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What Is Next-Generation Malware and How to Protect Yourself
Cyber Security / Data Security

What Is Next-Generation Malware and How to Protect Yourself Have you ever heard of Fileless Malware, an emerging Next-Generation Malware threat? Read here to learn what it is (and what you can do to avoid it)

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If you are into IT Security, you'll most likely already heard of fileless malware attack - a type of cyber attack in which the attacker uses techniques that do not involve …

What Is Next-Generation Malware and How to Protect Yourself Have you ever heard of Fileless Malware, an emerging Next-Generation Malware threat? Read here to learn what it is (and what you can do to avoid it) Read More
IIS - How to setup the web.config file to send HTTP Security Headers with your web site (and score an A on securityheaders.io)
Business processes / Cyber Security / Data Security / Process management

IT Security Awareness: the importance of training your staff The human factor is crucial to protect any organization against cyber threats: here's how to set up an effective IT security training program

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IT Security Experts have been saying this for years: IT security training is a fundamental element of any cyber security program for any company. All the statistics released by the …

IT Security Awareness: the importance of training your staff The human factor is crucial to protect any organization against cyber threats: here's how to set up an effective IT security training program Read More
Types of Proxy Servers: SOCKS, HTTP(S), FTP, SSL
Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

Types of Proxy Servers: SOCKS, HTTP(S), FTP, SSL A high-level overview of the various proxy server protocols available nowadays and the main benefits they provide

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From an IT networking perspective, a proxy server is a dedicated application that acts as an intermediary between a client that requests a resource and the server that provides that …

Types of Proxy Servers: SOCKS, HTTP(S), FTP, SSL A high-level overview of the various proxy server protocols available nowadays and the main benefits they provide Read More
Linux - Come inviare E-Mail con sSMTP (con configurazioni-tipo per GMail, Aruba e Yahoo)
Data Security / Linux / Operating Systems

Linux - Set default permissions when creating new Files with SSH/FTP How to set default RWX permissions when creating, uploading, or adding new files in Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, and other Linux distributions

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Yesterday we have published an article explaining how to set a default group when creating, uploading, or adding new files in Linux: in this post, we'll further expand on that …

Linux - Set default permissions when creating new Files with SSH/FTP How to set default RWX permissions when creating, uploading, or adding new files in Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, and other Linux distributions Read More
ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Cyber Security / Servers & Services

Check if an IP Address is within a given Subnet Mask in C# A simple helper method that can be used to check if a specific IP address is part of a given Subnet Mask using C#

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If you're using a reverse proxy, a CDN such as Cloudflare, a third-party Wide Application Firewall, or any other intermediate caching and/or forwarding service to serve your website over the …

Check if an IP Address is within a given Subnet Mask in C# A simple helper method that can be used to check if a specific IP address is part of a given Subnet Mask using C# Read More
HTTP Authorization methods: Sessions/Cookies, Bearer Tokens, API Keys, Signatures, Certificates
ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

HTTP Authorization methods: Sessions/Cookies, Bearer Tokens, API Keys, Signatures, Certificates An extensive overview of the most used HTTP-based authorization methods, techniques and approaches used in modern web sites and services

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In general terms, authorization refers to the permission or power to perform, carry out or exercise certain rights. In the IT field, authorization is defined as the process by which …

HTTP Authorization methods: Sessions/Cookies, Bearer Tokens, API Keys, Signatures, Certificates An extensive overview of the most used HTTP-based authorization methods, techniques and approaches used in modern web sites and services Read More
Altaro VM Backup - Review and Feature List
Applications / Cloud / Cyber Security / Data Security / Servers & Services / Software / Tools & Utilities / Web

Altaro VM Backup - Review and Feature List A comprehensive overview of Altaro VM Backup, a high-performance Virtual Machine Backup and Replication solution for Hyper-V and VMware

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A few days ago we published a review of Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection, an all-in-one security management solution for Microsoft 365. In this post, we'll talk about another product that …

Altaro VM Backup - Review and Feature List A comprehensive overview of Altaro VM Backup, a high-performance Virtual Machine Backup and Replication solution for Hyper-V and VMware Read More
Digital Contact Tracing Apps: all known protocols
Data Security / Privacy & Compliance

5 Tools That Help Keep People Safe Online A list of five useful data protection & security tools that can help protecting your personal information from prying eyes.

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Employers and those who want to do business with you use the internet to learn more about you. The internet has also made it easier to complete tasks like shopping …

5 Tools That Help Keep People Safe Online A list of five useful data protection & security tools that can help protecting your personal information from prying eyes. Read More
Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection - Review
Applications / Cloud / Cyber Security / Data Security / Web

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection - Review An extensive overview of 365 Total Protection by Hornetsecurity, the all-in-one security management solution for Microsoft 365

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A few months ago we performed a review and test drive of Altaro's Office 365 Backup, a comprehensive solution to backup and recover MS Exchange, Teams, OneDrive & SharePoint data. …

Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection - Review An extensive overview of 365 Total Protection by Hornetsecurity, the all-in-one security management solution for Microsoft 365 Read More