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March 27, 2023 by IP Location

How to protect your computer from spyware and other malware?

Spyware & Malware

Can you imagine the horror of someone secretly spying on your personal files or bombarding your contacts with spam links through your own computer? It's a scary thought, indeed. And despite the dawn of a new year, the menace of computer spyware and malware still looms large over us. With their ability to wreak havoc on our systems, steal confidential data...

March 6, 2023 by IP Location

What is SOC 2 Compliance?

SOC 2 Compliiance

With more organizations and individuals relying on the Internet to do business, more hackers and cyber threats boom to take advantage of vulnerabilities that exist in software. Many organizations rely on third-party vendors to store sensitive data and use Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to conduct day-to-day business. Security-conscious customers demand to know...

March 3, 2023 by IP Location

What is ISO 27001 and why do you need it?

ISO 27001

Organizations of various sizes face security risks and consequences if they do not secure their information assets. World's largest companies including Marriott International (2018), Equifax (2017), Yahoo (2013-2014), Target (2013) and Capital One (2019) became victims of data breaches, and cost them millions of dollars in losses including reputational damag...

March 2, 2023 by IP Location

What is PCI Compliance?

PCI Compliance

When customers use their credit cards to make online purchases, their personal and financial information is transmitted over the internet between systems. This information includes the cardholder's name, card number, expiration date, and security code. If this information is not properly protected, it can be stolen by hackers and used for fraudulent activiti...

February 23, 2023 by IP Location

What is penetration testing?

Penetration Testing

Penetration testing (also known as pen testing or ethical hacking) is a type of security testing in which an authorized person or team simulates an attack on a computer system, network, application, or device to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious attackers.

February 21, 2023 by IP Location

What is Ethical Hacking? A Beginner's Guide

Ethical Hacking

Hacking. It's a term that conjures up a distinct image. One of the shadowy characters — hooded recluses, furiously clacking away at their keyboards, navigating endless lines of vertically-scrolling green code. Criminals, members of the secretive cyber-elite. Misunderstood geniuses gone rogue, effortlessly penetrating the mainframe (or whatever it is they're...

February 15, 2023 by IP Location

What is Cache Poisoning Attack?

Cache Poisoning Attack

Cache poisoning is a type of cyber attack that involves manipulating the data stored in a caching system, such as a DNS resolver cache, in order to redirect traffic to a malicious website. In a typical cache poisoning attack, the attacker will send fake or malicious information to a caching system, tricking it into caching the incorrect data. Once the dat...