Howard Poston

Infosec Resources

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 resources, even if the attacker does... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More

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 blogs to e-commerce sites that collect and... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More

Beyond the basic blockchain The core blockchain protocol implements a distributed ledger capable of performing cryptocurrency transfers. Smart contract platforms add additional functionality by... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More

Introduction to smart contract vulnerabilities Smart contracts are programs that are designed to run on top of blockchain networks. Smart contracts are implemented as code associated with blockchain... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More

Blockchain attack vectors Blockchain can be attacked in a number of different ways. Many of the most famous attacks focus on issues with either the theoretical blockchain protocol (such as the 51%... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More

Top ethical hacking books for 2020 Ethical hacking is a huge field with a number of different specializations within it. Since ethical hackers are expected to perform an assessment of the security of... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More

Vulnerability management is a challenge Humans make mistakes, software has bugs and some of these bugs are exploitable vulnerabilities. The existence of vulnerabilities in software is not a new... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More

How an antivirus works Antivirus programs are designed to keep your computer safe from malware and other malicious content. In order to minimize the damage that a potentially malicious file can pose... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More

What is a Certified Cloud Penetration Tester (CCPT) certification? The CCPT certification is offered by the Information Assurance Certification Review Board to validate an applicant’s skills in cloud... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More

Many Android apps contain hidden secrets When many people think about malware and other malicious or suspicious software, they focus on computers. It is common best practice to have an antivirus... Go on to the site to read the full article ... Read More