An attack is called MITM when a hacker can intercept data because of aforementioned security shortcomings. What are the Top 7 Ways to Stop a WiFi Hacker? Top 7 recommendations on how to improve the security of your WiFi network: Change your router username and password. Make sure your router...
Attack other people: Cybercriminals can hack your router and use it as part of a massive DDOS attack. Change your DNS settings: A common goal of a Wi-Fi router hack is to access your router’s DNS settings, which determine where it sends your internet traffic. A hacker can change your...
If you make this mistake, a hacker could compromise all of your accounts with a single attack. But how do hackers get passwords in the first place? And what can you do to protect yourself and your family from becoming victims? If you think your passwords are safe, think again. Read ...
Baffled by Man in the Middle, Brute Force, and other password attack names? Get a primer on what these are, how they work, and what you can do to protect your data.
If you want to learn how to stop a DDoS attack, you’ll need to understand what one looks like first. This can be difficult as there might be a legitimate reason for your high traffic numbers. At a high level, if asite slows or crashes, this is a sign to implement your disaster pla...
How To Stop a Hacker From Exploiting Your IP Address It’s important to always keep identifiable information about you protected, even if you believe you aren’t at risk. If a hacker is determined enough, they’ll be able to piece together enough information about your identity to impersonate...
Hackers contact you via emails or pop-ups claiming that your computer has been compromised with a virus. These messages appear to be sent from reputable security companies (as in the recent Geek Squad scams)— convincing you to call the tech support number in the message. The hacker asks for...
In a typical SSRF attack, an attacker can convince a server to establish a connection to an internal private service within the organization's infrastructure. It can also force the server to connect to external systems, exposing sensitive data such as credentials. ...
MalCare stoppedover 2000 attackson WordPress sites that aimed to exploit the Forminator vulnerability. All these attacks had the same modus operandi: upload a malicious file onto a website using these form plugins, which enables a hacker to gain remote access to the site and perform unauthorized...
In this post, we’ll explain what happens in a DDoS attack. Then, we’ll show you 5 easy steps you can take right now to stop an ongoing attack and secure your site against it. Decoding a DDoS Attack DDoS attacks aren’t like regular hacks. In most cases, a hacker gains access to...