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Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

How Does Amazon Handle Cybersecurity?

Millions of people will make online purchases during Prime Day, but how does Amazon protect those transactions from the myriad threats online?
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

How to To Harden MS SQL Server 2008: 11 Ways

Learn more about these 11 essential hardening tactics for improving SQL Server 2008's security posture.
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Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

What is Access Control? The Essential Cybersecurity Practice

Learn about the importance of access control and how to use it to secure your sensitive business information.
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Cybersecurity

What is Cybersecurity Performance Management?

This is a complete guide to Cybersecurity Performance Management. Learn how to improve your security posture with this in-depth post.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

The Email Security Checklist

This 13 step checklist will protect your users, your email servers and your reputation against the most common types of attacks on the internet.
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Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

FireEye vs Palo Alto Networks WildFire

Next-generation security solutions like FireEye and WildFire are tapping into the cloud to combat sophisticated threats. Learn more about them here.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

What is Domain Hijacking?

Domain hijacking is the act of changing the registration of a domain name without the permission of the original owner, or by abuse of privileges.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

Metasploit vs Nmap for Ethical Hacking

Which pen testing tool is better for discovering your organization's network and infrastructure security gaps? Find out in this comparison.
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Third-Party Risk Management
Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

BitSight Alternative for Managing Cyber Risk in 2024

Looking for a BitSight alternative? We look at the key differences between BitSight and UpGuard.
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Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

Top 10 Windows 7 Vulnerabilities And Remediation Tips

Learn more about these top 10 vulnerabilities lurking in the world's most popular operating system by market share.
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Cybersecurity
Attack Surface Management

What is Information Risk Management?

Information Risk Management or IRM, is a form of risk mitigation through policies, procedures, and technology that reduces the threat of cyber attacks.
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Attack Surface Management
Cybersecurity

What is SQL Injection?

An SQL injection is a technique for the “injection” of SQL commands by attackers to access and manipulate databases.
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Cybersecurity

What is Secure Coding?

Secure coding is a method of writing software and source code that's shielded from cyber-attacks.
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Cybersecurity

What is Clickjacking? The Best Attack Prevention Methods

In a Clickjakcing attack, you may be clicking on a malicious link without realizing it. We teach you how to defend yourself against this threat.
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Cybersecurity

Is DDoSing Illegal?

A DDoS attack can be devasting to your online business. Read this post to learn how to defend yourself against this powerful threat.
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Cybersecurity

What is SPF Filtering and How Do I Implement It?

Are you certain cybercriminals are not sending emails with your domain? Learn about SPF filtering and how to implement it.
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