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Defense is the use of security countermeasures to protect the integrity of the information assets in an IT system and/or infrastructure.

Defense is the use of security countermeasures to protect the integrity of the information assets in an IT system and/or infrastructure.

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What can a hacker do with an IP address?

I have an internet connection with a static IP address. Almost all staff in my office know this IP address. Should I take any extra care to protect myself from hackers?
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Why is it important to apply security best practices when the risk they protect against is very low?

Sometimes, security best practices protect you against attacks that are very improbable. In these scenarios, how do you defend the implementation of such security measures? For example, password-protecting access to the BIOS of a thinclient. A BIOS…
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Is There an Analogous Agency to OSHA but for Bad Data/Security Practices?

I ran into an old coworker and we were both discussing some of the bad practices our old workplace(that dealt with very sensitive data) had and looking back some of them are really bad and probably indicative of worse problems. I raised concerns…
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OS and Password Manager - How to Manage Multiple Credentials

This question is about best practices, and not necessarily my how I manage my current setup. I have these two scenarios, macOS Mojave with KeepassXC, and Windows 7 + Android 8.0.0 with SafeInCloud. The first is a work machine owned by my employer,…
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What should you do when you notice weird traffic?

I'm not at this point yet, thankfully, but being prepared means knowing the answer before the issue arises, so here goes... You're looking through your firewall / website logs... And you notice a large number of requests. Someone appears to have…
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Cuckoo Sandbox - Unable to enable internet access via hostonly & iptables

I'm having some issues with my deployment of the Cuckoo Sandbox. I have been unable to enable internet access for the VM via the hostonlyif, vboxnet0 and IPtables rules. Here are some details regarding my configuration: Host - Ubuntu…
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How can I defend against a data theft attack without shutting down my server/services?

According to information I've gathered on this site, no perfect defense is possible in the area of webserver security. The underlying software and / or maintainers of the system can be exploited to ultimately gain access to any system on Earth…
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Practical ways to protect against Cyber Pearl Harbor?

What practical methods should citizens be using to protect themselves against, and reduce the impact of an attack against critical national infrastructure A lot of recent news about critical network infrastructure under DDoS attacks, for example…
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