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What Is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)? Types, Risks & Prevention

eSecurity Planet

This typically happens on dynamic web pages, which frequently change or can be actively manipulated by users (for example, a search bar where users can type queries). An example of reflected XSS would be a threat actor intercepting a software engineer’s request parameters to access a popular engineering application.

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Sky.com servers exposed via misconfiguration

Security Affairs

To see if any of your online accounts were exposed in previous security breaches, use our personal data leak checker with a library of 15+ billion breached records. Anyone who knew where to look could have accessed the data during that period and abused the authentication credentials found in the configuration file. What’s the impact?

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

Gartner (2021) has two related definitions: Digital Transformation: “can refer to anything from IT modernization (for example, cloud computing), to digital optimization, to the invention of new digital business models.” For example, IBM, Amazon Web Service, Microsoft, and Google offer AIaaS.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Digital Forensics

ForAllSecure

Yes, so our job is to figure it out and apply appropriate steps of actions in the environment, and also we do deliver education. Well, you just want to investigate what has happened so that may for example involve an employee that is in some kind of a way misbehaving, but it's its default role it's of course focusing on the attack.

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Positive disruption culture

CILIP

16m budget, discusses some of the many dichotomies that library leaders now face. The problems facing library leaders are complex but the tools at their disposal don’t always work as expected – as witnessed by Masud during his early introduction to the profession: “I was born in the library world. Accidental librarians.

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What Is API Security? Definition, Fundamentals, & Tips

eSecurity Planet

Fundamentals of API Security API security includes a range of tactics such as strict authentication and authorization methods, data encryption technologies, and strong access controls. For example, a client (mobile app) registering with the Google Photos Authorization Server receives a client_id and a client_secret.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

This article dives into the lexicon of malware, offering descriptions, protections, and examples of each. Examples of Adware Malware Attacks. While there are hundreds of adware versions, some of the most common examples include Fireball, Appearch, DollarRevenue, Gator, and DeskAd. Examples of Backdoor Malware Attacks.

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