Dan Virgillito

Dan Virgillito is a blogger and content strategist with experience in cyber security, social media and tech news.

Articles from Dan Virgillito

CGEIT certification exam: overview of domains [Updated 2021]

February 22, 2021

Introduction When it comes to IT governance, organizations hope to find professionals who can help ensure their operations adhere to specific industry regul

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Mitigating MFA bypass attacks: 5 tips for developers

February 17, 2021

Introduction App developers have enough reasons to integrate multi-factor authentication (MFA) into their offerings. Passwords just don’t do the trick, as t

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Deception technologies: 4 tools to help you identify threats and mitigate risks

February 15, 2021

Introduction Deception technologies have come a long way from the days when honeypots were used to analyze attacker behavior. Today’s deception tools contai

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Top 9 cybercrime tactics, techniques and trends in 2020: A recap

February 8, 2021

2020 was a busy year for cybercriminals, with new opportunities brought on by the COVID-19 lockdowns and digital transformation initiatives. According to McA

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Linux security and APTs: Identifying threats and reducing risk

January 18, 2021

Introduction Think your Linux system is immune to malware? Well, think again. Advanced attack groups have sophisticated PHP rootkits, web shells, exploit co

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How to hack Android devices using the StageFright vulnerability [updated 2021]

January 10, 2021

Learn how Android devices could be exploited through a core component named "StageFright," a native media playback library that records, processes and plays multimedia files

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Security tool investments: Complexity vs. practicality

December 22, 2020

Introduction As cyber threats rise, there has been a rush of security vendors offering tools to prevent data breaches. Today, security professionals can inv

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5 cybersecurity skills for physical security professionals

December 16, 2020

Introduction Learning cybersecurity might sound odd to a physical security professional, but the reality is that it can be a game-changer for you and your c

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Apache Guacamole Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerabilities: What you need to know

November 3, 2020

In June of 2020, security researchers at Check Point Research discovered multiple critical RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) flaws in Apache Guacamole. The natur

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How hackers use CAPTCHA to evade automated detection

October 13, 2020

Introduction CAPTCHA seems to be everywhere we look. These sloppy characters are on blogs, ticket websites, shopping portals — you name it. Those cars you ne

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The State of Ransomware 2020: Key findings from Sophos & Malwarebytes

October 8, 2020

Introduction Ransomware has become one of the most common and well-known threats to cybersecurity. 2020 saw a notable increase in ransomware attacks specific

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Principles of cryptography

October 8, 2020

In layman’s terms, cryptography is the encryption and decryption of a written or text message between two parties. The practice relies on ciphers — a set of

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