Password policies are common in enterprise environments. Windows Active Directory has a basic one enabled by default after all. Unfortunately a lot of organizations either leave the default policy in place or make minor changes and never think about it again.
Read MoreI started a tradition when I blogged last year about security predictions. Hopefully my third kick at the prediction can yields better results! Obviously last year’s list missed a global pandemic, subsequent lockdown, and a major shift in how people work.
Read MoreThis blog is a fun list of gift ideas for the hacker or tech savant in your life. Nobody needs help with obvious gifts so this is more of a collection of less mainstream gadgets and toys.
Read MoreOne need look no farther than the headlines to hear horror stories of companies grinding to a halt because of ransomware or sensitive personal information being sold to the highest bidder. Securing your network is not only a necessity, it should be your number one priority.
Read MoreThis guide, Dockerfile Security Best Practices, was recently released and it should help me make some tweaks to the current setup to beef up the security. I use Docker with Icarus to increase my knowledge of it since I don’t have a lot of experience with it yet. Using the guide as a checklist, let’s see how I did with Icarus!
Read MoreWe average one DDoS a month during the summer. People are on vacation so there are fewer victims to prey on and fewer attackers to architect their demise. The number of attacks spikes after Labour Day coinciding with the start of a new school year. Schools aren’t the only target but they certainly are the biggest though, admittedly, our results may be skewed by the sheer number of students within member organizations.
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