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Cloudflare shutting down 8chan: the Internet shelter for hatred
This morning we were surprised by the recent news announcing that Cloudflare is going to shut down the popular website 8chan (8chan.net) from their infrastructure.
Top 10 Cybersecurity Legends You Should Know About
Cybersecurity is growing quickly and it might seem difficult to keep up with all the latest developments and trends. But there are some trends—or better yet, people—who have left their unmistakable imprint on the history of cybersecurity.
Domain Security & Solutions, Part 2: Phishing & Trademark Infringement Attacks
Millions of emails are sent every day, and a few of them will surely hit your inbox. Apart from your personal, notification and corporate emails, you’ll undoubtedly be asked to open emails from “companies” inviting you to update your account’s personal details with a certain bank, or with other popular online services such as Google, Apple or Dropbox.
Know Your Assets: Talking with Jonathan Cran from Intrigue
The constant risk of cyberthreats on organizations and their digital landscapes makes knowing your assets and the extent of your attack surface crucial. Reconnaissance is one of the first steps attackers will take to discover any unprotected and unmonitored assets, and use them as means to gain access to your network.
Domain Security & Solutions – Part 01: Cybersquatting & Copyright Infringement
When we think about cyber attacks and general network threats, we usually imagine massive flood attacks, SQL injections and web application vulnerabilities.
How to Install Kali Linux in the Cloud
Kali Linux is one of the top cybersecurity Linux distributions available. It’s a great distro created by the Offensive Security group, and we at SecurityTrails love it. In fact, we’ve written a few articles in the past showing the true power of Kali Linux, as in the Top 20 Kali Linux Tools, or when we mentioned some of today’s most popular ethical hacking tools.
Cyber Threat Intelligence
We are living in the age of data. The explosive data growth we are experiencing shows no signs of stopping, as reports show that the size of total worldwide data will grow to 163ZB in next 10 years.
Hacker vs Cracker: Main Differences Explained
Media coverage of data breaches is increasing rapidly, especially with the public’s watchful eye on organizations and the vulnerable systems they work with — easy targets for exploitation. However, the less-than-dramatic truth is that the frequency and scale of data breaches hasn’t really soared* in the past decade, even if people are still at great risk of having their data exposed. The media itself has brought on the hype and created a fear culture around data breaches and malicious attackers.
Types of Cybercrime and How to Protect Yourself Against Them
The Internet is not a safe place. Cybercrime is growing at the same rapid rate as new people getting connected to the digital world.
DKIM: What is it and should you configure it?
Improving email security and protecting against phishing campaigns, spam and other types of email-based attacks is the basis of good cybersecurity hygiene. When you consider almost half of the UK’s organizations have become victims of phishing attacks*, it’s especially important to make a thorough effort.