security
As part of our on-going strategy to only employ the best and most qualified people, we held a quite difficult (and complex) hacking competition during the summer months, and Krister...
Say welcome to our latest hire – Krister Kvaavik!
Krister will have his first day with us today. “Coming from Bouvet, having great and competent colleagues, expectations are high. I have had a considerable career so far and I...
Breaking Into Information Security
People have continually been contacting me for mentorship, positions in their company or in general about how to get started in the Information Security industry. Thank you, I am honored....
Share and prepare
We frequently help customers deal with data-breaches and compromise, both organization-wide and incidents limited to a handful of devices. When the breach has been contained and the organization recovered, we always ask our...
Wake up. Don’t get your email compromised
NRK, the biggest Norwegian television broadcaster and news medium called us last week and asked, “how does actually email accounts get hacked (so easily)?” The reason for asking is closely...
