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Cyber Security: Vulnerability Scanning is Not Penetration Testing Recently we have found that there has been a lot of confusion regarding the difference between Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration testing with regards to Cyber Security auditing. We have found that a lot of Cyber Security Vendors have started calling Vulnerability Scanning Penetration testing when in fact, …
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Cybercriminals can take advantage of various vulnerabilities in your company. Patching them up is crucial to protecting your Cyber Security posture and business reputation. Taking your cybersecurity seriously is essential regardless of your organization. Otherwise, criminals can easily halt your operations. Cyberattacks are on the rise. Take the University of Sunderland as an example. At …
What is “Ransomware”? Ransomware is software that infects computers and networks intending to hold your systems and files hostage for money. It achieves this goal by encrypting your files and system. By doing this you are forced to either pay the fee they ask for or otherwise lose your files. Ransomware is becoming increasingly popular …
What is a VPN? You have probably seen the commercial on TV or ads online talking about VPN’s and how they protect your online presence, but there are actually two types of VPN’s. In this article, we will help clarify what each type of VPN is and how it helps you. VPN VS VPN: What …
Working Remotely From Home: The Top 5 Things You Must Have and Know With the COVID-19 Pandemic in full swing here in the US with the epicenter being in New York, many small businesses were forced to scramble to figure out a way to let their employees keep working remotely from home. Many small businesses …
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Password Security The Top 5 Ways to Ensure Password Security Password Security is a must-have in any environment, from personal to business systems. Unfortunately, many users and administrators do not enforce a strict password policy which then resorts in easily compromised accounts and systems. Often hackers use what is called a Bruteforcing attack, which is …
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Beyond the Firewall – Preventing Security Breaches The Top 5 Must-Do Tasks for your Businesses Network Security You are probably very familiar with what the term “Firewall” is and does but for those of you who are not, it is basically a piece of software or hardware that is in the middle of your internal …
