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Is Your Network a Ticking Time Bomb?

Is Your Network a Ticking Time Bomb?

Cybersecurity is not easy to manage, and even professionals have their work cut out for them against modern threats like ransomware and other high-profile security threats. Today, we want to educate you on some of the terminology used in cybersecurity, namely the relationship between a vulnerability and an exploit, as well as what you can do to keep the risks...

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A Zero-Day Vulnerability Found in Barracuda’s Email Security

A Zero-Day Vulnerability Found in Barracuda’s Email Security

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • May 29, 2023
  • Alerts

What happens when the tools designed to keep organizations safe from network breaches, are the victim of a cyberattack? After all, these tools are just applications, albeit sophisticated pieces of security software, they can run the risk of being exploited much in the same way any other software is. This is exactly what happened to cybersecurity giant Barracuda as it...

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4 Ways to Detect a Phishing Attack

4 Ways to Detect a Phishing Attack

A modern network, when properly configured and protected with modern cybersecurity tools, can be extremely secure. Since that’s been the trend for some organizations over the years, hackers have been looking for ways around the security many businesses have in place. If hackers can’t break in through normal means, they will turn to other, more insidious methods, like phishing attacks,...

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Phishing Can Have Multiple Attack Vectors

Phishing Can Have Multiple Attack Vectors

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • February 24, 2023
  • Security

Phishing is a pressing issue for everyone, not just businesses. The main problem is that the phishing messages keep getting more and more sophisticated and keep coming and coming until, eventually, something negative happens. For this week’s tip, we wanted to discuss the different types of phishing you can encounter.  (more…)

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Face It, You Probably Don’t Know Much About Cybersecurity, Part 2

Face It, You Probably Don’t Know Much About Cybersecurity, Part 2

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • February 15, 2023
  • Security

Last week, we went through why training is such a crucial part of your business’ cybersecurity process. This week we will turn our attention to some of the tools and other strategies that your organization should be using to mitigate security threats.  (more…)

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Face It, You Probably Don’t Know Much About Cybersecurity, Part 1

Face It, You Probably Don’t Know Much About Cybersecurity, Part 1

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • February 8, 2023
  • Security

Admit it, you don’t know all that much about cybersecurity. In this blog, we spend a lot of time discussing security issues. After all, today there are more threats than ever and many different types of problems that IT administrators, business decision-makers, and even individual employees have to deal with. Over the next two weeks, we have decided to discuss...

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Five of the Worst Security Breaches of 2022

Five of the Worst Security Breaches of 2022

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • February 6, 2023
  • Security

We make a consistent point to urge our readers to take their organizational cybersecurity seriously. This is because there are threats out there that are targeting your business, no matter how small it is. This week, we take a break from the itemized list of security tips to present 2022’s most devastating cyberattacks to give you an idea what hackers...

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What Twitter’s API Breaches Mean for Cybersecurity Trends

What Twitter’s API Breaches Mean for Cybersecurity Trends

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • January 16, 2023
  • Security

Back in December of 2021, an API vulnerability impacting Twitter was disclosed. Just a few months later, in July, data from more than 5.4 million users—obtained through this vulnerability—was put up for sale, and more recently, another hacker shared the data online. Let’s take the opportunity to examine the concept of an API attack, and what can and should be...

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The Vatican Proves that No One is Immune to Cyberattacks

The Vatican Proves that No One is Immune to Cyberattacks

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • December 28, 2022
  • Security

While it may not be the first target one might think of when it comes to cyberattacks, a recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on the Vatican’s official website only proves that cyberattacks can potentially influence any organization. Let’s consider the situation, as well as what lessons we can all take away from it. (more…)

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What Exactly is a Zero-Day Exploit?

What Exactly is a Zero-Day Exploit?

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • December 23, 2022
  • Security

There are countless known threats out there that create security headaches for network administrators, but it’s not the known flaws that are the most dangerous; it’s the unknown ones that have even more potential to derail operations, expose sensitive data in security breaches, and end businesses entirely. These zero-day flaws or exploits are extremely important to keep informed about. (more…)

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