Introduction Digital forensics methods are often used to uncover evidence from electronic devices to get information and verify validity of insurance claims. This is crucial in order to establish arson, insurance fraud, wrongful death, etc. These methods and techniques greatly assist insurance investigators in uncovering any digital evidence which could be accessible, password-protected, recently deleted, […]
What is Information Rights Management? Information Rights Management is the set of techniques and methods which protect the highly sensitive information of the organization irrespective of the file location whether it resides “in” or “outside” the corporate boundaries. This happens as the permissions embedded inside the file don’t allow unauthorized access, modification, copying or printing. […]
What is Data Leakage Prevention? Data Leakage Prevention is the category of solutions which help an organization to apply controls for preventing the unwanted accidental or malicious leakage of sensitive information to unauthorized entities in or outside the organization. Here sensitive information may refer to organization’s internal process documents, strategic business plans, intellectual property, financial […]
What is a Spear Phishing? Spear phishing is a deceptive communication technique in which a victim is lured via e-mail, text or tweet by an attacker to click or download a malicious link or file. The common objective of this technique is to compromise the victim machine by stealthily inserting a backdoor which seeks to […]
Bring your own device (BYOD) is the business policy of letting employees bring their own devices at workplace for doing work. The concept has gained popularity in recent years mainly due to the following reasons: Employees are more willing to spend on their devices as they have the ownership of the device. Maintenance and protection […]
What is Mobile Device Management? Mobile Device Management (MDM) software secures monitors, manages and supports mobile devices deployed across mobile operators, service providers and enterprises. MDM functionality typically includes over-the-air distribution of applications, data and configuration settings for all types of mobile devices, including mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, mobile printers, mobile POS devices, etc. This […]
Introduction Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are growing as a serious concern as they represent a threat to an organization’s intellectual property, financial assets and reputation. In some cases, these threats target critical infrastructure and government institutions, thereby threatening the country’s national security itself. The defensive tools and other controls are frequently rendered ineffective because the […]
Hi all, This month’s reading list. Make sure to check out the tools sections. Traditional Pen-testing is Dead: A frank look at the state of affairs of our daily job http://www.secmaniac.com/october-2010/traditional-penetration-testing-is-dead-bsides-atlanta/
Hi all, We are starting with a monthly reading-list for people who are unable to keep up with the latest in the field of IT Security. A few articles (like the ones below) may be informational to the non-technical readers as well to improve their tech know-how and security posture 🙂
