Hackers are people with bad intentions who get access to your computer without your knowledge or consent. Both personal and business computers have been hacked over […]
The criminals behind denial-of-service (DoS) attacks usually go after the servers of credit card companies and banks. However, some are motivated by activism, revenge or blackmail, […]
Hacking is committed when a cyber criminal illegally secures access to an individual’s personal data through breaking into his or her mobile device, computer or network. […]
A Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) are computer networks that connect several computers and peripherals in order to allow several users […]
A focus on network security solely in terms of the wireless aspect is understandable. Hackers have breached a company’s system via Wi-Fi by detecting its SSID […]
As discussed in Part 1, due to overall threats from insiders and outsiders, the security of wired networks should receive greater emphasis than wireless networks. The […]
A zero-day vulnerability is a flaw in software, hardware or firmware that is exploited by hackers before or as soon as it becomes generally known to […]
Cyber criminals have realized that small businesses are often good targets because their owners do not always take the prudent steps to protect themselves. According to […]
The year 2016 was a challenging one for cyber security. Breaches of unimagined magnitude made the news, including the personal data of a billion Yahoo! users. […]