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Flaws in code lines, file system and data input methods make up the core security vulnerability of any application. This is what we address through secure coding practices. Secure coding guidelines stand out as the last battling army before the enemy l… Continue reading The Art and Science of Secure Coding: Key Practices that Stand Out
As the stores start to stock Christmas-related goods, the radio stations slowly introduce festive music and social media is awash with countdown memes, it can mean only one thing. It is time for those 2019 IT security trend prediction articles, blogs a… Continue reading Strategising for the New Year: What Will IT Security Teams Face in 2019
Last time, I had the opportunity to talk with software tester Claire Reckless. Testing an application’s security and functionality is a vital cybersecurity role that people often don’t think about. This time, I had the honor of speaking wit… Continue reading Women in Information Security: Chrissy Morgan
We are familiar with the problem of ransomware – malicious software that seeks to encrypt user data and demand a ransom in return for the decryption key. There are several defensive measures that help work against crypto-malware. Backups work, in… Continue reading Unearthing Ransomware Characteristics Using Classification Taxonomy
Questions about the integrity of voting mechanisms remain just as pressing now in the 2018 election cycle as they were in 2016. So-called “hacktivists” continued to stage attacks in 2017, and hackers are expected to attempt to manipulate, i… Continue reading Are Your Local Elections at Risk of Being Hacked?
The internet can be as dangerous a place as any. And every so often, it gets shaken up by some new threat that jeopardizes the safety of users across the globe. Thus, one of the latest scares that has come to our attention is that of the so-called R… Continue reading Watch Out for the “Programmer Who Cracked Your Email” Bitcoin Scam
May 25, 2018 was the deadline for GDPR compliance. The media was abuzz. Businesses were rushing to update their privacy policy page. Companies were emailing newsletter subscribers to approve updated privacy policies. Everybody seemed to be paying atten… Continue reading Big Data is Big Business: A Growing Trend of User Data Abuse and How to Protect Yourself
Thanks to a new notification service launched by the United States government in 2018, the President now has the power to issue alerts to every citizen with a working cell phone. The technology for this service, known as the Wireless Emergency Alerts (… Continue reading How Vulnerable Is the Presidential Alert System?
The definition of “operational risk” is variable, but it generally covers the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events. I, however, want to re-examine this general defin… Continue reading Redefining the Meaning of Operational Risk
Mac malware, or macOS malware, exists contrary to the popular belief that Apple’s operating system is immune to online threats. Cybersecurity researchers have been closely observing the threat landscape only to conclude that malware infections ta… Continue reading 5 Types of Malware Currently Affecting macOS