How to create a subdomain enumeration toolkit
A domain name is an important part of the reconnaissance process during a security assessment or even for many bug bounty challenges. In this article, we’ll...
General security
Are open-source security tools secure? Weighing the pros and cons
There is a myth that good security solutions are necessarily expensive, but the truth is that there are many options, not only at low cost, but even excellent...
Understanding DoS attacks and the best free DoS attacking tools [updated in 2020]
A Denial of Service (DoS) attack is designed to cause service outages. These attacks can easily cost an organization a significant amount in damages and wasted...
How to verify and respond to vulnerability reports from security researchers
Part of doing business in today’s increasingly cyber-world is dealing with security vulnerabilities and bugs that come up along the way. Many organizations...
8 best WordPress security plugins
Over a third of websites (37%) are hosted on WordPress, making it the world’s most popular content management system (CMS). This includes everything from...
DNS security best practices: Preventing DNS hijacking, poisoning and redirection
The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the fundamental protocols of the Internet. It provides a lookup service that converts domain names (like google.com)...
Top 7 cybersecurity books for IT auditors in 2020
Before delving into top cybersecurity books for IT auditors, it is essential to have a short look at who IT auditors are.
IT auditors are responsible for examining...
How to satisfy the blog post duplication process
No doubt you will have noticed, in the past few years, that voices are being raised about something called the “skills gap.” The discussion is not just...
Top 16 cybersecurity websites: Cybersecurity forums, subreddits for IT and security professionals and more
Cybersecurity continues to be one of the most strategically important issues in the digital world today and is also a field in which professionals are challenged...
10 election security predictions for the 2020 US presidential election
As I write, we have a hurricane pounding my home state of Texas and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our personal and professional lives. In that...