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Read moreYou may have seen headlines recently about researchers, ethical hackers and even kids being paid for flaws they discovered in operating systems, software and even online games. If so, you may have asked yourself, “How can I get paid to hack?”
Read moreIf you look at books and publications on cybersecurity, it’s clear that we continue to emphasize common information security best practices: Keep up with patches, disable unnecessary services, have users work with limited privilege, follow system hardening principles, and maintain an ongoing program of user education. Depending on the industry, there are guidelines, standards, or even federal regulations that drive cybersecurity. Unfortunately, as shown by Heartland Payment Systems and Target Stores, these standards are often viewed as encompassing security solutions, rather than baseline, minimal requirements.
Read moreGoogle hacking is something I typically discuss when teaching ethical hacking. It’s a key component of the footprinting process. Footprinting is the blueprinting of the security profile of an organization, undertaken in a methodological manner. Footprinting is a passive process of that is designed to profile an organization with respect to networks.
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