Difference between SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 reports
The increase in outsourcing directly increases the risk carried by the user entities, creating a need to demonstrate control is maintained at all times. One of the most common mechanisms to do this is through the request of the third party or “service organization” for independent reporting on the effectiveness of [...]
Blockchain security risks and its preventive approaches
Blockchain: Blockchain is the new application model of computer technology such as distributed data storage, point-to-point transmission, encryption algorithms etc. Blockchain is an important concept of bitcoin and essentially a decentralized database. Blockchains are helpful, but this technology can be detrimental because of its own specific set of security issues. [...]
Vulnerability Assessment of SCADA and Industrial Control Systems
What is SCADA? Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) is a system of software and hardware elements that allows industrial organizations to: Control industrial processes locally or at remote locations Monitor, gather, and process real-time data Directly interact with devices such as sensors, valves, pumps, motors, and more through human-machine interface [...]
Raise of Phishing attacks
The number of coronavirus-related email attacks has increased by 667 percent since the end of May 2021, according to a cybersecurity threat report published by E Com Security Solutions. Many organizations and companies experience changes in their working conditions due to the covid-19 pandemic. This shift has increased remote activities, [...]
Cyber Security tips for work from home
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the organizations globally moved their employees to a remote mode that increased the risk of security threats and vulnerabilities that lead to leaks of critical data and core information systems breaches. It is challenging enough for cyber security teams to constantly defend an [...]