James Ellis

Why have penetration test done on your systems

By James Ellis in penetration, network, system

August 1, 2021

Everyone has heard of penetration testing, but not too many know about its benefits. Let’s dive in and see why you should consider having these checks performed on your network and/or computer systems. New Vulnerabilities Found Every Day As a network security engineer, I find it astonishing how frequently new vulnerabilities are being published. Especially when you consider that many professionals rely solely on black-box scans for detecting vulnerabilities in their networks.

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Security Training and Your Business

By James Ellis in security, training

Security training and your business Businesses, both small and large, come in all shapes and sizes. Some are more traditional than others and some may deal with more risk than others. Regardless of how unique your business may be, one thing you can be sure of is that you will eventually be faced with a security issue. It may be something as simple as your customers trying to steal your stock or it could be much more complex and involve your employees, your partners, or even your customers.

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Solve for log4j vulnerability

By James Ellis in vulnerability, security, system

Solve for log4j vulnerability Now that you’ve patched the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for CVE-2019-14447, what’s the next step? If you’re a network defender, you should probably continue adding layers of security to your network, in order to keep malicious actors at bay. Nowadays, network security threats have evolved from traditional attacks such as viruses and hackers to include automated tools that target certain security weaknesses for the purpose of compromising sensitive data.

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