Headlines- In a Hellfire missile attack in the Gulf of Oman, US Central Command claims to have "disabled" a commercial ship flying the Gambia flag while it was attempting to travel for an Iranian port.
- The US has enough weapons stockpiles, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to resume military operations if needed.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, has cautioned that Israel cannot guarantee its security via a "scorched-earth policy."
- After the finding of a "object suspected to be a floating mine" in the Strait of Hormuz, Omani authorities issued an alert on Saturday advising ships to proceed with caution.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Minister of Communication, Patrick Muyaya, says that the Ebola outbreak doesn't "need to be in panic."
Tag: Cyber Security
Password Hashing and Salting
Hashing and salting are basic cryptographic methods used in cybersecurity to boost password security and ensure data integrity.Using an algorithm, hashing converts incoming data into a fixed-length string.
Eavesdropping Attack
A malicious attempt to intercept and access data sent over a network without authorization is known as an eavesdropping attack in the context of cybersecurity.
Rainbow Table Attack
A rainbow table attack is an method for cracking passwords that makes use of a unique table to crack database password hashes.
People-Centric Cybersecurity
Cyber security that emphasizes on the behavioral traits of people who adhere to the processes laid out by organizations.According to experts, by permitting various devices or adhering to specific security rules, people-centric cybersecurity enables each employee liberty in data handling.
API Throttling
Cloud APIs use a method called throttling to restrict how many requests may be performed in a certain amount of time.A user and a software program are connected through an application programming interface (API).
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) spoofing
One form of spoofing attack that hackers utilize to intercept data is Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) spoofing, often known as ARP poisoning.
Brute Force Attack
A brute force attack is a type of cyberattack where attackers attempt to access an account or encrypted data without authorization by trying several login credentials or encryption keys until they figure out the right one.
Virus Signature
A piece of code having a distinct binary pattern that identifies a computer virus or family of viruses is called a virus signature.Based on code similarities, entire virus families can be identified using virus signatures.
Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Endpoints, firewalls, email, servers, cloud workloads, and the general network are just a few of the security layers over which Extended Detection and Response (XDR) collects, normalizes, and then correlates data.
Flooding Attack
A flooding attack is a type of cyberattack in which the attacker purposefully overwhelms a network by generating excessive network traffic, exhausting network resources.