Brute Force and Dictionary Attacks: A Guide for IT Leaders

It’s essential that cybersecurity professionals understand the risks associated with brute force attacks. Read this guide from TechRepublic Premium to find out what you need to know about this classic form of cybersecurity attack, how safe you may (or may not) be and how to defend your systems against brute force attacks. From the guide: …

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Hiring Kit: Security Analyst

In general, security analysts are tasked with identifying weaknesses in current security systems and developing solutions to close security vulnerabilities. To perform this task well, ideal candidates will have highly advanced technical skills, a proven ability to communicate with all levels of an organization and experience applying both skill sets to solve real problems. This …
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Locally – 362,619 breached accounts

In October 2022, “The Industry’s Leading Online-to-Offline Shopping Solution” Locally suffered a data breach. Whilst Locally acknowledged the breach privately, it’s unknown whether impacted customers were subsequently notified of the incident which exposed over 362k names, phone numbers, email and physical addresses, purchases, credit card type and last four digits and bcrypt password hashes.

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What Are Mobile VPN Apps and Why You Should Be Using Them

When you think of VPNs, chances are pretty good your thoughts go to the tried and true virtual private networks of old, which made it possible for you to securely connect to your company network (from a remote location) such that your local computer behaved as if it were within the company LAN. In this …
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