Social Engineering is a term used to describe the process of socially manipulating someone into providing information or access to a variety of physical and digital assets. There are a variety of techniques that can be leveraged to be able to successfully perform social engineering. This article is broken into two parts, with the first[…]
NTT Security have posted their Risk:Value 2019 report to update on Cyber Security progression within business. The report is filled with surprising and insightful statistics that can help those interested in Cyber Security gain a better understanding of the state that businesses are currently in. For a long time, many businesses and individuals have been[…]
In our previous article, we explained the dangers of SQL injection, but did not touch on the mitigation techniques to protect your business against this threat. Today we will focus on the mitigation techniques you can employ to reduce the threat of this attack to your business. Hiding errors – When a user is browsing[…]
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a programming language that is used to communicate with databases, it can perform numerous tasks such as removing, adding and deleting information within the database by using the relevant SQL commands. SQL Injection is a common type of attack that allows malicious actors use to execute malicious SQL statements that[…]
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[…]