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Security Vulnerabilities in Zoom – Why Testing and Scanning are Important

Recently, a lot of news outlets published articles on the security vulnerabilities in Zoom. With the coronavirus forcing nearly everyone to stay home, many companies and people started using Zoom to help maintain communication. This resulted in 200 million daily meeting participants in March, up…

Coronavirus and Cybersecurity Attacks: What You Need to Know 

Coronavirus is here a,nd cybersecurity attacks are on the rise! Here’s what you need to know about the latest scammer attacks and how you can prevent yourself or your company from being a pawn in this game. Check Point cybersecurity reported that over 4,000 coronavirus-related…

What is Cybersecurity?

What is Cybersecurity? Cybersecurity is the process of protecting networks, applications, and devices from cyber-attacks or malicious hackers. Malicious hackers use these attacks to access or destroy sensitive information, data, or even hold this data for ransom. Why is Cybersecurity Important? Everyone and everything are…

NSA Discovered Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Windows Operating System

Microsoft released a set of patches for the serious flaws in the different versions of Windows after the National Security Agency (NSA) discovered and reported critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Windows Operating System. Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Windows Operating System: What Happened On Tuesday, January 14, Microsoft…

What is the CCPA and How to Become Compliant with Penetration Testing

What is the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and How to Become Compliant with Penetration Testing California businesses are now required to comply with the CCPA, effective January 1, 2020. In the last few weeks MainNerve has received numerous inquiries regarding penetration testing for…

How to Protect Your Business from Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware attacks are an old threat that has come roaring back with a vengeance. Aside from the ransom itself, these attacks can be a heavy burden for your small to mid-size business. Business disruption, diminished brand, remediation costs, and loss of company data and files…

GDPR and Penetration Testing

GDPR and Penetration Testing: Requirements and What You Need to Know If you haven’t heard of GDPR yet, all the privacy policy changes emails that were sent probably went to spam. Our goal is to help you understand what it is and, more specifically, how it…

School Systems Receive Failing Grade for Cybersecurity Measures

As it turns out, many schools spend a lot of their money on teachers and students. Some spend money on new devices for the students, but in a recent New York Times article many school systems were called out for breaches and other cybersecurity issues. Attacked By…

Hacking: Phishing, Malware, Password Spraying – DHS warns U.S. about Hackers

In late June of 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned US companies of increased malicious cyber-activity, or hacking, from Iranian Hackers. Consequently, DHS has urged US companies to do everything they can to protect against some of the hackers’ most common hacking practices.…

Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Scanning

There are many differences between penetration testing and vulnerability scanning or assessments. Based on NIST SP 800-115, Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment, Penetration Testing is “Security testing in which evaluators mimic real-world attacks in an attempt to identify ways to circumvent the security…

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