Security
Bug Bounty, Penetration Testing, Security,
Bug Bounty Write-Up: Cyrex Engineers at Work
We often say that at Cyrex, our team live and breath cybersecurity and it’s no exaggeration! Our security engineers often seek out bug bounties and other challenges to support their ongoing careers and cybersecurity efforts. In this ongoing series, we’ll dive into some of the write-ups from our security engineers and show you a little of the talent that makes ...
11 January 2024
Blockchain, Security,
Uncovering Vulnerabilities: Decoding the Off-chain Code of Blockchain Bridges
My name is Kyryl Volkov and I’m one of Cyrex’ resident security engineers. In this blog post, I’ll take you through and discuss 2 critical vulnerabilities in the bridge backend I discovered during one of our security assessments in Cyrex. These vulnerabilities allow malicious actors to steal all funds from the bridge. It was a typical [burn & mint] bridge, ...
27 November 2023
Security, Video Games,
RPC Validation with Unreal Engine
We recently took a dive back into Unreal Engine Network Security and touched on a few key elements as we keep up with the evolving digital landscape. We were proud to look back at the original article from several years ago and see it maintained relevancy. In the new article however, we spoke again about Remote Procedure Calls or RPCs. ...
21 November 2023
Security,
Unreal Engine Network Security Revisited
Over the past few years, we’ve endeavoured to educate and inform as many people as possible about the deeper workings of the cybersecurity world. Unreal Engine network security is one such area we’ve tried to demystify, given how popular it is. Since our last two articles, on Unreal Engine networking and Unreal Engine security best practices, we’re proud and delighted ...
1 November 2023
Development, Load Testing, News, Security,
Looking Back at 8 Years of Cyrex
What a journey it has been for Cyrex, it scarcely feels like eight years at all! We’ve come a long way, from a small team starting in college, to a global presence working with some of the biggest names. Our growth has been so much over these years that we know, all those years ago, we couldn’t have dreamed of ...
30 August 2023
News, Security, Video Games,
Revolutionising Unreal Engine Testing: Introducing Cyrex’s RPC Dumper Tool
The latest weapon in the Cyrex team’s repertoire is another of our own making, a tool that will help automate and speed up our work. The Unreal Engine RPC Dumper is a tool developed by the Cyrex team, headed by our CTO, Tim De Wachter. When it comes to any product, for testing networking features and functionalities, it’s necessary to ...
24 August 2023
Security,
What is Penetration Testing? | Fortify Your Security with Cyrex
If you’re looking to ensure your own digital safety in the constantly growing dangers online, you will need penetration testing. But what is it? What does a penetration tester do and how does it help your application or game? Penetration Testing Explained Penetration testing is a process of ethical hacking, this simply means it is a process where the ...
17 August 2023
News, Security,
Cyrex: Now an Accredited SME E-Wallet Provider
Accredited SME E-Wallet Provider We recently spoke about the stellar 40% discount we could offer to new start-up clients based in Belgium’s SaaS industry. Our 2023 strategic plan has a huge focus on our home and the incredible businesses that occupy it. Continuing that 2023 plan, and our desire to increase our offerings to the home market in Belgium, and ...
20 July 2023
Security,
Discover Gold Standard Cybersecurity with Cyrex’ Downloadable Security Reports
While we understand the reluctance to share internal workings, designs, and methodologies, the Cyrex team believe that transparency is the key to growth and improvement. That is our intent behind these lovingly crafted security reports. By sharing what our security work involves, with our penetration tests and security audits, we can show our clients exactly how we work and what ...
13 July 2023