Cyber Security

Computer security, hacking ethics, prevention & protection countermeasures and best practices against viruses, malwares, ransomwares, DDoS attacks & more.

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Cloud / Cyber Security / Data Security / Privacy & Compliance / Servers & Services / Tools & Utilities / Web

Office 365 Backup: do we really need it? Office 365 is (mostly) a cloud-based service, but it doesn't mean that your data is automatically safe

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By reading this line, you might be tempted to ask for the following question: "Why should I back up these data? Isn't Microsoft already doing this for me?" As a …

Office 365 Backup: do we really need it? Office 365 is (mostly) a cloud-based service, but it doesn't mean that your data is automatically safe Read More
Phishing e-mail: cosa è, come funziona, come difendersi
Cyber Security / Spam and Scam Alert / Web

Phishing: what it is, how it works, how to defend yourself How to recognize and protect yourself from online phishing attempts, one of the main cyber threats our system is exposed to

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In this post we will talk about phishing, a type of fraud carried out on the Internet through which an attacker tries to deceive the victim by convincing them to …

Phishing: what it is, how it works, how to defend yourself How to recognize and protect yourself from online phishing attempts, one of the main cyber threats our system is exposed to Read More
Seven Steps Protecting Your Business Against Ransomware Attacks
Cyber Security / Data Security

Seven Steps Protecting Your Business Against Ransomware Attacks A list of useful tips and countermeasures that can be put in place to protect your business from Ransomware attacks

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Imagine you found a message on your computer with the following demands. "We have encrypted your files with an AES-256 encryption algorithm; if you want to see them again, pay …

Seven Steps Protecting Your Business Against Ransomware Attacks A list of useful tips and countermeasures that can be put in place to protect your business from Ransomware attacks Read More
Automating Image Optimization in WordPress
Coding / Cyber Security / PHP / Web

How to Test a WordPress Website's Cyber Security The process of making your WordPress website secure starts by doing an intensive security audit: such behaviour should become a regular practice using security testing tools like WPScan and IAST

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There's no question that WordPress core software has among the best safety infrastructures. However, like most of its alternatives, WordPress is not entirely safe. Statistics suggest that over 30,000 new …

How to Test a WordPress Website's Cyber Security The process of making your WordPress website secure starts by doing an intensive security audit: such behaviour should become a regular practice using security testing tools like WPScan and IAST Read More
The Missing Link: A Beginner's Guide to Building Quality Links
Business innovation / Business processes / Cloud / Coding / Cyber Security / Data Security / Privacy & Compliance / Process management / Servers & Services / Web

Smart Working and IT Security: how to have both A list of tasks to perform to provide Smart Working capabilities to a typical organization while keeping a good security posture

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If there is anything that the COVID-19 pandemic has taught the world, it is the fact that smart working is the future of companies and organizations working in services. A …

Smart Working and IT Security: how to have both A list of tasks to perform to provide Smart Working capabilities to a typical organization while keeping a good security posture Read More
Vulnerability Assessment: linee guida
Business processes / Cyber Security / Data Security / Jobs & Careers / Privacy & Compliance

IT Security Officer: responsibilities, tasks and duties What should an IT Security Officer do within an organization? Here's a list of the main activities and responsibilities you need to take care of

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In this article we will try to list in more or less detail the main tasks that a typical IT Security Officer must perform. As certainly known to many, this …

IT Security Officer: responsibilities, tasks and duties What should an IT Security Officer do within an organization? Here's a list of the main activities and responsibilities you need to take care of Read More
DPO - Mansioni, Tariffe e Calcolo dei Compensi
Cyber Security / Jobs & Careers / Privacy & Compliance

Data Protection Officer (DPO): Duties, Rates and Compensation Some useful insights on the role of the Data Protection Officer in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and how to calculate its remuneration

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In this post we'll talk about Data Protection Officer (also known as DPO), the person entitled to  ensure that the organisation processes the personal data of its staff, customers, providers …

Data Protection Officer (DPO): Duties, Rates and Compensation Some useful insights on the role of the Data Protection Officer in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and how to calculate its remuneration Read More
DPO - Mansioni, Tariffe e Calcolo dei Compensi
Business processes / Cyber Security / Jobs & Careers / Privacy & Compliance / Process management

Privacy Officer and Privacy Manager: tasks and duties A comprehensive list of the main duties and activities carried out by the Privacy Officer, also known as the Privacy Manager, within a company

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In this article we will try to list in more or less detail the main tasks that the Privacy Officer, one of the main professional profiles operating in the field …

Privacy Officer and Privacy Manager: tasks and duties A comprehensive list of the main duties and activities carried out by the Privacy Officer, also known as the Privacy Manager, within a company Read More
How to create a self-signed TLS SSL certificate for Apache or NGINX to accept HTTPS requests on port 443
ASP.NET / Coding / Cyber Security / Web

Visual Studio: localhost self-signed SSL certificate expired, not found or invalid - fix How to delete expired, not found or invalid localhost self-signed SSL certificates using Microsoft Management Console and create new ones with the dotnet CLI

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If you have come across this post it is likely that you have found yourself faced with a problem that most ASP.NET developers who use Visual Studio or Visual Studio …

Visual Studio: localhost self-signed SSL certificate expired, not found or invalid - fix How to delete expired, not found or invalid localhost self-signed SSL certificates using Microsoft Management Console and create new ones with the dotnet CLI Read More
Similarities and Differences Between Power BI and MSBI
Cyber Security / Data Security / Privacy & Compliance

Information Security, Cyber Security and Data Security Some useful Information Security (InfoSec), IT Security, Cybersecurity and Data Security concepts in IT projects and systems

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In this article we will deal with a series of general aspects related to the concept of Information Security, also with reference to the discipline of personal data protection. Those …

Information Security, Cyber Security and Data Security Some useful Information Security (InfoSec), IT Security, Cybersecurity and Data Security concepts in IT projects and systems Read More