While there are various methods to perform a penetration test, we are specifically going to talk about social engineering penetration testing in this blog. With the increasing dependency on the internet and the use of social media, social engineering has become pretty...
All Intel processors released in the past 5 years contain an unpatchable vulnerability that could allow hackers to compromise almost every hardware-enabled security technology that are otherwise designed to shield sensitive data of users even when a system gets...
A Certified Ethical Hacker certification demonstrates a security expert’s ability and expertise related to penetration testing. It is one of the most famous and sought after training that allows you to achieve a specialist job in the IT security field. With a...
We are already two months into the New Year and a lot has happened in these months. The last year, in particular, made businesses and individuals more aware of cyber security. In fact, it has now become the number one priority for varied businesses. More of our...
Speaking at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, cybersecurity experts Aaron Turner and Georgia Weidman discussed two-factor authentication and biometrics as means to securing one’s phone. Although they concur that the two-factor authentication is the way to go, there...
Ever since the advent of the digital era, cybercrime has lifted to a greater extent. Further, with the advancement of technology, the tools present to hackers have become more advanced. So, it’s the biggest threat to everybody who is using the internet- be it an...
A cyber security certification provides a multitude of career opportunities. Moreover, it is one of those fields that pay you really well. According to PayScale, the average salary of a cyber security expert in the US is about $96,000 per year. However, the salaries...
350% growth in open cybersecurity positions from 2013 to 2021 The New York Times reports that a stunning statistic is reverberating in cyber security: Cyber security Ventures’ prediction that there will be 3.5 million unfilled cyber security jobs globally by 2021, up...
Google has prohibited nearly 600 Android apps from the Play Store for bombarding users with disruptive ads and violating its advertising guidelines. The company categorizes disruptive ads as “ads that are displayed to users in unexpected ways, including impairing or...
Google removed 500 malicious Chrome extensions from its Web Store after they found to inject malicious ads and siphon off user browsing data to servers under the control of attackers. These extensions were part of a malvertising and ad-fraud campaign that’s been...
