Cyber-security

Adobe Flash is no stranger to zero-day exploits. The application has been under fire for years over its vulnerabilities and lack of security. Another zero-day vulnerability recently combined Adobe Flash with Excel to drop malware…

A virtual private network is a powerful tool. When you have a VPN, to anyone monitoring your connection, it looks like you just go to the website of the VPN. What you're doing, however, visiting whatever site you want through the…

After promising to bring people together and help them connect with old friends and former lovers, many social media companies have ended up doing the opposite. Instead of a place to share secrets and get support, the internet has…

Most websites have some way for a user to create an account and log in. With the numerous attacks available to hackers, it's important for website owners to find ways to protect and log in. With the numerous attacks available to hackers,…

It's not uncommon for developers to code their own logging modules into applications. They do this to compensate for limitations in standard logging functionality available with an operating system. For Instance, Windows records…

How to Determine When a User is Using a Proxy server doesn't mean a connection is a cyber-security incident but for forensics and analysis of your network traffic, knowing that a user is using a proxy can help identify an attacker's exact…

Online consumers are told to look for a few red flags before entering credit card information on an e-commerce store. HTTPS, contact information, and site reputation all play a role in assessing a site's credibility. Credibility leads to…