A firewall blocks network communication by looking at the address and protocol information contained within the packets. As the packet arrives at the firewall, the address and protocol information are checked against the rules programmed into the firewall. These rules can either be supplied by the vendor or created by the administrator. If there is[…]
Active Directory (AD) is a service developed with the intention of allowing interconnection of devices within a network. Active Directory offers management capabilities from a centralised location, and stores information about members of the domain including the users, access rights, digital assets and much more. Group Policy (GP) is a separate utility that is available[…]
We have reached a point in time where your digital security is of utmost importance. Your personal bills, your banking, your social interactions, identification, hobbies and much more is almost all funnelled through the internet, and your email is the vault for every service you use.Securing your email accounts needs to be a priority. Your[…]
In this blog we will be discussing the two main types of anti-virus software that are available on the market. Signature based anti-virus software will examine the file to create a signature. When a scan is performed this will compare the malware signature against a list of known malicious files, included within the anti-virus software’s[…]
Drive-by Attacks are an increasingly common type of attack, used by threat actors to force the client into performing an action without the consent of the user. The key difference between Drive-by attacks and other attacks of this nature, is that they do not require any user interaction with the malicious content for the attack[…]