A firewall is a firmware or software that prevents unauthorised access to a network. It uses a set of rules to inspect incoming and outgoing traffic and blocks threats accordingly. …
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Baiting is a form of social engineering that relies on the greed or curiosity of the victim. It’s similar to phishing attacks in many ways. However, what makes it different …
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Cross-Site Scripting or an XSS attack is a way in which the attacker can potentially steal session cookies and impersonating their victim and gain access to their information. Not only …
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A network intrusion attack is an unauthorised attack on a digital network that can occur in various ways. It often involves stealing valuable network resources and jeopardising the security of …
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Organisations that prioritise security must keep vulnerability management as a top priority to establish a clear approach for identifying issues affecting their systems. Vulnerability scanning is a major component of …
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Cross-site Scripting or XSS is a website security vulnerability that allows a hacker to compromise a user’s interaction with a vulnerable application. XSS attack is a client-side attack where the …
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What is Tailgating? Tailgating is a social engineering attack. In simple words, tailgating is when an unauthorised person gets access to a restricted area by following an authorised person. People …
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What is Black Box Testing? In a black box text, the tester does not hold any information about internal working of a system. It is high-level testing that has a …
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A social engineering assessment is a very important process to understand an organisation’s security exposure. As human beings tend to make errors and are considered the weakest link in any …
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A build review evaluates the configuration of a device, operating system and its settings against certain industry standards. It plays an important role in creating a strong security posture for …