Network security

Securing the home office: Printer security risks (and mitigations)

The drastic increase in working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a traditional weak point within organizational networks to light – the pri

Email security

We all know Email is the widely used communication medium at least in the corporate world. In fact, Email existed before the World Wide Web and other modes o

Data integrity and backups

Introduction Data integrity means that a given data set is accurate, complete, consistent, unchanged (original or a true copy) and trustworthy throughout it

Cost of non-compliance: 8 largest data breach fines and penalties

Different regulations and laws will slap organizations with fines and penalties for data breaches. This is because the organization did not take the privacy

How to find weak passwords in your organization’s Active Directory

Introduction Confidentiality is a fundamental information security principle. According to ISO 27001, it is defined as ensuring that information is not made

Monitoring business communication tools like Slack for data infiltration risks

Introduction If you’re sending instant messages at work, chances are you’re using Slack, the business-oriented analog of WhatsApp or Discord. Slack currently

Firewalls and IDS/IPS

Introduction A typical corporate network makes use of a number of networking devices and mechanisms for preventing various attacks and maintaining the secur

IPv4 and IPv6 overview

IP stands for internet protocol. The internet protocol is the protocol which allows internetworking at the internet layer of the internet protocol suite. IPv

The OSI model and TCP/IP model

What is the OSI model? The OSI model was the primary standard model for network communications, adopted by all major telecommunication companies and compute

Endpoint hardening (best practices)

Endpoint hardening: If you were to tell the average person that you were going to be performing this task for your organization, they'd probably ask if you w