I was asked a few times what is the difference between HIPS, NIPS, IPS, Application Firewall. I did research a bit about this and started to write something. But, then I found this great article (see below at the resources) which describes everything perfect. Also read my own conclusions at the end of the article. […]
Many technology and security experts predict that “Bring Your Own Identity is the next evolution of BYOD. However, the experts are mixed on the security of BYOI. Some say it will make security stronger because of the way identity is used to connect to websites and networks; others say that by using third-party identities, employees […]
If there was any doubt that cybercriminals are going especially after easy money, the attack on the “Target” retailer is the best proof of it. In the retail industry in the U.S. people are used to pay with credit cards and this is the perfect place to attack. Nobody thought until now that if one […]
I received a spam with an advertising for the Facebook page IT Security News: Nothing special, but the two things drew my attention: – The picture was hosted by McAfee URL shortner: mcaf.ee – The prices for the followers were different. Want more fans on your page It Security News ? Get more fans with […]
http://www.proofpoint.com/about-us/press-releases/01162014.php More than 750,000 Phishing and SPAM emails Launched from “Thingbots” Including Televisions, Fridge Note: An article about this has been published by Richard Adhikari in TechNewsWorld. A general comment on the entire story. Security researchers usually use spamtraps (an email address that receive nothing else than pure spam) to collect these emails and […]
The classic approach to secure a company is to secure its assets against all attack vectors: laptops, workstations, servers, storage entities and programmes. The standard attack methods are usually: infections through files carried on USB sticks, memory cards, mobile hard drives, downloaded files network attacks (spoofing, DOS) vulnerabilities that get exploited in common software […]
One thing that almost all online backup solutions (e.g.. Dropbox, CX, Memopal, etc.) have in common is that they don’t allow the user to store encrypted files on their storage. They encrypt the connection from user’s computer to the cloud service, but once the files are there, they will be stored either unencrypted or encrypted […]
All these I needed to do on my RaspberryPI so that I can share a mounted USB drive to the entire network and to be accessible fully without any authentication. I know, not very smart, but try to configure a TV, 2 iPads, 1 iPhone, 1 Android and one Internet radio to access it. […]
Credits:http://cybersecuritymonth.eu/press-campaign-toolbox/ecsm-material/business-information European Cyber Security Month an EU advocacy campaign that takes place in October Protect business information outside your organisation Ensure you keep sensitive information secure: When you are outside your organisation, ensure you keep sensitive information and equipment secure at all times to prevent theft or loss. In particular when you are in public […]
Credits:http://cybersecuritymonth.eu/press-campaign-toolbox/ecsm-material/personal-information-identity European Cyber Security Month an EU advocacy campaign that takes place in October Protect your personal information and identity Use a strong password: Your password is the equivalent of the lock and key to your house on the Internet. Passwords are a major defence, and developing good password practices will help keep your sensitive […]