A massive IT outage is causing worldwide chaos with disruption at airports, banks, medical centers, and more. Millions of computer systems are not working this morning – only displaying the “blue screen of death” – as a result of a Microsoft glitch What is the cause ? Crowdstrike’s update for Microsoft Windows is causing thisContinue reading “CrowdStrike and the world’s Largest IT outage in history”
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Battling Digital Disasters: Understanding Cyber Recovery
In today’s digital world, data is the lifeblood of most organizations. A cyberattack, with its potential for data breaches, ransomware encryption, and system disruption, can be a crippling blow. Here’s where cyber recovery steps in – a specialized strategy for restoring IT systems and data after a cyberattack. However, it’s important to distinguish cyber recoveryContinue reading “Battling Digital Disasters: Understanding Cyber Recovery”
Build a Fortress Around Your Data: The Zero Trust Approach
The digital landscape is constantly evolving, and with it, the threats we face. The traditional castle-and-moat approach to security, where a strong perimeter protects everything inside, is no longer sufficient. Enter Zero Trust, a security paradigm that assumes no user or device is inherently trustworthy. This shift in thinking necessitates continuous verification and least privilegeContinue reading “Build a Fortress Around Your Data: The Zero Trust Approach”
Pass-the-Hash (PtH) Attack
At some point when an attacker or a malicious user acquires the password hash, its not necessary decrypt it to get access to the resource, the has can be passed as it is. In a pass-the-hash attack, an attacker steals a user’s password hash (a one-way, encrypted representation of the password) instead of the actualContinue reading “Pass-the-Hash (PtH) Attack”
Cracking the Rainbow: Understanding Rainbow Table Attacks
Imagine a treasure chest overflowing with colorful chains, each a link to a secret password. That’s essentially the concept behind a rainbow table attack, a method hackers use to crack stolen password hashes. Here’s the breakdown: Rainbow Table Attack Example (Hypothetical Scenario): Download a sample rainbow table or create rainbow tables using rainbowcrack Since hashesContinue reading “Cracking the Rainbow: Understanding Rainbow Table Attacks”
DDoS Attack: An Analysis with Wireshark
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become a prevalent threat in the digital landscape, disrupting online services and causing significant downtime. To safeguard against these attacks, network administrators and cybersecurity professionals employ various tools and techniques. In this article, we’ll explore how Wireshark, a widely-used network protocol analyzer, can be utilized to analyze andContinue reading “DDoS Attack: An Analysis with Wireshark”
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