Articles, news, and research on cybersecurity.
A warning ignored once becomes a headline. Read more about these 12 real 2026 cybersecurity incidents, and the sign each one gave before it made the news.
The key difference between CIFS and SMB is that CIFS is a dialect of SMB – a particular implementation of the SMB protocol. Learn more.
Understanding your existing third-party cybersecurity gaps allows you to better manage third-party risk. Learn more in this guide.
Learn about reverse proxies and how they could support your cybersecurity objectives.
Cloud misconfiguration refers to any glitches, gaps, or errors that could expose your environment to risk during cloud adoption. Learn how to prevent them.
Learn the differences between VPNs and Proxy Servers to help you make the right cybersecurity decisions for your requirements.
IOAs, when used in conjunction with IOCs, can significantly increase the efficacy of cybersecurity programs defending against data breaches.
Learn what Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is, how it works and how cybercriminals leverage its design to launch cyberattacks
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) is a category of cybersecurity tools that enhance cloud data security. Learn how they secure cloud environments.
Learn what Advanced Persistent Threats are, how to detect them, and how to protect your systems from compromise.
A concise overview of the Apache Log4j vulnerability, its implications, and how to secure your sensitive data against its exploitation.
The Metasploit Framework is an open-source framework that is used to find, exploit, and validate system vulnerabilities. Learn more about how it works.
Enumeration attacks help cybercriminals confirm sensitive records in a web server database. Learn how to prevent this malicious threat.
A security operations center (SOC) is a centralized facility that unifies an organization’s security monitoring across all IT infrastructure. Learn more.
Learn about the biggest cyber threats every financial service should be aware of in 2021 and how to successfully defend against them.
A CASB (cloud access security broker) is an intermediary between users, an organization, and a cloud environment. Learn more.
Keyloggers clandestinely monitor everything a user types into their keyboards, including passwords and credit card data. Learn how to detect them.
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