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An asset management guide for information security professionals

Managing a business from an information security professional’s point of view means there needs to be some form of asset classification within the operationa
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What is the difference between business continuity planning & disaster recovery?

How much downtime can your business afford? What happens to your customer base if your company is down, but your competitors are able to operate? How much pr
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Risk treatment options, planning and prevention

Risk – it’s an inherent part of doing business in any industry or niche. Risks exist in a myriad of forms, ranging from financial to cyber-attacks, and every
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DNS analysis and tools

In this article, we will take a look at the complete DNS process, DNS lookup, DNS reverse lookup, DNS zone transfer, etc. along with some tools to analyze &a
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ICMP reverse shell

What are shells? Shell can simply be described as a piece of code or program which can be used to gain code or command execution on a device (like servers
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Average Computer Forensic Investigator Salary

With cyber criminals becoming technologically advanced and more frequent in distributing malicious codes to computer across the world, the virtual world has
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Top 5 Password Managers in 2017

Introduction The Password manager generates and retrieves complex and long passwords that are extremely difficult to guess, and stores these passwords in an 
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The Top 10 Ways to Protect Your Intellectual Property from Unscrupulous Remote Employees

Over the last few years, the concept of Remote Work has attracted a lot of talented and motivated individuals. The idea of a 9-5 job vs. being location indep
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Computer Forensics: Overview & Types of Database Forensics

What Is Database Forensics? This question is often asked by new students who are thinking about entering this exciting and dynamic subset of computer forens
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Average MCSE Salary 2018

Note: The MCSE certification was retired on January 31, 2021. Browse current IT and security certifications. Modern Networks are vast, sophisticated and i
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Computer Forensics: Web, Email, and Messaging Forensics

Introduction The last couple of decades brought us several astonishing developments in technology, but what amazes me is the fact that, most of the time, we
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Average VMware Certified Professional Salary (VCP6)

The Cloud phenomenon is taking the world by storm (pun unintended)! Cloud and virtualization technology is becoming increasingly popular with both large and
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Average CCDA Salary 2018

Have you been thinking about making a career switch to become a network design professional? The best way to catapult your career into the dizzying heights o
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Average CCENT Salary 2018

CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician), the entry-level certification from CISCO is the gateway for any professional wanting to gain a footing i
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Penetration Testing: Career Path, Salary Info, and More

Concern about attempts by hackers to gain access to IT infrastructures, networks, and systems is on the rise. Companies, obviously, are always on the lookout
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Intellectual Property Investigations

This article serves to provide guidelines for the conduct of intellectual property (IP) investigations. What is Intellectual Property? "Intellectual Propert
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Top 10 Tips for Keeping Your Smartphone Secure

Introduction In this digital era, with the increasing technological advances, handheld devices have gained much importance in our lives. In recent years, wit
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Mobile CTF Challenge Contest Details - Win up to $1,000!

Please Note: All 4 Challenges can be solved using Android emulator and common reverse engineering tools. Don't miss out on your chance to win up to $1,000 ca
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Computer forensics certifications

What is computer forensics? It is the science of locating, extracting, and preserving information/data from IT, wireless, and backup/storage devices. Later,
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Mobile forensic process: Steps and types

Mobile forensics is a branch of digital forensics related to the recovery of digital evidence from mobile devices. "Forensically sound" is a term used extens
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Phishing Attacks in the Hospitality Industry

Introduction The hospitality industry has been consistently hit with cyberattacks year after year. Fast food chains, large retailers, and every major hotel c
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The Unattended Use of Stingray Devices Finally Gets Noticed

Police agencies around the United States are using the "Stingray," a powerful surveillance tool, which is even more potent than a spyware app made for wirel
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Top 10 Questions to Ask Developers About Customer Data Security

1. What security features and controls are built into your product? Every software product should include the following aspects: Basic security measure
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Computer Forensics: Digital Forensics

Introduction Digital forensics is the science of preserving and analyzing digital data; this data can then be used in court cases as well as for crime detect
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