Security technologies have evolved rapidly, especially in response to the shift toward cloud services and remote work. As organizations face increasing cyber threats, the need for sophisticated, integrated security solutions has never been greater. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Security Service Edge (SSE) have emerged as two dominant frameworks for addressing modern security and networking needs. While both offer …
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The Quantum Apocalypse: The End of Encryption?
The term “Quantum Apocalypse” might sound like the plot of a science fiction movie, but it’s a very real challenge facing the future of cybersecurity. With the rapid advancement of quantum computing, modern encryption methods, which currently secure everything from our personal data to government secrets, could soon become obsolete. In this blog post, we’ll explore the concept of the …
Read More »All about Surface, Deep and Dark Web
Skimming the surface The “Web” aka Internet can be a dangerous place. In the modern world full of cybercrimes, cybersecurity plays an important role to protect computers, networks, and software. Data extraction is a powerful tool enabling us to stay up-to-date with market developments, gain market intelligence, and become competitive in the industry. Cybercriminals have been misusing the web(Internet) as …
Read More »Doxing (Doxxing): Defined, Explained and tips to Stay Protected
What is Doxing? ‘Doxing’ popularly known as doxxing gets its name from the term “dropping dox,” or “documents.” It is a form of cyberbullying that uses sensitive or secret information, statements to harass, expose or cause financial harm or other exploitation to the intended victim. It is also an online attack revealing online information, such as their real name, home …
Read More »What are Web Cookies: Privacy, Security & Compliances
Cookies, also known as “Web Cookies” or “HTTP Cookies”, are widely used across the Internet since their inception in 1994. They were invented by a 23-year-old computer programmer Lou Montulli in 1994 when he was working with Netscape. In this post, we will take a deep dive into the functioning of cookies, privacy concerns, security risks & compliances. One key …
Read More »Types of Encryption: Defined, Explained & Explored
Cybercrimes are on the rise, and it’s comforting to know that there are methods to protect network security from the prying eyes of Cybercriminals as there are ways of trying to penetrate it. In this post, we will delve deeper into what is encryption and the types of encryption. Cybersecurity and protecting data are becoming more critical every day. Sectors …
Read More »What is SSL Stripping: Defined, Explained and Explored
An attacker can remove the encryption from a client-server communication by using SSL stripping, aka SSL Hijacking. In this post, we will discuss SSL stripping and some related topics in detail. While SSL is used to secure the communication between the client and the server across the Internet, SSL can often provide a false sense of security. Moxie Marlinspike, a …
Read More »What is a Smurf Attack: Defined, Explained & Explored
A smurf attack was initially a C-based code written by renowned hacker Dan Moschuk, aka TFreak, in 1997. The attack got its name from the 1980s cartoon “The Smurfs” since Dan Moschuk saw the flood of packets, like the tiny Smurfs, overwhelming a mammoth opponent through sheer numbers. He named the original file as Smurf.c in relation to that. A …
Read More »How to secure Docker Containers: Tips and cheats
While Docker containers are assumed to be secure, not following the best practice can put you in the way of harm. To keep you protected, we have prepared a cheat sheet on how to secure Docker containers in your organization. Following are the best practices that you should be following to keep your containers secure. 1. Allow only trusted users …
Read More »What is Web Scraping: security tips and how to?
In recent times threat actors used data scraping methods to extract confidential data in a faster and efficient way like it was observed in the case of Facebook and Linkedin which was later put to sale on Dark Web.
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