Category: InfoSec

Common Networking Attacks

Shivashankar Saravanan
With an increase in the network attacks, it is important to safeguard the network with safety measures.

“Take good care of your network Infrastructure” An organisation’s network infrastructure is usually large and complex.They are  helpful for the business operations but they also pose a huge security threat when not properly maintained. When an attack is targeted against an organisation, the network would be the first to be compromised. What is a Network Attack? Network attacks happen when an attacker tries to gain unauthorised access to the network with an aim to steal data, infect the system with malware and to perform other malicious actions. The attackers can…

BOTS

Shivashankar Saravanan
Bots and Botnets are one of the worst cybersecurity threats in the internet these days.

“Watch out !!!” These days Botnets are currently one of the worst threats on the Internet. The hackers make use of computers by infecting them and using them for malicious activities. Save yourselves!!! What are Bots? Bots are internet connected devices such as Computers, Mobile phones etc, which are used by hackers to launch an attack.  A group of bots connected together in a network is called a Botnet. Botnets are used for malicious activities such as performing a DDOS attack, stealing information, ad fraud, clickbaits and many other malicious…

WhatsApp Vs Telegram

Shivashankar Saravanan
WHATSAPP VS TELEGRAM

“Which one of them is Secure and  Better?” The evolution of the chatting service has been huge over the past years. There are tons of apps available for us to chat, share media, including voice and video calls. These apps make our lives a lot easier and everyone around us uses these apps on a regular basis . Most of these apps are free to download from the Appstore/ Playstore whereas a few of them are paid apps. These apps differ in many ways such as the UI, features, Updates,…

Distributed Denial Of Service (DDOS)

Shivashankar Saravanan
Explaining DDOS Attack Types

“Protect you Network” DDOS attacks are increasing steadily over the past few years and are a threat to organisations and their network. And it is also predicted that the total number of attacks of this type will reach 17 million by 2020 worldwide. What is a DDOS attack? A Denial of service attack(DOS) is a cyber attack in which the attackers (hackers) aim is to render a system or network resource unavailable for the user by disrupting the services by constantly flooding it with requests. A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack…

Gmail Global Disruption-2020

Dilip
Gmail King g-suite

”The King of mail having trouble in sending emails” As a long time user of Gmail and g-suite services from the alphabet corporation company the leader of search engines and known for making much other revolutionary software that has become so much integrated with our daily lives, for example, finding the best restaurant near you to knowing what is the weather going to be like google plays an integral part in our daily lives.  Google on Thursday the 20th of august 2020 has given a statement stating that its popular…

Basics of Malware- An overview

Shivashankar Saravanan

“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

Shivashankar Saravanan
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…

GDPR & Related Fines to grow by the year 2025 to encourage more companies to follow the law

Dilip
GDPR Compliances

”Fines to grow by the year 2025 to encourage more companies to follow the law” The legislation for data protection was much in shambles causing chaos and confusion to organizations, business and individuals all alike. Post GDPR introduction the privacy law to protect all has been declared the toughest data protection law in the world. What is GDPR?General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a mandatory legal framework which provides and sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information from individuals who live in the UK and the European…