Building Zero Trust With a Software Defined Perimeter

Back in 2010, John Kindervag, the then-principal analyst at Forrester, coined the term Zero Trust. The idea behind this edgy-sounding concept was that when it comes to network security, nothing can be trusted and everything — and everyone &#… Continue reading Building Zero Trust With a Software Defined Perimeter

Building Zero Trust With a Software Defined Perimeter

Back in 2010, John Kindervag, the then-principal analyst at Forrester, coined the term Zero Trust. The idea behind this edgy-sounding concept was that when it comes to network security, nothing can be trusted and everything — and everyone &#… Continue reading Building Zero Trust With a Software Defined Perimeter

It’s Time to Replace SMB with Something Smarter

Original network protocols are starting to age out of usefulness. HTTP is being replaced by HTTPS, people are trying to replace DNS with DNSSEC, and TLS just got its first update in 8 years. Now it’s time to update SMB. Introducing SmarTransfer… Continue reading It’s Time to Replace SMB with Something Smarter

What’s the Problem with SMB 1, and Should You Worry About SMB 2 and 3?

For a certain kind of secure communication, Server Message Block (SMB) is no longer suited for the task. Windows machines use SMB to pass files around a network. Printers, mail servers, and high-priority internal network segments use SMB to provid… Continue reading What’s the Problem with SMB 1, and Should You Worry About SMB 2 and 3?

Red Team 104: CrackMapExec

Welcome back to our series on red teams! Here, we’re explaining the tools and concepts behind the in-house organizations designed to test a company’s defenses. We started by introducing Kali Linux, a foundational operating system for p… Continue reading Red Team 104: CrackMapExec

Red Team 103: Understanding Sqlmap

Welcome back to our series on red teams! Here, we’re explaining the tools and concepts behind the in-house organizations designed to test a company’s defenses. We started by introducing Kali Linux, a foundational operating system fo… Continue reading Red Team 103: Understanding Sqlmap

130 Million Hotel Customers Breached Due to Exposed Database

Over the last few months, there’s been another massive security breach, one that you potentially haven’t heard of. Its scale was nearly as large as that of Equifax, with 130 million consumers affected.
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