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LDAP Authentication, Configuration and Security Hardening - Signing, Binding and Configuring

Lightweight Directory Access Process (LDAP) serves as a user authentication mechanism tailored for directory services. This protocol is commonly employed by applications to retrieve resource data such as user profiles and various system elements. LDAP enables the identification of a client’s attributes with servers such as Active Directory, OpenLDAP, and Open DJ. Introduced in 1993, LDAP version 3 has been the Internet standard for directory services since 1997.

Backup basics: Ensuring data security in an uncertain world

In today’s digital age, where data is the lifeblood of businesses and individuals alike, the importance of backup and data protection cannot be overstated. Whether you’re a small business owner, a freelancer, or an everyday user of technology, the loss of critical data can have disastrous consequences. Let’s delve into why taking backups is essential and how robust data protection measures can save the day when disaster strikes.

The Role of Degree Feedback in Identifying and Developing Talent with High Potential

In the persistently moving proficient working environment of today, which has been depicted as solid areas for by as well as unending change, associations need to regard consistent turn of events and achievement above perseverance. Affiliations require a through and through understanding of their own inward changes and use their movements in a more noticeable and greater way so it helps with chipping away at faster gainfully, and important entryways for change to investigate their natural components effectively.

CIS Control Compliance and Centralized Log Management

Your senior leadership started stressing out about data breaches. It’s not that they haven’t worried before, but they’ve also started looking at the rising tide of data breach awareness. Specifically, they’re starting to see more new security and privacy laws passed at the state and federal levels. Now, you’ve been tasked with the very unenviable job of choosing a compliance framework, and you’re looking at the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls.

Lessons learned from the Google trade secret theft indictment

On Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 the US Attorney’s Office of Northern California announced that a federal grand jury had indicted Linwei Ding on four counts of trade secrets theft. Ding was arrested in Newark, California and now faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. We did a deep dive into the indictment to understand what happened and help security leaders and practitioners apply lessons to their own information security practice. Read on to learn more!

IoT Penetration Testing: How to Perform Pentesting on a Connected Device

IoT pentesting, also known as IoT penetration testing, is a process of assessing the security vulnerabilities of IoT devices and networks. The purpose of IoT pentesting is to identify weaknesses in the system that could be exploited by attackers and to suggest remediation measures to enhance the overall security of the IoT infrastructure. The process of conducting a successful IoT penetration test involves several steps.

The 5 Phases of Penetration Testing

Penetration testing, also known as pen testing, is a method of evaluating the security of computer systems and networks by simulating an attack. It helps identify vulnerabilities and security flaws to mitigate potential risks. The article "Learn About the Five Penetration Testing Phases" discusses the five phases involved in a penetration testing process.

SnowFROC 2024: Securing The Future With OWASP Community In Denver

Denver, Colorado, is home to beautiful mountain views and an airport with an interesting Wikipedia page. You might know it as home to multiple sports teams or as the Mile High City (1.34 KM High City) due to its famous elevation. Or you might know it as the home of the Great American Beer Festival.

Prevent security drift with Nightfall SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)

In order to prevent worst-case data leak and data loss scenarios, security teams need to have both proactive and reactive measures in place. Let’s explore this further with an example. Imagine your sensitive data as valuables within a house. There are multiple ways to secure that house, including the following. To put this example into practice, security teams would need to: The first and last of these bullet points fall under the umbrella of SaaS Security Posture Management, or SSPM.