In fact, there are other card schemes around the world that operate on similar logic (Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover, JCB, and others), but the most common ones internationally are MasterCard, Visa, and American Express.
Beyond Penetration Testing: Purple Teaming’s Evolution in Financial Institutions
Aug 22, 2023 | Fintech, Security
The need to safeguard digital systems and networks cannot be overemphasized in today’s connected society. Cybercriminals and hackers are continually developing new ways to exploit weaknesses, putting organizations at risk.
Secure Coding
Apr 8, 2021 | Security
It is hard to withstand ever-expanding attacks with old coding habits. Many attacks on corporate applications come from inside the network, thus rendering such protection mechanisms as firewalls useless. It has become imperative that the application is capable of protecting itself. All security issues are rooted in the code itself. The starting point of the secure coding concept is based on the idea of avoiding security errors in the first place instead of fixing them. So, what should be done to gain secure coding skills?
Common Criteria provides a wealth of information about IT security
Jan 27, 2021 | Security
Setting up a multilingual full functional support team in a short timeframe is not easy. It requires well-planned transition and efficient team selection process. There are more incompetent support advocates compared to excellent ones and also transition process planning requires unique experience and has lots of technical and business risks to overcome.
Redefining Perfection with Secure Software Development Approach
Sep 30, 2020 | Security
Making software security a focal point in the process of designing, developing and delivering software applications is crucial for the ultimate success of these applications. Developing party needs to create trust in the user regarding the protection of critical assets and operational reliability. Therefore, software security becomes a fundamental requirement of software applications. Many companies started to meet software security requirements in accordance with the secure software development framework it has developed, which consists of a rule set defined within the software and security teams. This rule set are defined taking into account various international standards and industry best practices.
Understanding Cyber Kill Chain Model to Stop Advanced Persistent Threats
Jun 26, 2019 | Security
The term “Advanced Persistent Threat” (APT) was used to describe state-sponsored cyberattacks designed to steal data and exploit infrastructures. Today, the term is used to describe the attacks targeted at organizations for monetary gain or espionage.
Partitioning the Responsibilities in Information Security
Oct 17, 2018 | Security
Probably the most common and serious mistake of managements regarding the governance of information security is delegating too much responsibility to the IT Department.
Solution Oriented Risk Management
Feb 28, 2018 | Security
Gedankenexperiment (Gedankenerfahrung or thought experiment) is a way of thinking that maps a theory to possible causes and consequences (to shed light on these), when no clues or indicators are available to validate the theory.
What is Idle Scan?
Feb 1, 2017 | Security
Idle scan is a TCP based port scan where the attacker sends spoofed packets to a passive (also called as “silent”) victim host.