News about all the latest network security exploits and incidents
There has been an increase in the number of devices that we hold that are connected to the Internet. From smartphones and computers to electric bulbs and even smart thermostat devices. These devices are called Internet of Things (or IoT) devices. Gartner predicts that there will be 20 billion IoT devices in the market by… Read more IoT security – Be smart for ‘smart’ devices
Photo by Brian Kostiuk on Unsplash Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability are the pillars of computer security. These three are the most important aspects of a software and are something that every industry level application has to comply to. All of these aspects have been broken in recent months (the Equifax leaks and the Uber hacks – that exploit… Read more What are Meltdown and Spectre and why they have caused an uproar
Why we need secure passwords Creating a new password is a pain in the ass, right? Today we have different websites that we access every day most of which require a username and a password to gain access to. Different websites have slightly different rules and criteria to create new passwords. So to remove all… Read more Protect your passwords from getting stolen – Use a Password Manager
You probably know about WPA2 encryption standard; the thing that you are used to checking whenever you access a wireless network. Till yesterday, this encryption standard was known to be more or less bug free and was the de-facto industry standard to encrypt your wireless communication. Today, a major flaw in the WPA2 encryption standard for… Read more Huge vulnerability found in WPA2 encryption standard