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DFARS and Cybersecurity: What Defense Contractors Need to Do

If you are a defense contractor, you have probably been deluged with all kinds of emails promising the end of your business and ability to work with the US Government as a Prime Contractor or subcontractor if you don’t conform to the new DFARS clause…

Are You Properly Testing Your Web Application Security?

Are you properly testing your Web Application Security? According to a report from Imperva, the number of new web application vulnerabilities disclosed in 2017 increased 212% over the previous year, jumping to 14,082 from 6,615. In addition, the report found more than half of all…

3 Ways To Protect Your Applications From Authentication Bypass Attacks

An authentication bypass attack could allow a hacker to steal sensitive data. It could also compromise your server and even take control of site administration. Are you doing enough to protect your applications from these attacks? Strong web application security systems evaluate all access requests,…

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) and Web Application Security Tests?

While cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) is a great way to enable open access across domain boundaries, it’s critical to test CORS requests as part of your web application security protocols. Without the proper testing, your site is at risk of security breaches. As Mozilla’s MDN…

Fix Cross-Site Scripting And Improve Web Application Security

Cross-site scripting can severely compromise your network security and your company reputation. The most severe XSS (cross-site scripting) attacks allow an attacker to hijack your website visitors’ sessions and take over their accounts. According to OWASP, an XSS vulnerability could also allow an attacker to…

MainNerve Featured in Colorado Springs Business Journal

“MainNerve does penetration (or “pen”) testing for companies all over the world. From one-person businesses to firms with tens of thousands of employees. The weaknesses are the same: They’re human, and they’re not expecting trouble.” Inside MainNerve MainNerve’s Chief Security Officer, James Garcia, recently shared…

How Kmart Could Have Prevented Its Credit Card System Security Breach

The recent news about a security breach involving unauthorized credit card activity at Kmart stores serves as a good reminder for businesses to set up in-depth security layering. According to an article from Krebs On Security, Kmart’s parent company, Sears Holdings, reported that “store payment…

The Wannacry Infection … not a problem if you practice cyber hygiene.

The Wannacry Infection: What it is I am sure that, over the weekend, you were inundated with news about the latest worldwide, The Wannacry Infection, cyber attack, infecting hundreds of thousands of systems around the world. Encryption occurred in the files of the affected computers…

Cybersecurity Grinches and Holiday Scammers Present: The 12 Scams of Christmas

‘Tis the season of holiday scams! It’s a sad reality that every year crooks take advantage of the holiday season with their holiday scams. They do this by using fake websites, emails, and other scams to steal your personal information. And with more and…

The Democratic National Committee Hack: Lessons for Businesses Small and Large

The recently well-timed release of thousands of emails from DNC servers during the national convention by Wikileaks displayed demonstrates the potential disaster that awaits companies and organizations that do not take cybersecurity seriously. As is known, those emails contained information deemed sensitive to the DNC…

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