Mobile devices come with their own set of problems, such as unauthorized data access and data leakage, which highlights the importance of managing these devices. Mobile device management (MDM) is a software application for the administration of mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablet computers and laptops. MDM includes storing essential information about mobile devices, deciding [...]
It is essential for all organizations to protect their networks. With hackers increasing and becoming smarter day by day, the need to utilize network security tool becomes more and more impotent. Network security is any activity designed to protect the usability and integrity of network and data. In fact, network security is a term used [...]
A brute force attack (exhaustive search) is a cryptographic hack that relies on guessing possible combinations of a targeted password until the correct password is discovered. This attack uses trial-and-error to guess login info, encryption keys, or find a hidden web page. Brute force attacks don’t employ an intellectual strategy. These attacks simply try using [...]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce. This Institute develops technology, metrics, and standards to drive innovation and economic competitiveness at U.S.-based organizations in the science and technology industry. For example, one of NIST’s roles is to develop guidelines on how companies can [...]
Recent our posts were about NIST SP 800-137 and NIST SP 800-53A. In this post, we are going to review NIST SP 800-145. The title of this article is: Evaluation of Cloud Computing Services. This publication published in 2010. The PDF file of this publication consists of 32 pages and 7 chapters. These chapters are: Chapter [...]
Our previous post was about NIST SP 800-137. In this post, we are going to review NIST SP 800-53A. NIST SP 800-53 is shorthand for the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organization. NIST SP 800-53 is a set of standards and guidelines [...]
First of all, it's better to talk about what NIST is and why the content published by NIST is important. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce. This Institute develops technology, metrics, and standards to drive innovation and economic competitiveness at U.S.-based organizations [...]
If a hacker can determine what type of operating system a targeted computer is running, he or she can work to exploit the vulnerabilities present in that operating system. OS Fingerprinting is used by security professionals and hackers for mapping remote networks and determining which vulnerabilities might be present to exploit. In fact, it is [...]
Buffers are memory storage regions that temporarily hold data while it is being transferred from one location to another. These buffers typically live in RAM memory. Most modern hard drives take advantage of buffering to efficiently access data. Buffer is also widely used in online video streaming and buffers are frequently used in online video [...]