What are Security Misconfigurations? Security misconfigurations are a result of security settings not being defined or implemented, and default values are maintained. This typically means that configuration settings do not comply with industry security standards which are critical to maintaining security and reducing risk. Security misconfigurations happen most often when a system administrator or database […]
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What is a Security.txt File? Organizations adopt a wide variety of disclosure policies and cybersecurity practices, but these are often a mystery to the security researchers tasked with informing an organization about security vulnerabilities or data leaks. A common scenario is a security researcher finding sensitive information from an organization for sale on the dark […]
What Security Features Protect WordPress? WordPress takes security on their platform seriously, but that does not mean that your organization does not carry a heavy load of responsibility for ensuring that your WordPress site is protected from security vulnerabilities. The following are aspects of your WordPress environment that will need attention in order to ensure […]
What are the Best Practices for Account Protection? Account management, authentication, and password management are essential activities to protect data security. Users interact with accounts through a myriad of activities and across many different types of devices, and complete account protection requires a close look at each of these relationships and interactions. Authentication is the […]
What is a Security Operations Center? A security operations center (SOC) is a centralized facility that houses an information security team that is responsible for continuously monitoring, analyzing, and improving an organization’s security posture. The goal of the SOC team is to prevent, detect, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity incidents, around the clock. SOC teams […]