Basics of Malware- An overview

“A good read on the types of malware and the ways to protect yourself from them! ” Protecting against malware has become a primary goal for organisations and also  a very complicated process these days because of the different forms they come in and the fact that they are hard to detect and eradicate. What is Malware? Malware is a script, code or a software that is designed to interrupt computer operations, gather confidential information, gain unauthorised access to computer systems without permission of the owner. Its primary function is…

“An art of exploiting Human Psychology”-Social Engineering

Social Engineering,Phishing,Vishing,Spear phishing,Whaling

“An art of exploiting Human Psychology” Nowadays it has become harder to fight against the social engineering attacks than the technical attacks because the social engineering attack has the capability to bypass all technologies including the firewalls.  What is Social Engineering?  Social engineering is a technique used by attackers to persuade people into performing actions and revealing private information that may be useful for fraudulent purposes. In today’s world humans are more susceptible to attacks by the bad guys than machines. So it is very important for an organization to…