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How do I explain the importance of a Data Retention Policy to a non-technical CEO?

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Joe

I work for a small company that began operations around 12 years ago. My boss, the COO of the company, previously spent 20 years as a consultant for a major database company. I am the lead in charge of all of our IT Operations.
Because of … Continue reading How do I explain the importance of a Data Retention Policy to a non-technical CEO?→

Posted in corporate-policy

I want to perform a man in the middle attack in Iot using burpsuite is it possible [closed]

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Joe

I want to perform a man in the middle attack in Iot using burpsuite for intercepting the traffic between the iot devices and the broker how can I do it

Continue reading I want to perform a man in the middle attack in Iot using burpsuite is it possible [closed]→

Posted in burp-suite, IoT

why am i getting credential failure after running a scan in Nexpose?

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Joe

What causes credential failure after running a Nexpose scan?
what is the possible solution

Continue reading why am i getting credential failure after running a scan in Nexpose?→

Posted in network-scanners, Vulnerability, vulnerability-scanners

what is the solution to when a discovery scans in Nexpose site running for 0 seconds on most devices?

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Joe

What is the solution when a Nexpose discovery scan takes 0 seconds or runs for 0 seconds?
The vulnerability scanning tool(Rapid7) did not scan or pick up any assets.

Continue reading what is the solution to when a discovery scans in Nexpose site running for 0 seconds on most devices?→

Posted in Vulnerability Management, vulnerability-scanners

How can websites fingerprint the company I work for?

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Joe

During my work day, I came upon a website that had a popup that identified the company I work for(basically saying "contact us X company"). This website was never previously visited, cookies were blocked and the company I work fo… Continue reading How can websites fingerprint the company I work for?→

Posted in Identity | Tagged fingerprinting, Identification

CISSP certificate: Is 5 years cybersecurity developer experience count?

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Joe

I am new to IT certificate world, I have 3 questions that have not found on google yet or not sure:

I am a Software Developer in a NGFW Router company that works on cybersecurity related work(Certificate, TLS, FIPS-CC). I think I am worki… Continue reading CISSP certificate: Is 5 years cybersecurity developer experience count?→

Posted in certification, CISSP

Potential Western Union Scam – Account Registration

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Joe

In recent weeks I have seen a handful of senior employees in my organization receive a confirmation email from Wester Union for a new account creation. The issue is that none of these users have created a WU account.
I have verified all li… Continue reading Potential Western Union Scam – Account Registration→

Posted in Account Security, email, Email Spoofing, Scam

Should IDM be private or exposed for app login?

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Joe

In the diagram below, I have two options for authenticating into a protected resource. Both options use an Identity & Access Management (IDM) tool (in this case keycloak) to store credentials and present as a JWT once properly authenti… Continue reading Should IDM be private or exposed for app login?→

Posted in Architecture, authentication

Manufacturer-assigned hard-disk serial number as licensing ID

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Joe

I’m deploying software that is licensed based on uniquely identifiable computer characteristics. I am wondering about the Manufacturer-assigned serial number of an internal fixed hard-disk.
To be clear, I am not referring to the Volume S… Continue reading Manufacturer-assigned hard-disk serial number as licensing ID→

Posted in license-enforcement

Email groups intruding behavior [closed]

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Joe

I joined a group on groups.io and recently when cleaning my inbox, I checked a whole page as spam including a mail from that group. Seconds later I received an email that my membership to that group was cancelled and got an email to reacti… Continue reading Email groups intruding behavior [closed]→

Posted in email, Spam

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