Table of Contents What is ISO 27001? ISO 27001 Audit Types of ISO Audit What is ISO 27001? The International Organization for Standardization developed ISO 27001 as a standard. It is the foundation for an organization's Information Security Management System (ISMS). The standard is divided into two...

Table of Contents Information Security covers three objectives Job description for an Information Security Specialist Starting a career in Information Security Consider obtaining a relevant degree Get one or more relevant certifications Unauthorized access is merely one aspect of Information Securit...

Many people feel that Information Security is the same as Information Technology and that their I.T. man is in charge of their whole cybersecurity. This is a typical misunderstanding since Information Technology focuses on technology rather than security. The distinction among Information Technology and Infor...

A Security Consultant assesses risks, challenges, and solutions for security concerns for various businesses. A Physical Security Consultant or an IT Security Consultant who works with computers are two options for a person who desires to become a consultant. Whether you work as an IT Security or a Physical S...

Passwords are the foundation of security and are required for almost everything. It's now essential for your email, bank accounts, and digital gadgets, among other things. It might be terrible if your personal or private information fell into the wrong hands. Always remember your password is as valuable as yo...

Even among those in the security field, the terms "cybersecurity" and "information security" are used interchangeably. However, the two terms are not synonymous. Each of them addresses different kinds of security, and every organization investing in a proper security framework must understand each term, wh...

Log4j is a piece of code that helps software applications keep track of their previous activities. Developers often use Log4j while building new software instead of reinventing logging or record-keeping components. The Log4j program is designed to help programmers output log statements to various output targe...

Information has become very valuable for us over the last few years, whether it be the messages we send, files in our systems, or complete data of an organization. It is and will be one of the essential parts of our personal and professional lives. So, it is imperative to protect the information from unauthor...

There is only one place to go if you want to visit a website that is illegal under federal law, and that is the darknet anonymous markets. Since these pages are located in a secret section of the internet known as Tor hidden services, you won't be able to access them using a standard browser like Chrome or Ed...

With privacy becoming an integral part of every organization today, a much more robust approach is needed to handle it. This has resulted in the creation of the ‘Privacy management program,’ which is a much more holistic and unified approach for handling privacy that can be adopted by all organizations, c...

The cybersecurity industry has been home to various job roles, and one of them is the 'cybersecurity consultancy.' A cybersecurity consultant builds a secure environment for any organization by being the mind of their security team. If you are someone planning to have a career down this path, here is an overv...

The recent digital revolution has brought a significant change to our lifestyle by meeting all our needs at just one click. Cybersecurity is the backbone of this industrial transformation. The surge in the use of smart devices and social media interactions have unveiled many loopholes and vulnerabilities in t...

In today's digital world, cyber-attacks are an absolute certainty. While the basic types of attacks are still prevalent, new types of attacks have also metamorphosized, creating more monetary and physical destruction.  Here are the Top 10 Cyber Security Attacks that are highly prevalent today. Brute...

With the intention of performing a Bitcoin scam, the twitter handles of 130 high profile people were hacked. The proceedings of the event began on 15th July 2020 at around 16:00 Hours in the US when attackers hacked and took over control of many high profiles and mostly verified Twitter accounts of those l...

The internet and mobile technology rule the world presently. It is practically impossible to achieve any task without the use of these. However, technological advancements always bring some setbacks in the form of security threats. As the number and varieties of cyber security threats increase every day, the ...

What is OWASP? OWASP is the abbreviation of Open Web Application Security Project. It is an online forum which publishes articles, documentations, technologies and tools pertaining to web application security. How to define OWASP Top 10? OWASP Top 10 is the most looked up to a list of the top 10 most...

‘Endpoint security’, ‘Perimeter security’, ‘Security by obscurity’, ‘Layered security’ – these are some approaches that are present till date to safeguard business and personal networks. In spite of the different approaches, data breaches, ransomware attacks and other novel ways to gain pers...

During these testing times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the international advisory has been issued that asks employees to work from home. This opens the door for possible cyber security threats as lakhs of employees are now working from home due to the lockdown. Various industry experts have suggested tha...

With the Coronovirus pandemic locking almost every state, city and country in the world, professionals from every sector are working from home to achieve their business objectives.  ‘Zoom’ the video conferencing software, has been the leader in powering most businesses in this difficult time. ‘Zoom’ ...

The outbreak of COVID 19 has made the world standstill. We are all in this together and doing everything possible to get over this situation and stop the further spread of this deadly virus. Organizations around the globe are being sensitive to this situation and therefore, are allowing the employees/students...