There are ways for you to check your own firewall/router that you connect to: This is a free service that does a quick basic scan https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 here is my firewall being queried: here is also a great site which allows you to see what your own website or DNS is giving out to … Read more
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 like Nessus or Nikto to test the IP address for vulnerabilities known to Nessus or Nikto. Nessus: The above … Read more
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 Cloud service. In some cloud services your data resides on machines dedicated for your company (IaaS) – Infrastructure as a Service. In PaaS … Read more
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 no lock. The lock cost is not high compared to the other items in the house, including land, wood structure, electric lines, and more. … Read more
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 network. Do you know what your firewall looks like from the Internet? When a hacker looks at your network how does your firewall actually … Read more