The backdoor attack is a type of malware that is used to get unauthorized access to a website by the cybercriminals. The cybercriminals spread the malware in the system through unsecured points of entry, such as outdated plug-ins or input fields. The malware is entered in the system through the backdoor and it makes it ways to the company’s sensitive data including customer personally identifiable … [Read more...] about What Is a Backdoor Attack?
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What is the incident response? 05 steps for building a robust IR plan
InfoSec professionals are building systems and adopting tools to help safeguard against ransomware, malware and phishing attacks. Firms are also building an incident response plan that an incident will occur and the plan will guide them out of danger. Incident response definition An incident response plan is prepared by an organization on how to responds to a cyber attack or a data breach. … [Read more...] about What is the incident response? 05 steps for building a robust IR plan
What is WireGuard? Secure, simple VPN still in development
WireGuard definition Wireguard is a software application that is used to create a secure point-to-point connection through a virtual private protocol. The aim is to perform better performance than an open virtual private network. It is a security-focused virtual private network, which uses proven cryptography protocols and logarithms to secure the data. Wireguard is also deployed on windows, … [Read more...] about What is WireGuard? Secure, simple VPN still in development
03 cyber threats expected to grow in 2020
Cybercriminals will use different advanced technologies to upgrade the existing threats or they may target you with new and unpredictable threats. Given below are the largest threats of 2019 which will change in 2020 in terms of scale and tactics. Malware infections of devices In 2019 most of the firms battled to protect their endpoints. More than half of the firms suffered from malware … [Read more...] about 03 cyber threats expected to grow in 2020
05 most common ways criminals scam you through social engineering
There are various ways a social engineering scammers use to scam their victims. Given below are five basic and common tricks used by social engineering. The sender has two email addresses Using two different email addresses is the common phishers trick. They use one for email arriving which looks legitimate and one for return address which is the real one. It is not guaranteed that the … [Read more...] about 05 most common ways criminals scam you through social engineering