Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The world of cybersecurity is vast and teeming with a wide array of hackers who possess distinct motivations, objectives, and methods. Unfortunately, public awareness of these differences is nearly non-existent. Some individuals employ their skills for noble purposes, while others are driven by malicious intent. Let’s delve into several subcultures within the realm of hackers, exploring their unique characteristics and their roles in shaping the cybersecurity landscape.

Tomorrow, February 6, 2024, the House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on securing US water systems from cyberattacks. Following last year’s widely publicized attack on the municipal water system in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Congress, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and industry leaders have rightly increased their focus on the unique risks facing water systems across the country.

From overacting to poorly crafted characters, it’s crucial to recognize red flags in cyber-scripts, weak dialogue, and fake chemistry in online interactions.

In this day and age, data runs the world and the livelihood of many companies. Data has become so integral that there are many people who pay top dollar to read this data and make insights which will increase their profits by a huge amount. There are courses provided to study and understand the behemoth that is data. While it is lucrative, its sensitive content is also subject to misuse in the wrong hands.

A web application firewall is a security software that observes and filters HTTP/HTTPS traffic between a web application and the internet. While this has been available for decades, with the evolution of the threat landscape, WAFs have also added additional capabilities to protect not only web apps but also APIs against a range of attacks, including DDoS and bot attacks. So, the category has evolved and is currently called Web Application and API Protection (WAAP).

Network security monitoring is the process of inspecting network traffic and IT infrastructure for signs of security issues. These signs can provide IT teams with valuable information about the organization’s cybersecurity posture. For example, security teams may notice unusual changes being made to access control policies. This may lead to unexpected traffic flows between on-premises systems and unrecognized web applications.