The cloud is the future; there is no doubt about it. As a result, cloud security threats and risks will inevitably come with an organization’s cloud integration and utilization. Yet, cloud computing is becoming an integral part of an enterprise’s survival in today’s fast-paced digital acceleration. Migrating to the cloud…

A firewall is a security system that sits in various locations within a network that regulates inbound and outbound traffic based on configured security rules. Typically, firewalls reside in between a trusted and untrusted network to ensure the private network’s confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Think of a firewall as a…

Believe it or not, web applications are such a large part of our life, whether we use them for personal, business, entertainment-related reasons. For instance, web applications you might use frequently are Microsoft Office, Facebook, YouTube, Google Docs, etc. Due to these platforms’ high volume and popularity, adversaries often seek…

What are Ports? Within computer networking, ports enable data packets, consisting of control information and user data, to be communicated throughout a network. A port is associated with a standardized number and specified process or service. …

Do you ever wonder how cybersecurity teams can narrow down and identify the origin of a specific attack on an organization? To be clear, it is not as straightforward as a physical investigation of a live physical attack where law enforcement can search for a biological fingerprint and find a…

With the advanced digital acceleration and emerging threats seen in today’s digital environment, organizations are beginning to rethink their security model in mitigating against such high risk. Especially in today’s environment will remote workforces with thousands upon thousands of endpoints, cybersecurity teams are adopting what is known as the zero-trust…

Whenever you surf the web, do you ever wonder whether or not your connection to the web is secured? One way to know is simply clicking on the URL and noticing whether or not “HTTPS” is present at the beginning of the URL. If you see “HTTP,” then your connection…

Have you heard of the term ransomware? I’m sure you have, even if you’re not too familiar with cybersecurity. This term is becoming more and more frequently seen on news headlines, with adversaries focusing their threats on businesses with everyday importance and function like supply chain and critical infrastructure. Not…

Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain In information security, the Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain, released in 2011, is commonly used to illustrate and define the steps used by adversaries during a cyber-attack from beginning to end, in order. Why use a this kill chain model? Well, it is an effective…