eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Firewalls monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic while also preventing unauthorized access. Examine the rationale behind present rules, considering previous security concerns and revisions. Overlapping rules may impair firewall efficiency or expose flaws that allow attackers to circumvent regulations.

Firewall 118

Firewall Network Security Backups Education 118

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

Network Security 119

Network Security Penetration Testing Firewall Antivirus 119

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2023

” “To mitigate this vulnerability, users should protect TCP Port 1801 from untrusted connections via the firewall where possible but should also look to apply the relevant patch to fully fix the issue,” Reeves added. CVE-2023-41763 , an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Skype for Business with a CVSS score of 5.3

DDOS 107

DDOS Engineering Authentication Social Engineering 107

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

This method involves using emails, social media, instant messaging, and other platforms to manipulate users into revealing personal information or performing actions that can lead to network compromise, data loss, or financial harm. Read more: What is Network Security?

Phishing 96

Phishing Social Engineering Authentication Security Awareness 96

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

They may know they have a network, but not understand how firewall rules protect that network. For example, if a test was performed on all 1,500 endpoints in an organization and was blocked by the local firewall, it would be better to give this test a name and show that the endpoints passed the test.

Penetration Testing 100

Penetration Testing Computers and Electronics Risk Cybersecurity 100

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2023

However, it is extremely rare to locate this theoretical average company, and this average calculation hides the difference between different types of penetration testing (networks, applications, whole organizations, etc.) and different types of penetration tests (black box, gray box, white box, social engineering, etc.).

Penetration Testing 90

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Engineering eCommerce 90

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“As organizations quickly adopt technologies like Okta Fastpass which uses biometrics for authentication instead of passwords, … we expect an increase in two areas: breaches caused by social engineering (already on the rise), and breaches caused by Insiders (already over 40% of all breaches).

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 140