Entries by Mihai

Vulnerability Scanning & Penetration Testing: Overview

September 27, 2021 in , /by

Vulnerability scanning is the act of identifying weaknesses and potential vulnerabilities in network devices, such as firewalls, routers, switches, servers, and applications. It is automated, business-wide and focuses on finding potential and known vulnerabilities on the network or an application level. Vulnerability scans can regularly run on any number of IT assets to make sure […]

The Importance of IT Asset Management in Security

August 30, 2021 in /by

IT asset management is a crucial component to the foundation of cybersecurity operations across businesses of all types. What is IT asset management? IT asset management is the process of continuously identifying the IT assets that your organization utilizes and the potential security risks that affect each one. Assets could be traditional devices, like desktops […]

The Importance of Multi-factor Authentication

July 22, 2021 in , /by

Protect against credential theft. NOTE: According to Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, over 80% of hacking-related breaches are caused by stolen or weak passwords. Business resources can be compromised by credential theft even if those resources have not been targeted initially. This might happen if a user utilizes a similar username and password (or […]