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From exposing your network vulnerabilities to becoming a passageway for intruders, open ports can pose several risk vectors that threaten your network’s confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This is why it’s a best practice to close your open p… Continue reading Unraveling open port threats and enhancing security with port scanning tools
In today’s complex network infrastructure comprised of diverse resources, devices, and users, port scans represent a significant amount of network traffic. Crackers and hackers alike use port scanners to discover port vulnerabilities that can become a… Continue reading Port scanner 101: What it is and why should you use it
You might have recently heard that eBay is performing port scanning, while online shoppers are visiting their website. At first glance, it will probably sound a bit strange, as port scanning is an internal network action. As such, it is designed to det… Continue reading Why and How are Enterprise Companies, Like eBay, Actively Port-scanning End-users’ Computers From Their Websites
A serious vulnerability has been patched in forum software made by vBulletin that could allow attackers to scan servers hosting the package and possibly execute arbitrary code. Continue reading vBulletin Patches Serious Flaw in Forum Software
Rapid7 released its National Exposure Index, which measures the top 30 ports and protocols on IPv4 and quantifies unsecured services running on the Internet. Continue reading The Illusion Of An Encrypted Internet