The new year is always a great time to set new resolutions. And a great resolution is to do things that would help on the professional front. One question that I frequently get asked is how one should build a career in cybersecurity? Having hired and overseen the careers of thousands of cybersecurity professionals at […]
Shopping during Christmas is always fun and exciting, but it can get tricky with offers that sound too good to be true. This blog will give you tips to help you shop safely online. Fake Sites Although online shopping is highly convenient, many people fall victim to fraudsters who want nothing but your money. For […]
Did you know that Jingle Bells was the first song played in outer space by the crew of NASA’s Gemini 6A space flight in 1965? Picture, if you will, a group of astronauts jamming out to the jolly jingle while floating through the stars in their miniature version of a one-horse open sleigh. But more than music, […]
After the distant social celebrations of 2020, the Christmas season returns to normalcy this year. Families have reunited, shops await the royal bustle, the air brims with the warm aroma of hot cocoa, and baubles dangle down every bough of freshly-trimmed fir trees. It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Everywhere you go- […]
An Overview of the most dreaded ransomware in recent times Resurgence of Ransomware In April 2019, the Cybereason Nocturnus team encountered several target machines infected with a ransomware called Sodinokibi, which spread via links to zip files containing malicious. Sodinokibi (aka Sodin aka REvil) is installed on machines by exploiting an Oracle WebLogic vulnerability (CVE-2019-2725) and […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a secure cloud platform service which is hybrid of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service(PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). It offers various services starting from data warehousing to content delivery. It allows easy deployment of “local cloud” on premises, which is a highly sought out […]
Network segmentation plays a vital role while complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Effective segmentation helps in reducing the scope of assessment, cost and risk to data security. The PCI DSS standard recommends that networks which process, store or transmit card holder data should be segregated and segmented from network environments that […]
Introduction With the onslaught of SMAC – Social Media, Analytics, Mobility and Cloud Computing – in our personal as well as professional lives, we are spending a huge amount of time and energy in a digital world. Many organizations are faced with the challenge of how to handle and even leverage these technological innovations to […]
The Internet of Things and Smart Cities – Security and Privacy Aspects In a world where the technology is constantly improving itself by the hour, the demand for a seamless integration of human needs and the digital word is on the rise. With every new device that we are procuring for our day to day […]
Recently, on one of the security mailing lists a query was posted as to what metrics should be produced from a Data Leakage Prevention Solution, an Intrusion Prevention System, and from the Firewalls being managed by the security team. Here’s the response I sent in which is being shared for a larger audience: Basically, what management […]
