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Top 12 Cyber Security APIs
Application Programming Interfaces (known as API), are the standard method of integrating, improving and sharing data over online services.
Through a Data Scientist’s Lens: Interview with Ilija Subašić, PhD
For many, the job title of data scientist can seem a bit perplexing. What do they actually do? Is this really the sexiest job title of the 21st century? What makes their perspective on data so different than our non-data perspective? Today, we ask SecurityTrails’ Lead Data Scientist to find out.
Top 10 Cyber Attack Maps for Visualizing Digital Threat Incidents
A new study by Bromium shows that digital crime revenue has grown to $1.5 trillion dollars annually in illicit profits. Popular websites including GitHub, EA and many others face bigger, more sophisticated attacks every day, falling victim to the growing trend of cybercrime.
Cyber Security Culture: Why It Matters for Your Business
As much as technology has grown with cloud computing, IoT devices and new software applications, organizations have in turn created a larger attack surface that opens the door for more potential cyber attacks.
Who is hosting this website? Find out using the SecurityTrails Hosting Checker Feature
Since the beginning of the Internet, countless services, products and technologies have emerged. At the same time, cybercrime has followed the same path, evolving and growing exponentially year by year.
DNS Hijacking: How to Identify and Protect Against It
A cyber threat thought by many to be a thing of the past has seen its resurrection over the past couple of months. Earlier in the year, we saw reports about widespread DNS hijacking campaigns targeting the Middle East and North Africa with a few in Europe and the US. That was followed by information about DNS hijacking attacks targeting home routers and phishing websites that imitate Netflix, PayPal, Uber, Gmail and more.
What’s My DNS? How to Find Domain DNS Records with our DNS Checker
The DNS system is involved with almost everything connected to the Internet. Here at SecurityTrails, we use it to build our core products and services focusing on passive DNS information, domain names, IP addresses, SSL certificates and port scanning.
Find Vulnerabilities Before They Become Yours: Cybersecurity with Mergers and Acquisitions
All digital assets, including network systems, data and the way it’s stored and protected, are the foundation of any successful business. That’s why they can pose a significant business risk. The dependence of modern businesses on their digital records raises their potential vulnerability to security breaches.
Top GitHub Dorks and Tools Used to Scan GitHub Repositories for Sensitive Data
For years, using Github as your main repository for application development version control has been the industry standard. Even in the presence of many competitors, Github still stands as the number one option. Millions of developers push code changes to GitHub several times in a single day, and those changes can be overwhelming when you’re working simultaneously with distributed dev teams ‘round the clock. Troubles arise when developers accidentally include password credentials, usernames or cloud-based keys in their public and private repos.
Cloud security, open S3 buckets and where do we stand now: Interview with Vincent Yiu
While cloud computing itself is not a new concept, everything related to it is in a constant state of change and rapid growth. Adoption is at an all-time high, with the market projected to grow to over $302 billion by 2021 and a consistent emphasis on cloud security.