Comments on: 5 Popular Hacking Techniques – Do you know your enemies?

By: Joross_812

Joross_812 — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:37:04 +0000

Another way of being proactive is to apply Vulnerability Scanning and / or Vulnerability Assessment to your system.

These two methodologies not only identifies possible threats to your hardware and software, it also give suggestions and assess several issues, such as:

-Are your software patch, virus definitions, drivers, and add-ons updated?
-Is your computer network secure from online and offline threats?

Being proactive is a life-saver.

By: nordie

nordie — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 05:03:12 +0000

@Francesca

You completely nail it I think. The internet (despite the fact that we all love it) has become this large area of abstract gray that, I think, the world is only now coming to grips about its implication in world politics. The problem is, with the internet changing right before our eyes every single day, it’s hard to really draw boundaries that won’t change the next day. How can you create a cohesive guideline on its use if you don’t really fully know what it does?

By: Francesca

Francesca — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:09:59 +0000

I think this article’s especially apt right now with the Wikileaks attack. With cyber ruffians hitting big businesses like Paypal and Mastercard, you’d be a fool to think that cybercrime is nothing more than petty vandalism. With anyone with an IT degree being a potential threat, companies now have to worry about every small crack and possible exploit in their area. And it’s up to us folks at the IT dept to find a fix for it.

By: Ito Chow

Ito Chow — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:43:22 +0000

The opening quote surely got a chuckle out of me. Not that it’s wrong mind you, but that it’s brutally true. Cyberspace has literally turned into a battlefield of ideas and technology. Not only do you have to know how to defend yourself against cyber attacks, you’ll also have to know what to defend against. It’s a sobering idea actually, using sun tzu’s teachings as a way of learning how to defend against hackers. Though it may sound melodramatic off the bat, this is war after all.

By: Sue Walsh

Sue Walsh — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:49:29 +0000

Excellent post! It’s really amazing how many people don’t change the defaults on their routers, FTP logins and the like. I know of several small businesses that just won’t install updates or patches and don’t even see the need to update their anti-virus software. They consider it a hassle and feel it’s too time consuming. They think their firewall alone will protect them. I am sure they will eventually learn the hard way.

By: Giselle Borg Olivier

Giselle Borg Olivier — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:34:31 +0000

There’s a second part to the blog post. It will be published in the coming days.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:23:16 +0000

Where are #4 and 5?