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Best Password Managers

Best Password Managers

Tweet As internet conducted most important role in our daily life, our work, business, education or play it becomes increasingly important to use a diverse set of strong passwords. In this article we will take a look at the five best password managers to keep our passwords secure. You can not afford to use the same [Continue]

Managing Vulnerabilities Using a Vulnerability Scanner

Tweet When it comes to network security there are several things one must address. Patch management will take care of any vulnerability that the vendor is aware of and has issued a patch for, but it will do nothing for vulnerabilities for which a patch is still in development or the vendor chose not to [Continue]

SQL Injection: How To Prevent Security Flaws In PHP / MySQL

Tweet What is SQL Injection Most new web developers have heard of SQL injection attacks, but not very many know that it is fairly easy to prevent an attacker from gaining access to your data by filtering out the vulnerabilities using MySQL extensions found in PHP. An SQL injection attack occurs when a hacker or [Continue]

Antivirus and anti-malware protection

Tweet There are many different antivirus and anti-malware protection programs available, ranging in price from free, to several hundred dollars, depending upon their sophistication and scope of use. It is critically important that anyone that connects to the internet has adequate protection against possible infections by viruses, trojans, worms, [Continue]

ASP.Net Vulnerability Patch released: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-070

ASP.net Vulnerability patch released [Continue]

ASP.NET Security Vulnerability Workaround

In our first community post we covered a workaround you can apply immediately on your sites and applications to prevent attackers from exploiting it. Today, we are revising it to include an additional defensive measure. This additional step can be done at a server-wide level, and should take less than 5 minutes to implement. Importantly, this [Continue]