Is it sufficient to just benchmarks threats based on CVSS ratings or do we need to do something more to actually understand the threat better Continue reading “Economic Value of a threat”
Results of Internet Security Survey
The IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force® research and development team has recently issued a white paper on Internet Security threats. Some of the key findings are Continue reading “Results of Internet Security Survey”
Tech Terminology Demystified – Fuzzing
Imagine that you are asked to test a web application. You decide to first look at the application to get an idea of what it does and how. The login page. You try to put yourself in an attacker’s shoe. How would he try to gain access to our application through the login page. One of things that come to your mind is
What does the largest credit card theft teach us?
A 28-year-old man was charged with the largest credit card theft ever in the United States, in which more than 130 million card numbers were stolen, the US Justice Department said. Albert Gonzalez, of Miami, Florida, and two co-conspirators were accused of hacking into the computer networks of firms supporting major American retail and Financial organizations and stealing data. Continue reading “What does the largest credit card theft teach us?”
Full Disk Encryption-Software based or Hardware based?
It is quite common these days to hear of sensitive information being lost when laptops are either stolen or lost. Rarely does a month go by without an organisation revealing the loss or theft of a laptop brimming with sensitive data. Full disk encryption, or FDE, is the preferred mechanism to address this threat. Continue reading “Full Disk Encryption-Software based or Hardware based?”
ALICE – The Chat Bot
Human intelligence has always been trying to find newer ways of searching. With advancements in technologies such as voice recognition, Natural language processing and Artificial Intelligence, it shouldn’t surprise many if in the future, systems connected with the internet can be configured to respond to the user queries in a casual manner . Continue reading “ALICE – The Chat Bot”