Manual vs. Automated Scan Tests
What does it mean to say check my firewall with an automated pentest scan? That means to test the firewall using various programs to review the vulnerabilities using an application…
Is Your “Cloud” Safe From Cross-Tenant Side-Channel Attacks?
The X-force Blog has a good post about Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud (#28 in Security analyzed page) http://securityintelligence.com/platform-as-a-service-paas-cloud-side-channel-attacks-part-ii/#.VZq8NflglmM The Platform as a Service is a certain kind of…
IT Security is a Mindset
Here is a picture of a lock, since everyone has one (the above is a picture of a hotel lock). We don’t buy a house with a Door that has…
Test Your Firewall – Have You Firewalked?
All companies on the Internet have a firewall, even an older filtering firewall. here is a simplistic diagram of Internet – Modem – Firewall – Local Switch – Computers on…
We Depend On IT Competence & Reliability
If you are not in the IT field who would understand all the details of a potential hack-attack, here are some headlines in news today that may not create a…