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What are False Positives and True Positives in Cybersecurity?

Pranav Bhardwaj

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 14-Jun-2022 08:47:24

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You might encounter false positives and true positives while using antivirus software, anti-malware tools, or intrusion prevention systems.What is a False Positive in Cybersecurity?When a piece of security equipment warns you of a problem, this is known as a false positive. The problem is that the security device is malfunctioning. ... Read More

What is Anti-Botnet? How Does It Work?

Pranav Bhardwaj

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 14-Jun-2022 08:45:01

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Botnets are computer networks that have been hijacked and are used to carry out different schemes and cyberattacks. Bots are used to automate large-scale attacks such as data theft, server failure, and malware spread. Botnets utilize your gadgets to defraud others or cause havoc without your knowledge or approval. Botnets ... Read More

What is a Supply Chain Attack in Cybersecurity? (Examples, How to Detect & Prevent)

Pranav Bhardwaj

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 14-Jun-2022 08:40:09

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What is a Supply Chain Attack?A supply chain attack, also known as a value-chain or third-party attack, occurs when an outside partner or provider with access to your systems and data infiltrates your system. The attack surface of the typical organization has grown substantially in recent years, with more suppliers ... Read More

What is MITRE ATT&CK Security Framework?

Pranav Bhardwaj

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 14-Jun-2022 08:35:21

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MITRE ATT&CK stands for MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge, and it is a trademark of MITRE (ATT&CK).The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a curated knowledge base and model for cyber adversary behavior, representing the many stages of an adversary's attack lifecycle as well as the platforms they are known ... Read More

What is a Zip Bomb (aka Decompression Bomb)?

Pranav Bhardwaj

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 09-Jun-2022 13:08:21

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A "zip bomb" is a malicious archive file that is designed to crash or render the application or system worthless that reads the file. It is frequently used to disable antivirus software in order to allow more traditional malware to infiltrate. It is also known as a "decompression bomb."A zip ... Read More

What is Code Injection? (How it Works, How to Prevent)

Pranav Bhardwaj

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 09-Jun-2022 13:06:07

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Remote Code Execution (RCE), often known as Code Injection, is a sort of attack in which an attacker can inject and execute malicious code into an application. This foreign code has the ability to compromise data security and integrity. It can often get through authentication controls, and these attacks are ... Read More

What is Computer Forensics (aka Cyber Forensics)?

Pranav Bhardwaj

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 09-Jun-2022 13:04:24

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Computer forensics is a subset of digital forensic science that deals with evidence found on computers and other digital storage devices. Computer forensics aims to study digital media in a forensically sound manner in order to identify, preserve, retrieve, analyze, and provide facts and views about digital information.Although computer forensics ... Read More

What is Cyber Resilience?

Pranav Bhardwaj

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 09-Jun-2022 13:01:30

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Cyber Resilience is an entity's capacity to produce the expected results, despite adverse cyber events. Adverse cyber events are those that have a detrimental influence on the availability, integrity, or secrecy of networked IT systems, as well as the data and services they include.Resilience is the ability to anticipate and ... Read More

What is CoreBOT Malware?

Pranav Bhardwaj

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 09-Jun-2022 12:58:06

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The malware's name comes from the file's creator, who named it "core." The Trojan is deployed through a drop file that leaves the target system as soon as the CoreBot is run. To stay alive, the thief installs a code to the Windows Registry.The virus can harvest passwords, and the ... Read More

What is Ryuk Ransomware? (How it Spreads, How to Detect)

Pranav Bhardwaj

Pranav Bhardwaj

Updated on 09-Jun-2022 12:56:30

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Ryuk, pronounced "ree-yook", is a ransomware family that initially surfaced in the middle to late part of 2018. In Los Angeles, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal shared a printing plant. The attack had an impact on them as well, causing distribution problems for the Saturday editions ... Read More

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