General security

5 social media site privacy issues you should worry about

I recently took my Amazon Alexa device to a friend’s home so they could see what I had been going on about for months. The friend and her husband, both mille

Five standardization bodies security professionals need to know

Standardization bodies are organizations that exist specifically for developing, coordinating, promoting and interpreting technical standards. As with an

5 best password auditing tools

A single weak password exposes your entire network to an external threat. Password hacking is one of the most critical and commonly exploited network securit

5 Steps to Create a Security Culture within your Organization

Introduction We have a problem Houston...and its name is cybercrime. In 2017, we saw some of the biggest breaches of all time, including the Equifax breach,

An Examination of the Security Threats Posed to a Mobile Wallet Infrastructure

Introduction Our last article reviewed in depth just what precisely a Mobile Wallet is, and how it works. In summary, it is essentially a mobile app from whi

An Overview of the Mobile Wallet and Apple Pay

Introduction There is no doubt that today, the Smartphone is fast becoming an extension of both our personal and professional lives. For example, not only ca

An asset management guide for information security professionals

Managing a business from an information security professional’s point of view means there needs to be some form of asset classification within the operationa

DNS analysis and tools

In this article, we will take a look at the complete DNS process, DNS lookup, DNS reverse lookup, DNS zone transfer, etc. along with some tools to analyze &a

The Unattended Use of Stingray Devices Finally Gets Noticed

Police agencies around the United States are using the "Stingray," a powerful surveillance tool, which is even more potent than a spyware app made for wirel

Top 10 Cyber Security Predictions for 2018

A look at the 2017 predictions 2017 is ending, and it is time to check whether the cyber-security predictions we made last year were exact and we will try t