Cyber Threat Scores – What you need to know

Yesterday’s defenses cannot be compared to today’s threats. The ongoing battle of ever-rising cyberattacks has required that defenders innovate new methods in order to remain ahead of advanced cyber threats. Looking forward, these new threats require actionable threat intelligence coupled with a threat score before they damage the...

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EC-Council Announces the Launch of Online Masterclass Training in Europe

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Europe, May 2020: EC-Council’s motive of bringing cybersecurity mastery via global experts and local delivery, is not compromised even during the adverse situations raised amid COVID-19. The cybersecurity masterclass training is now delivered in Europe, via live online classes to benefit professionals from different sectors. The first online...

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What does a Digital Forensics Analyst do? Is this job for you?

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Getting a job in any area within the cybersecurity field can be extremely challenging as a lot of employers seek experience with a wide range of tools. Computer forensics is not much different as there is not one specific toolset a digital forensics analyst should have, but they...

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Deadly DDoS Attacks Are On The Rise – Are You Prepared?

ec On September 20, 2016, security blogger Brian Krebs, was hit with “an extremely large and unusually distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack designed to knock the site offline”. According to Krebs, “The attack did not succeed thanks to the hard work of the engineers at Akamai, the company that...

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Everything You Need to Know About Firewalls and Everything to Avoid

In today’s digital landscape, top-notch network security solutions are the need of the hour. Apart from concrete anti-malware programs and different cybersecurity solutions, having a proper network security plan with a good firewall is a must. Traditional firewalls protect the internal network against the incoming traffic. They have...

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5 Ways to Intelligent Network Security with Software-Defined Networking

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Today’s businesses compete in a very challenging landscape of network security. From large corporations to small- and medium-sized enterprises, even many start-ups are adopting cloud services. It not only offers the flexibility of resource utilization, but also reduces operational costs, increases data integrity and security, lowers the risk...

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The role of Cyber Threat Intelligence in patching

Vulnerabilities put your business at risk and with thousands of them emerging every year, it becomes impossible to patch them all, and that is where your research is required. Threat intelligence helps identify specific vulnerabilities that are a risk to your organization and provide custom solutions. Gartner’s research...

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Is your Cyber Disaster Recovery Plan equipped to handle the latest cyber threats?

The expansion of the connected ecosystem is contributing to the complexity and growth of cyberattacks. According to Cybersecurity Ventures estimation, the human attack surface will grow to 6 billion by 2021 and the attacks will cost the global economy $6tn by 2021. Those who have experienced high profile...

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4 Cybersecurity Lessons Learned the Hard Way

The cybersecurity landscape is dynamic. The threats are constantly evolving and today’s cybersecurity measures may not stand up to pressure tomorrow. However, time and time again we’ve seen companies and organizations slip into complacency or ignore certain processes—such as training or vetting outside tools—and pay in terms of...

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6 Skills every Ethical Hacker must have to protect an organization

On a rare occasion do we see a week go past without news of a massive data breach. There is a hacker attack every 39 seconds and a cybercriminals steal on an average 75 records every second. Both small and big businesses are targeted by cybercriminals, creating a...

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Does hands-on learning make you a better Ethical Hacker?

Lab-based training is practically oriented as it directly trains you to perform specific tasks. On the other hand, traditional classroom training primarily focuses on theory ignoring practical implementation. Hence, we find a large gap between their grades on paper and their actual performance. The main advantage of hands-on...

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All you need to know about Pentesting in the AWS Cloud

Quite recently, we have experienced many AWS (Amazon Web Services) breaches exposing vulnerabilities, like S3 buckets, compromised AWS environments, and more. To understand the strategies the strategies of specific attacks on AWS Cloud, one must have specific knowledge and a strategic approach. In this article, we will explain...

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