And Again, About Storing Passwords
When the question of storing passwords arise, the first idea is to simply keep them in clear text in the corresponding table in the database. However, in 2018 cybercriminals are very good at getting... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More
Personally Identifiable Information and Distributed Ledgers
PII (personally identifiable information) is a valuable component of every individual’s life. Governments and organizations take significant efforts to protect this data on the local and... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More
Top Threats to Online Voting from a Cybersecurity Perspective
Last year, NASA set up an online voting campaign to pick a name for an astronomical object, a small ice-covered asteroid roving through a remote part of the Solar system. Although the New Horizons... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More
What Is an IdM and How to Discover If You Need One
IdM is an abbreviation for “Identity Management,” i.e., management of user accounts. Let’s turn to Wikipedia: “IdM is the security discipline that enables the right... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More
10 Tips to Increase IoT Cameras Protection
From various security reports on IoT botnets, we know that most digital video surveillance systems used by small and medium-sized businesses contain vulnerabilities and can be hacked. This article... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More
User and Entity Behavioral Analytics (UEBA) Overview
The human factor is one of the key issues of information security. On the one hand, humans are common sources of various threats to information security, and on the other hand, monitoring the... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More
Virtual Machines vs. Containers
What technology is more secure? Many people think that virtual machines are more secure. In theory, yes, but in practice … there are doubts. We often hear statements such as, “HTTPS is... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More
Mobile Applications Security Problems as a Result of Insufficient Attention of Developers
In the second half of 2017, developers uploaded about 2800 applications on Google Play on a daily basis. Each of these applications contains a certain amount of data that is stored or transmitted via... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More
It Is Not Always Necessary to Get User Consent Under the New GDPR Regulation
This article is for those businesses that serve customers in the European Union. This article explains why you should not always ask the customer for his permission to process personal data. GDPR and... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More
Insider Threat: How to Protect Your Business from Your Own Employees
It’s trite to write that the company’s data and customer base are the main assets of any business in the 21st century. However, the attitude to these assets is still careless: a sales... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More

