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Articles by Pranav Bhardwaj
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What are Blended Threats? How Do Blended Attacks Work?
What are Blended Threats?Blended threats are harmful programs that mix the capabilities of many forms of malware such as Trojans, worms, and backdoors into a single package. A person visits a website and is subsequently sent to a malicious URL in a blended threat. Following that, social engineering entices the victim to download a malicious file, which then downloads other malicious files.Cybercriminals can distribute threats swiftly and covertly by employing a variety of ways and approaches. It may be defined as a software vulnerability that entails a sequence of assaults aimed at targeting various flaws. When a blended danger is ...
Read MoreWhat is an Insider Threat? (Types, How to Detect)
What is an Insider Threat?An insider threat is a form of cyberattack perpetrated by someone who works for or has allowed access to a company's networks or systems. Insider threats might be current or former employees, consultants, board members, or business partners, and they can be deliberate or inadvertent.In cybersecurity, an insider threat occurs when someone with authorized access to a company's data and resources uses that access to harm the company's equipment, information, networks, and systems. Corruption, espionage, resource depletion, sabotage, terrorism, and illegal information exposure are all examples. It can also be used as a launchpad for virus ...
Read MoreWhat is Email Virus? (How Do They Spread, How to Prevent)
If your device starts misbehaving after you open an email or its attachment, then your system might become a victim of an Email Virus. In this post, we would discuss more about email virus, methods of spreading, and how to prevent it.What is an Email Virus?Cybercriminals tend to use the popular mediums to cover the maximum number of devices in less time for wide spreading the malware programs and codes they created. One such commonly used medium for malware spreading is email. The malicious programs or codes spread through emails are widely known as 'email viruses.'The infected codes can be ...
Read MoreWhat is a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) in Cybersecurity?
A Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a collection of experts who deal with computer security issues. Another name for such a team is a Computer Emergency Preparedness Team or a Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT). Cyber Security Incident Response Team is a more current version of the CSIRT acronym.The CERT Coordination Center (CERT-CC) at Carnegie Mellon University coined the term 'Computer Emergency Response Team' in 1988. (CMU). CMU has registered the word CERT as a trade and service mark in a number of places across the world. Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), as a generic acronym for ...
Read MoreWhat is a Command and Control Server? How Does It Control a Compromised System?
A Command-and-Control (C&C) server is used by an attacker or cybercriminal to deliver orders to malware-infected devices and receive stolen data from a target network. Many campaigns have been discovered employing cloud-based services as C&C servers to blend in with normal traffic and evade detection, such as webmail and file-sharing applications.The headquarters or command centers where malware employed in targeted attacks reports back, allowing stolen data or damaging commands to be retained, are known as C&C servers. Establishing C&C links is essential for attackers to move laterally within a network. C&C servers also function as the command and control center ...
Read MoreWays to Map and Monitor Cyber Threats
What are Cyber Threats?Computers and the Internet have become inseparable parts of lives in multiple spheres. The booming technologies of the modern age have made our life much easier and more connected across the globe via interconnected networks. The gadgets we use are used to store personal information, online banking, online shopping, social media, etc. Even though this makes our lives easier, there come many challenges and threats associated with this, known as cyber threats.There's something for everyone, from infrastructure infiltrations and security breaches to viral phishing and brute force. When seeking a target, online dangers are diverse, and they ...
Read MoreDifference between Internal and External Penetration Testing
Penetration testing is a cybersecurity procedure during which a team of specialists checks networks, software, hardware, applications, etc., for security weaknesses. Essentially, penetration testing is ethical hacking performed for the benefit of the company that orders the test on its own systems.In some fields such as financial services, healthcare, and government system access, penetration testing is required by regulators, while it is voluntary in others. Penetration testing is an important information security technique that should be included in an organization's governance framework in the face of constantly shifting threats.Network penetration testing, also known as 'infrastructure penetration testing', can be conducted ...
Read MoreDifference between Cache and Cookies in Computer Network
What is Cache?A cache is a data storage mechanism that allows users to retrieve data or files on computers quickly.Caches can be found in both hardware and software. Caching reduces data access latency by acting as an intermediary between the primary storage appliance and the receiver hardware or software device.A cache provides similar capabilities in both hardware and software. It's a type of internal memory with a tiny form factor that saves instances of the most frequently executed programs in main memory for faster access when the CPU needs them in physical or hardware form.We are all familiar with the ...
Read MoreHow does real-time response mitigate the risks of cyber threats?
The Importance of Real-Time Threat InformationWhen it comes to cybersecurity, timing is everything, which is why combating cybercrime proactively rather than reactively is crucial.Fresh, focused, and actionable information is gathered from internal and external sources, as well as automated and human-generated sources, including real-time threat intelligence. Consider forums on the dark web, social media, analyst reports, and hacktivism sites.This real-time threat information gathered from different sources may be used to assist IT professionals such as CISOs, fraud managers, and SOC managers, among others, in responding to attacks faster, repelling them more effectively and strengthening their systems against future threats. In ...
Read MoreWhat is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)? (Types, Importance, How Does It Work?
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) refers to the cybersecurity measures and safeguards that individuals and corporations employ to prevent and identify data loss on their networks, whether as a consequence of data breaches, malware attacks, or other means. While ordinary Internet users should be interested in DLP to safeguard their personal data and devices, corporations are investing in DLP to secure their data in accordance with government laws.DLP technologies perform both content inspection and contextual analysis of data sent via messaging applications like email and instant messaging, in motion over the network, in use on a managed endpoint device, and at ...
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