Social engineering is an art of gaining access to buildings, systems and data without breaking in and using hacking techniques but trough exploiting human psychology. The hacker will call an employee in an organization and pose as an IT expert instead of searching for software vulnerability. The hackers will try to trick the employees into exposing sensitive data, including password. The … [Read more...] about All about social engineering
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Social engineering prevention
There are various ways social engineering can be prevented within an organization. Training should be provided to the employees about social engineering and commonly used tactics. Social engineering awareness should be presented in the form of storytelling, as it is much easier to understand than technical flaws. Usually, the social awareness program should start from the person at the gate, … [Read more...] about Social engineering prevention
What is Botnet and how to prevent Botnet attack
A Botnet is a group of internet-connected devices which are compromised by the cyber attackers. It works as a force multiplier for the cyber attackers that are working individually or in a group to target a system. As the numbers of connected devices are more significant, it can send a large volume of spam and spay on people and firms. The cyber attacker infects a system by malware and builds … [Read more...] about What is Botnet and how to prevent Botnet attack
Hostinger suffers from data breach and resets password for 14 million users
One the well-known web hosting provider Hostinger suffered from a massive data breach and to protect their customer's data, the firm has reset password as a precautionary measure. In the last week of august, Hostinger revealed that an authorized third party had gained access to their hashed passwords and non-financial data. More than half of their customer data was accessed by the attackers … [Read more...] about Hostinger suffers from data breach and resets password for 14 million users
Are all Bluetooth security device secure?
The Bluetooth Low Energy standards is a Bluetooth technology that was designed to allow Bluetooth devices to be paired easily by sending their Bluetooth MAC address to the channels. A user from within a few meters of the device can easily connect to the protocol and collect a unique identifier. The user will be able to track a Bluetooth device whoever it has went. Besides this, the device has … [Read more...] about Are all Bluetooth security device secure?
