What is two-factor authentication? 2FA / 2 step verification explained
With two-factor authentication (2FA), users must prove their identity through two different means before being granted access. What is two-factor authentication? Two-factor authentication, abbreviated as 2FA, is an authentication process…
IT is like Dog Paddling
You have to keep moving or you will sink. “Don’t you see? You were never an ugly duckling. You were a beautiful senior administrative analyst.”
Too Big to Fail: Definition, History, and Reforms
“Too big to fail” describes a business or business sector so ingrained in a financial system or economy that its failure would be disastrous. The government will consider bailing out…
StarkNet will begin migrating to Sepolia testnet on November 15th
Starknet has announced on the X platform that after Goerli is discontinued, it will migrate its test network to Sepolia. The Goerli test network will be discontinued at the end…
DEFINITION: binary
binary What is binary? Binary describes a numbering scheme with only two possible values for each digit — 0 or 1 — and is the basis for all binary code…
42, Life: The Universe, Everything
Forty-two is the ASCII code for the symbol *, also known as the asterisk. This symbol is often thought to translate to anything or everything. In this instance, 42 =…
What is DNS Cache Poisoning? | DNS Spoofing
Attackers can poison a DNS cache by tricking DNS resolvers into caching false information, resulting in the resolver sending the wrong IP address to clients, and users attempting to navigate…
How to apply security policies for remote workforces
Identity and access management (IAM) solutions protect company data even when employees do not enter the office. What are the security challenges of a remote workforce? In an on-premise working…
What is BGP? | BGP routing explained
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the routing protocol for the Internet. Like the post office processing mail, BGP picks the most efficient routes for delivering Internet traffic. What is BGP?…
What is an autonomous system? | What are ASNs?
An autonomous system (AS) is a very large network or group of networks with a single routing policy. Each AS is assigned a unique ASN, which is a number that…