General security

Apache JMeter Part 4: Testing the Throughput and Performance of InfoSec Institute

For part 3 of this series, click here. 1. Testing the Throughput of InfoSec Institute [pkadzone zone="main_top"] [pkadzone zone="main_top"] 1.1. Running the

Software Piracy - An Attempt to Assess the Problem

In many countries we are dealing with two very serious problems. These are copyright and piracy. I would like in this article to look a little closer at thes

The Rise of Cyber Weapons and Relative Impact on Cyberspace

Once upon a time we lived in a world in which wars were fought by brave soldiers who faced each other in furious combat in a way that today we would find it

Security Categories

1. Introduction I've been a security enthusiast for years now, and currently I'm working as a security penetration tester. Over the years it has happened

Security for Small and Medium Enterprises, Part 1

Those trained and experienced in the Information Security area know all about IDS systems, biometric security, Disaster Recovery systems, and all the other e

Introduction to Controlling the Integrity of the File System

Do you remember my article about physical security? If so, this article can be seen as its development. If there it is more focused on the security of an org

Backups. What will happen to your data?

If you woke up tomorrow morning and found that your computer or portable device wouldn't turn on, or had been stolen, what would you do? I'm a computer troub

Best Practices When Creating Passwords

I understand perfectly well that the InfoSec website has often discussed the use of good algorithms for hashing passwords. But these articles were usually ve

Human Resource Management in Agile - Part 4

In the previous parts of our discussion we focused on internal team building and communication within the team and self-motivation. Today we will go on. We'l

Bank Fraud & ATM Security

ATMs Fraud Trends According to the last 2011 survey (*) in 27 European countries, card skimming is still the most prevalent crime, however 61% of European c