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The diversity and sophistication of cyberattacks keep growing, posing threats for businesses of all shapes and sizes. Given that, it’s not surprising at all that the global cybersecurity market is expected to reach 300 billion by 2024 1 . To avoid becoming victims of online threats, businesses need to invest in a solid cybersecurity strategy. This leads to two major ...

Azure offers remote access to enterprise-grade Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Database as a Service (DBaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). Azure’s data centers are spread across 54 regions, and its infrastructure is hybrid-ready, backed by over 90 compliance certifications, and provides a built-in backup 1 module. This article provides a review ...

The world is going mobile, and there is every reason to be mobile.At a time when everything is moving at a break-neck speed, we need to be on our toes, and thanks to mobile devices, we have got everything on our fingertips.The rise in mobile devices is a blessing for us. Still, at the same time, cybercriminals and hackers ...

This blog is by Knogin blog. Reposted with permission. A new security threat has emerged, this time for Android OS, making mobile security researchers scratch their heads for the past few months, the malware is called xHelper.The malware has already infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just the last six months and is continuing to ...

This blog is by Knogin blog. Reposted with permission. Summary  Researchers from MalwareHunterTeam have spotted a new variant of ransomware called FuxSocy; this malware impersonates the known Cerber ransomware. It operates by encrypting the data you have on the computer, changes the file, and its extension to a random one; then, it demands a ransom ...

This blog was originally posted on Knogin blog by author Anna Codina. Reposted with permission. (By the way! If you'd like to keep a hard copy of this guide, you can also download the Ultimate Cybersecurity Quick Guide for Students for ease of use.)   Different Ways You Could be Compromised ...

This blog was originally posted on Cisco Security Blog by author John Stewart. Reposted with permission. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and for me, it’s a time to reflect on where we’ve been and how far we’ve come, study the trends and challenges we face today, and look ahead to the next generation of ...

Probably, all SOC (security operations center) analysts are dreaming of seeing their detecting rules identify and block the sophisticated techniques of pro-government APT groups, and investigations lead to the discovery of exploits that use zero-day vulnerabilities. Start FREE Virtualization Management Course >> Unfortunately (or fortunately), the majority of incidents are much less romantic: ...

Throughout the day, I had some infuriating internet outages that forced me to create persistent ssh tunnels with autossh (Linux only), so I can get my tunneled connection back when Cox goes back up. We are covering 5 different ways to use a double TCP-to-Reverse-SSH tunnel productively:   Remote Access To A Linux Machine at Home ...

You can feel it in your bones, the little voice in the back of your head is especially loud today. Self-doubt begins to rear its ugly head, the impostor syndrome is vigilant today, and all you want is some peace.This, my friends, is what is called burnout. It is a real condition that can cause both physical and mental ...