Network Security

What Are The Different Types Of Network Security?

Network security is a combination of technologies, devices, and processes designed to protect an organization’s network…

General Cybersecurity

What Is A Spoofing Attack? (And How To Prevent Them)

You can prevent spoofing network attacks by implementing spoofing detection software, enabling cryptographic network protocols such as Transport Layer Security (TLS), Secure Shell  (SSH), and HTTP Secure (HTTPS), avoiding trusted relationships with unknown entities, and implementing packet filtering.

Security Strategy

How To Reduce Your Attack Surface (6 Proven Strategies)

There are 6 best practices you can implement to reduce your attack surface including assuming zero trust, decreasing complexity…

Penetration TestingVulnerability Management

Vulnerability Scanning Vs Penetration Testing

Vulnerability scanning identifies vulnerabilities within systems on a network. Penetration testing simulates an attack to exploit vulnerabilities.

Network Security

Network Security Management: 8 Steps To Improve Cybersecurity

Learn what network security management is, why it is important to implement, and how to develop an effective network security…

Vulnerability Management

Patch Management Vs Vulnerability Management

The main difference between patch management and vulnerability management is that patch management is the operational process…

General Cybersecurity

How To Prevent A Domain Name Server (DNS) Amplification attack

You can prevent a DNS amplification attack by Implementing Source IP Verification on a network device, Disabling Recursion on Authoritative Name Servers, Limiting Recursion to Authorized Clients, and Implementing Response Rate Limiting (RRL) setting on DNS Server.

General Cybersecurity

What Is An ICMP Flood Attack? (& How To Prevent Them)

You can prevent ping attacks by configuring your firewall, adding filters to your router, looking at spoofed packets, monitoring traffic patterns, scanning your network.

Penetration Testing

White Box Penetration Testing: When Do You Need One?

You may need to conduct a white box penetration test if you want to evaluate your application security, wireless security, infrastructure, network security, or physical security in an assumed breach scenario.

Vulnerability Management

The Vulnerability Management Lifecycle (5 Steps)

The vulnerability management lifecycle is a process intended for organizations to effectively identify, remediate, and confirm…

Ransomware

What Is Ransomware? (How To Identify, Prevent, And Respond)

You can mitigate or prevent ransomware attack by implementing user education and training, automating backups, minimizing attack…

General Cybersecurity

What Is A Backdoor Attack? (And How To Prevent Them)

You can prevent a back door attack by implementing a solution to detect untrusted software on endpoints, a network monitoring tool, ensuring every device is protected by a host firewall, and using an Anti-virus solution.

Vulnerability Management

Top 10 Benefits of Vulnerability Management

There are 10 benefits of vulnerability management including cost effectiveness, maturing your security program, rapidly responding…

Network Security

Develop A Network Security Plan In 8 Steps

There are 8 steps to developing and implementing an effective network security plan include: Understanding your business model…

Vulnerability Management

How Often You Should Perform A Vulnerability Scan

It’s best practice to perform vulnerability scans at least once per quarter, however, ideally you should perform continuous scans.