Attack Surface Management
SMB Ports 445 and 139: Risks and How to Secure Them
An SMB port is a network port commonly used for file sharing that is susceptible to an exploit known as EternalBlue exploit that resulted in WannaCry.
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
July 28, 2026
What is an Open Port? Definition & Free Checking Tools
This is a complete overview of open ports. Learn why open ports can be dangerous and how to detect them in this in-depth post.
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
July 4, 2025
What is a Brute Force Attack?
Brute force attacks are a common and costly form of cyberattack that can be prevented. Learn about brute force attacks and how to prevent them in this post
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
June 30, 2025
Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Platforms Explained
Discover leading cybersecurity risk assessment tools that help organizations identify vulnerabilities, manage threats, and enhance their security posture.
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
September 22, 2026
What Is Email Security? Best Practices for 2026
This is a complete overview of email security. Learn about email security best practices and how to implement them with this in-depth post.
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
January 5, 2026
How to Secure Your PostgreSQL Database - 10 Tips
These 10 basic security measures will help bolster your PostgreSQL installation against cyber attacks.
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
November 19, 2024
Insider Threats in Cyber Security: How to Detect & Prevent
Learn how to detect and mitigate insider threats, one of the most complex attack vectors to manage in a cybersecurity program.
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
March 23, 2025
Website Security Checklist: Protect Your Website in 2026
Before putting your website into production, be sure to complete the 13 steps in this checklist to protect against the most common hacks and exploits.
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Kaushik Sen
January 5, 2026
How to Fix the Top 11 OS X Vulnerabilities
Like all operating systems, OS X is highly exploitable if security flaws are left unremediated.
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UpGuard Team
November 19, 2024
Kali Linux vs Backbox: Pen Testing and Ethical Hacking Linux Distros
Learn more about these two Linux distros designed for assessing your infrastructure's resilience against cyber attacks.
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
January 7, 2025
How to Secure Your Nginx Deployment: 10 Tips
Nginx is lightweight, fast, powerful—but like all server software, is prone to security flaws that could lead to data breaches.
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UpGuard Team
December 1, 2025
What is the WannaCry Ransomware Attack?
WannaCry is a ransomware cryptoworm cyber attack that targets computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
July 8, 2025
What is Attack Surface Management? Tools and Best Practices
This is a complete overview of attack surface management. Learn how attack surface management can keep your organization secure in this in-depth post.
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Nicholas Sollitto
September 20, 2026
Top 20 Critical Windows Server 2008 Vulnerabilities And Remediation Tips
Learn about the top 20 Windows Server 2008 vulnerabilities, exploits, and security flaws that can lead to a data breach and how to fix them.
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
January 5, 2025
Rapid7 vs Qualys
Which of these two leading vulnerability management solutions is better at detecting and remediating security flaws? Read more to find out.
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Abi Tyas Tunggal
January 9, 2025
Caught In The AWS Tarpit
While running a series of unit tests that make API calls to Amazon Web Services (AWS), tests were failing unpredictably. All driven by AWS authentication.
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Kaushik Sen
November 19, 2024
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