What is a secure email gateway (SEG)?
A secure email gateway (SEG) is an email security product that uses signature analysis and machine learning to identify and block malicious emails before they reach recipients’ inboxes. SEGs are…
What is a secure web gateway (SWG)?
A secure web gateway (SWG) blocks or filters out harmful content and prevents data leakage. All employee Internet traffic passes through the SWG. What is a secure web gateway (SWG)?…
What is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)?
A cross-site request forgery attack is a confused deputy cyber attack that tricks a user into accidentally using their credentials to invoke a state-changing activity, such as transferring funds from…
What is SQL injection?
What is SQL injection (SQi)? Structured Query Language (SQL*) Injection is a code injection technique used to modify or retrieve data from SQL databases. By inserting specialized SQL statements into…
What is a WAF? | Web Application Firewall explained
A WAF creates a shield between a web app and the Internet; this shield can help mitigate many common attacks. Learning Objectives After reading this article, you will be able…
Cable Management – Power Lines Gone Wrong!
Anyone involved in running copper or glass could probably relate to this; talk about a nightmare! Random Fact: Lightning is a perfect example of arcing. Lightning can contain 100,000 Volts…
I upgraded to “Dual Core.”
This is a humorous post, but it has a fascinating video to watch. The Microchip Geo-Political “cold war.” Biden (comments aside) has made it a plan to have the USA…
What is cross-site scripting (XSS)?
A cross-sites scripting attack tricks a web browser into running malicious code. Cross-site scripting (XSS) is an exploit where the attacker attaches code to a legitimate website viewed by the…
What is a Distributed Ledger?
Ledgers, the accounting foundation, are as ancient as writing and money. Their medium has been clay, wooden tally sticks (that were a fire hazard), stone, papyrus, and paper. Once computers…