General security

How to create a subdomain enumeration toolkit

A domain name is an important part of the reconnaissance process during a security assessment or even for many bug bounty challenges. In this article, we’ll

Are open-source security tools secure? Weighing the pros and cons

Introduction There is a myth that good security solutions are necessarily expensive, but the truth is that there are many options, not only at low cost, but

Understanding DoS attacks and the best free DoS attacking tools [updated in 2020]

A Denial of Service (DoS) attack is designed to cause service outages. These attacks can easily cost an organization a significant amount in damages and wast

How to verify and respond to vulnerability reports from security researchers

Introduction Part of doing business in today’s increasingly cyber-world is dealing with security vulnerabilities and bugs that come up along the way. Many or

8 best WordPress security plugins

Over a third of websites (37%) are hosted on WordPress, making it the world’s most popular content management system (CMS). This includes everything from blo

DNS security best practices: Preventing DNS hijacking, poisoning and redirection

The importance of DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the fundamental protocols of the Internet. It provides a lookup service that converts domain na

Top 7 cybersecurity books for IT auditors in 2020

Introduction Before delving into top cybersecurity books for IT auditors, it is essential to have a short look at who IT auditors are. IT auditors are respon

Top 16 cybersecurity websites: Cybersecurity forums, subreddits for IT and security professionals and more

Why use cybersecurity forums and subreddits for continuing education? Cybersecurity continues to be one of the most strategically important issues in the di

10 election security predictions for the 2020 US presidential election

As I write, we have a hurricane pounding my home state of Texas and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our personal and professional lives. In that c

DevOps, SecOps, DevSecOps, PrivacyOps & AIOps: What's the difference?

Introduction Many people often wonder about what DevOps is and what a DevOps engineer actually does. DevOps tools range from scripts to applications and syst