Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “cybersecurity”
March 3, 2022
Cyberattacks on the power grid - are you prepared?
In light of recent news stories about possible cyberattacks on the U.S. power grid, we are inclined to ponder over precautions we can take to prepare for such a scenario. If you are in the public utilities industry, this blog post is for you. But, if you’re not, don’t worry. We will cover some basic principles you can follow to get your organization ready before such a cyberattack occurs.
February 3, 2022
How to prevent and detect Log4j vulnerabilities
The Apache Log4j vulnerability has attracted a lot of media attention as a result of recent security incidents that were reported by some organizations using versions 2.0-beta9 through 2.14.1. This security flaw has the potential to affect thousands of applications since some of the world’s largest databases rely on Log4j.
Because so many organizations are affected, cybercriminals are actively exploiting this well-known vulnerability.
Why is this so dangerous? In addition to the threat of malware and ransomware, hackers can also perform remote code execution due to the Log4j vulnerability.
July 1, 2021
Top 5 security concerns revealed with DNS logging
The Domain Name System (DNS) facilitates communication between all devices connected to the Internet. It consists of hierarchical servers that can translate any given hostname, along with its corresponding domain name, to its internet protocol (IP) address(es). One of the most common is the windows DNS server that ensures that data requests are sent to their correct endpoints while providing human-readable addresses for websites connected to the Internet. With the ever-growing number of cloud-based devices and technologies, for instance, the Internet of things (IoT), portals, web applications, as well as online transaction processing, it is more important than ever to identify the actual physical addresses of remote devices when relying on DNS-dependent connectivity.
February 3, 2020