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 [...]
All organizations are need to keep their apps and devices secure. These apps/ devices must be compliant with the security baselines defined by the organization. A security configuration checklist (lockdown or hardening guide or benchmark) is form a series of instructions for configuring a product to a particular security baseline. IT security checklists are helpful to [...]
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 [...]
What’s a macro? It’s a small program that runs within a bigger program to automate a task (usually a complex or time-consuming task) on a user’s behalf. Macros are written in a programming language designed to work within their broader environment. So, for example, macros for Microsoft Office are currently written in Visual Basic for [...]
The dark web is a part of the internet (or a small part of the deep web) that isn't indexed by search engines. The dark web contains a large amount of illegal and criminal content (from various aspects). Online marketplaces for drugs, exchanges for stolen data, and other illegal activities get most of the attention. [...]
Zero-day is a flaw in software, hardware or firmware that it has the potential to be exploited by cybercriminals. In other words, zero-day is a vulnerability in a system or device that has been disclosed but is not yet patched. A zero day exploit is a cyber-attack that occurs on the same day a weakness [...]
Intrusion detection is the process of monitoring the events occurring in network and analyzing them for signs of possible incidents, violations, or imminent threats to security policies. These security measures are available as intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS). At result, IDS and IPS are both parts of the network infrastructure. IDS and [...]
This post is dedicated to malware removal. In this post we are going to tell you how you can find out that your computer has been the victim of malware. Then learn what to do if malware is on your computer. Finally, we have some important security solutions for you that if you use them, [...]