Web Server and its Types of Attacks

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Web servers are where websites are stored. They are computers that run an operating system and are connected to a database to run multiple applications. A web server’s primary responsibility is to show website content by storing, processing, and distributing web pages to users.Web Server Attack:Any attempt by...

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Ethical Hacking: Understanding the Basics

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Cybercrime continues to grow at an astounding and devastating rate; more than 93% of organizations in the healthcare field alone experienced a data breach in the past few years (Sobers, 2021).While most people with any degree of tech acumen are familiar with criminal hackers, fewer are familiar with...

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What Are Sniffing Attacks, and How Can They Be Prevented?

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The technique of capturing all data packets traveling through a network using a software application or hardware device is known as network sniffing (Mitchell, 2021). Ethical hackers can use sniffing to gain tremendous insights into the workings of a network and the behavior of its users, which can...

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How Ethical Hackers Can Defend Against IoT and OT Hacking

The world is increasingly becoming a more connected place. With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), more and more devices can connect online. This trend has led to increased cybercrime, as criminals find new ways to exploit these devices for their own gain (Splunk, 2021a). IoT...

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What's the Difference Between Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing?

Ethical hacker and penetration tester are both important roles in the cybersecurity domain, but some confusion exists regarding the difference between them. In this article, we’ll explain what ethical hacking and penetration testing involve, including what differentiates them from one another.The two roles do share certain similarities: Ethical...

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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Attacks: Common Vulnerabilities and Prevention Methods

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF), also known as session riding, is a type of cyberattack in which authenticated users of a web application are forced to submit malicious, state-changing requests created by an attacker. CSRF attacks can:◉ Alter the target’s records in an application◉ Submit a transaction◉ Purchase products using the...

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Defending Against Common Types of Web Application Attacks

Key Points◉ Web applications can be vulnerable to attacks, which can allow cyber criminals to gain access to data and other sensitive information.◉ Common web application attacks include cross-site scripting, SQL injections, path traversal, local file inclusion and DDoS.◉ Automated vulnerability scanning, web application firewalls and proper testing can help...

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Difference between Cyber Security and Information Security

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The terms Cyber Security and Information Security are often used interchangeably. As they both are responsible for the security and protecting the computer system from threats and information breaches and often Cybersecurity and information security are so closely linked that they may seem synonymous and unfortunately, they are...

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Elements of Cybersecurity

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Cyber security is the shielding of web associated systems, for example, hardware, software, and information from cyber dangers. The training is utilized by people and ventures to defend against unapproved access to the servers and other electronic systems.Various elements of cyber security are given below:◉ Application Security◉ Information Security◉ Network...

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Cloudflare Reports It Prevented Largest HTTPS DDoS Attack on Record

The attack was launched by a 5,000-device botnet and peaked at 26 million requests per second.Last week, content delivery network Cloudflare reported that its systems had detected and prevented the largest HTTPS Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in history. The attack was launched by a “small but...

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