To stop DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack, one needs to have a clear understanding of what happens when an attack takes place. In short, a DDoS attack can be accomplished by exploiting vulnerabilities in the server or by consuming server resources (for example, memory, hard disk, and so forth). … [Read more...] about 15 Ways to Stop DDoS Attacks in your Network
How to Remove Annoying Facebook Virus
What is Facebook virus?Facebook virus is just like any other virus that gets installed in a computer when a user clicks on a link shared from his friends’ news feeds or shares. So, the two most common ways that can infect your computer from Facebook viruses are: … [Read more...] about How to Remove Annoying Facebook Virus
How to Respond to Network Intrusion Detection
When your intrusion detection system triggers an intrusion alarm, you need to respond quickly to minimize the effects of the intrusion. The longer it takes to respond the higher the chances that your system will be damaged severely. If you do not have proper plan and concepts of what you have to do when you detect or suspect an intrusion, you will only panic for nothing and … [Read more...] about How to Respond to Network Intrusion Detection
Top 10 PHP Security Tips
This is a list of top 10 PHP secuirty tips that you can follow when developing your PHP based web applications. Restrict access to administrative page Most of the web based software have administrative page that is used to configure and to manage the software. When you install PHP based software, remember to change the script’s default directory name and also remove the … [Read more...] about Top 10 PHP Security Tips
How to Create SSH key login with PuTTY in Windows
Though it is always possible to login in your server using username and password, but you always remain vulnerable to brute force attack. You will always feel that someone may break your password and get privileged access to your server. Are there any better ways to make your server access more secure? The answer is positive. You can make your server access more secure by … [Read more...] about How to Create SSH key login with PuTTY in Windows
Top 10 Ways to Prevent Data Leak
Who wants to lose his sensitive and confidential data? The answer is everybody wants to avoid embarrassing situation and to keep his data safe. Fortunately, you can avoid losing your data by following a few tips. What you have to do it to remember the following tips by reading it 38 times. Yes you heard it right. … [Read more...] about Top 10 Ways to Prevent Data Leak
Top 10 RFID Security Concerns and Threats
Like any other security devices and mechanism RFID is not flawless. Despite its widespread application and usage, RFID poses security threats and challenges that need to be addressed properly before deployment. This post aims to highlight several important RFID related security issues. … [Read more...] about Top 10 RFID Security Concerns and Threats
32 Proven VOIP Security Best Practices
VOIP saves money if you can deploy and manage it properly, but there are certain risks that you need to take into account. As you know that VOIP is ip based voice solution and IP network is always vulnerable and point of interest to the intruders. … [Read more...] about 32 Proven VOIP Security Best Practices
Tips for Foreign Travel Risk Assessment and Management
You may be subject to intelligence espionage while you travel in foreign countries. There can be a number of reasons whey you can be a target. You can be government officials or may be a business person. If the intelligence agency in the foreign country thinks you possess valuable information, you can be a victim. This post helps you identify the clues that may suggest that … [Read more...] about Tips for Foreign Travel Risk Assessment and Management
12 Things to Remember when Handling Classified Information
When a piece of information is crucial and can cause serious damage to the national security can be considered classified information. Based on the severity of the damage, classified information can be categorized as top secret (if leaked can cause highest level of damage), secret and confidential (will not cause significant damage if confidential information get leaked). … [Read more...] about 12 Things to Remember when Handling Classified Information
List of Popular IT Security Standards
The good news for IT security professionals is that there are a number of IT security standards that they can use as a guideline when developing or implementing IT projects. Remember that these standards are well thought out and proven practices that can improve information security goals of your organization. Only the popular and globally recognized IT security standards have … [Read more...] about List of Popular IT Security Standards
