As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve and become more sophisticated, enterprise IT must remain vigilant when it comes toprotecting their data and networks. To do that, they first have to understand the types of security threats and potential attacks they're up against. Below are the...
DDoS attacks don’t allow the attacker to access the target. They are intended to sabotage the target or potentially divert attention from IT security while other attacks occur. The aim of DDoS attacks is to manipulate normal network services and protocols. The target organization is flooded with...
FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report 2H 2023 shows Cybercriminals Exploiting New Industry Vulnerabilities 43% Faster than 1H 2023. Download Now Evolution Of Cybersecurity Like many technologies, cybersecurity, according to the prevailing cybersecurity definition, has evolved, but the evolution...
Creating viable security measures should be done with care so IT and Security teams can effectively safeguard company sensitive data against theft. You should continuously monitor these steps, ensuring there are no vulnerabilities or security gaps in the process. You must assign all of the protection...
Despite their many known weaknesses, passwords are still the most common authentication method used for computer-based services, so obtaining a target's password is an easy way to bypass security controls and gain access to critical data and systems. Attackers use various methods to illicitly acquir...
To prevent brute-force attacks, have lock-out policies in place as part of your authorization security architecture. After a certain number of attempts, the user attempting to enter the credentials gets locked out. This typically involves “freezing” the account so even if someone else tries fro...
This is especially common among major video game publishers: for example, Blizzard Authenticator, Steam Mobile with built-in Steam Guard, Wargaming Auth, and others are all incompatible with third-party apps and services. Only these custom-built apps can be used with the relevant gaming platforms...
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Typical examples of use include:Sender encrypts data with recipient’s public key; recipient decrypts data with their private key. Sender encrypts data with their own private key to verify the source of a document and re-encrypts the data with the recipient’s public key for security; the ...
Harvest a device as part of a botnet Spy on a device Typically spread through social engineering tactics, such as phishing, trojans can pose a serious threat to your security. The payload of a trojan usually consists of a backdoor that provides the attacker with unauthorized access to the inf...