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This article highlights some amazing blogging success tips from Freelance marketing writer, EliseDopson.co.uk #1 Focus on quality content My best advice would be to start creating awesome content. There are hundreds of ranking factors in Google’s algorithm and most SEO beginners head towards backlinks as their first step. But, that’s a problem because people […]
Here are some of the Blogging Success Tips from Tim Soulo, the Chief Marketing Officer at Ahrefs #1 Don’t get caught in the “infinite learning” loop The best piece of advice to an SEO beginner would be: “Pick a few keywords and try to rank for them.” I see that a lot of people get caught […]
Here are some of the Blogging Success Tips from Steven van Vessum VP of Community at ContentKing #1 Be critical about everything Be critical about everything you read and everything people say. Ask other SEOs to back up their SEO tips and claims with data and sources, or at the very least explain why they think […]
In my previous articles, I talked about some of the factors to consider when you need to design e-commerce websites. In this article, I want to look at the five modes of electronic payment concepts. Follow me as we are going to be looking at that in this article. What is an […]
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The above question has been a common question among bloggers and this post will you improve your blog. Keep reading… If you want to drive more traffic to your blog and increase your visibility, you’re going to need to ensure that you aren’t leaving anything on the table. You’ll want to maximize every […]
What is link building? There are various definitions online, but the best one I have found comes from Wikipedia, which explains link building as the process of attracting links to a website from other websites. In simpler terms, link building is how you make sure that people can find your site when they look […]
Email marketing can make your business look huge even if it’s tiny, but only if you do it correctly. It’s easy to use the process to bring in new customers and increase the sales from the people who are already buying from you, but it requires effort to be effective. Read on […]
Many technologies and protocols can have impacts on I’m monitoring. Access Control Lists (ACLs) are among these technologies. ACLs can give a false sense of security if they are overly relied upon. ACLs, and packet filtering in general, are technologies that contribute to an evolving set of network security protections. The figure illustrates […]
Alert data consists of messages generated by intrusion prevention systems (IPSs) or intrusion detection systems (IDSs) in response to traffic that violates a rule or matches the signature of a known exploit. A network IDS (NIDS), such as Snort, comes configured with rules for known exploits. Alerts are generated by Snort and are made readable […]
As previously discussed, host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) run on individual hosts. HIDS not only detects intrusions but in the form of host-based firewalls, which can also prevent intrusion. This software creates logs and stores them on the host. This can make it difficult to get a view of what is happening on hosts in […]
Network Logs In Cybersecurity: Facts To Note The tcpdump command-line tool is a very popular packet analyzer. It can display packet captures in real-time or write packet captures to a file. It captures detailed packet protocol and content data. Wireshark is a GUI built on tcpdump functionality. The structure of tcpdump captures varies depending […]
Use Of Security Onion As A Source Of Alerts Security Onion is an open-source suite of Network Security Monitoring (NSM) tools that run on an Ubuntu Linux distribution. Security Onion tools provide three core functions for the cybersecurity analyst: full packet capture and data types, network-based and host-based intrusion detection systems, and alert analyst […]
The Need For Alert Evaluation In Cybersecurity The threat landscape is constantly changing as new vulnerabilities are discovered and new threats evolve. As a user and organizational needs change, so also does the attack surface. Threat actors have learned how to quickly vary the features of their exploits in order to evade detection. This […]
A typical network has a multitude of different logs to keep track of and most of those logs are in different formats. With huge amounts of disparate data, how is it possible to get an overview of network operations while also getting a sense of subtle anomalies or changes in the network? This article […]
The primary duty of a cybersecurity analyst is the verification of security alerts. Depending on the organization, the tools used to do this will vary. For example, a ticketing system may be used to manage task assignments and documentation. In this article, I am going to talk about ways of using Sguil in investigating […]
Digital Forensics In Cybersecurity: Facts To Note Now that you have investigated and identified valid alerts, what do you do with the evidence? The cybersecurity analyst will inevitably uncover evidence of criminal activity. In order to protect the organization and to prevent cybercrime, it is necessary to identify threat actors, report them to the […]
The Cyber Killer Chain was developed by Lockheed Martin to identify and prevent cyber intrusions. There are seven steps to the Cyber Kill Chain. Focusing on these steps helps analysts understand the techniques, tools, and procedures of threat actors. When responding to a security incident, the objective is to detect and stop the […]
Understanding Diamond Model Of Intrusion Analysis The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis is made up of four parts, as shown in the figure. The model represents a security incident or event. In the Diamond Model, an event is a time-bound activity that is restricted to a specific step in which an adversary uses a […]
With the Covid 19 pandemic ravaging the country, more and more businesses have had to shift online. While many businesses struggle to get their feet off the ground in the online sphere, organizations that help in IT training and obtaining ethical hacker certification have been around the block. Whether you are getting your […]