A MITM attack is when an attack relays and possibly alters the communication between two parties who believe they are communicating with each other. Drive-by Downloads A drive-by download attack is a download that happens without a person's knowledge often installing a computer virus, sp...
Dynamic application security testing (DAST).DAST is an automated black box testing technology that mimics how a hacker would interact with your web application or API. It tests applications over a network connection and by examining the client-side rendering of the application, much like a pen te...
Zero Trust is a security framework requiring all users to be authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated before being granted access.
has been infected with malicious software, such as avirus. Attackers can control a botnet as a group without the owner’s knowledge with the goal of increasing the magnitude of their attacks. Often, a botnet is used to overwhelm systems in adistributed-denial-of-service attack (DDoS)attack....
Static application security testing is a methodology that analyzes source code to find security vulnerabilities, also known as white box testing. Learn more at Blackduck.com.
Email is a common attack vector for distributing malware, typically through attachments or links. Once installed, malware can carry out a host of malicious activities like stealing data, monitoring user activity, or providing remote access to the attacker. Email spoofing: With email spoofing attacks...
security model also evaluates access requests on a case-by-case basis. If a user requests access to a resource, that request is assessed based on the permissions and privileges assigned to them. If approved, the user is granted only the requested access for the duration of a single session....
It’s also possible that my firewall is causing the SSL handshake error by intercepting my request for inspection. To rule it out as the cause, I temporarily deactivate my firewall — but that can leave me vulnerable to an attack.
You can use the following two Microsoft Intune options to configure DeviceControlEnabled. With both options, the setting appears as Device Control Enabled, and is found in the Defender category:Configure a Device Control template, which is a profile for Attack Surface Reduction policy. Configure a...
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