Malicious Code
What is malicious code and what can it do? Malicious code usually performs actions against the user’s interest. This might be for example...
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CovertSwarm
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
CEH Certification
What are the prerequisites for doing CEH certification CEH or Certified Ethical Hacker (EC-Council) has a recommended requirement of two...
CovertSwarm
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
What is a Session Fixation Attack?
Session Fixation is an attack that allows a malicious actor to hijack a valid user session by forcing that user to use a fixed session ID.
CovertSwarm
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
What is Penetration Testing Software?
Penetration testing software is the toolset of penetration testers. Learn more.
CovertSwarm
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
What is a Network Penetration Test?
Network penetration tests are used to identify security weaknesses within the networks (both internal networks and external networks)....
CovertSwarm
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
What is a Computer Worm?
A computer worm is a type of malware that propagates itself across a network by replication itself from host to host independently. They...
CovertSwarm
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
What is Enumeration in Cyber Security?
Cyber security enumeration is a process used by both security professionals and attackers alike to establish a collective knowledge of...
CovertSwarm
- Oct 11, 2021
- 5 min
What is Vishing?
‘Vishing’ is a social engineering attack vector that uses the telephone (phone) network as a method to target potential victims. Learn more.
CovertSwarm
- Oct 8, 2021
- 8 min
Red Teaming vs Penetration Testing
Red Teaming and Penetration Testing are useful practices for organizations looking to improve their security. Learn more.
CovertSwarm
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
Can You Pentest AWS?
Unless you are working directly with AWS then you will not be able to run a pentest against the AWS cloud environment directly. You are...
CovertSwarm
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
What is an SQL Injection Attack?
SQL (Structured Query Language) injection is an attack that exploits an insecure coding weakness within an application that interacts...
CovertSwarm
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
What is Broken Authentication?
Broken authentication refers to a weakness in the design or implementation of access controls inherent in an online platform or application.
CovertSwarm
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
Is Linux Good for Ethical Hacking?
Linux is commonly the preferred operating system used by Ethical Hackers and 'Infosec' professionals due to the following factors...
CovertSwarm
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
Is Open Source or Proprietary More Secure?
Open-source software projects are, in theory, more secure than closed-source/proprietary software due to the clear disclosure of security...
CovertSwarm
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
What is the Information Security CIA?
The CIA triad is a security model of three core principles used within IT security and Information Security policies within an organisation.
CovertSwarm
- Sep 22, 2021
- 1 min
What is a Purple Team Assessment?
Unlike the red team engagements, the purple-team testing is a collaborative exercise between both the red team and the blue team. Learn more
CovertSwarm
- Sep 22, 2021
- 1 min
What is a Red Team Assessment?
A red-team assessment is a simulated attack against an organisation using real-world information and threat intelligence analysis...
CovertSwarm
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
What is a Physical Penetration Test?
A physical penetration test is where an ethical hacker or social engineer will try to gain entry to one of your locations. Learn more.
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- Sep 22, 2021
- 1 min
Why is Python Used for Hacking?
Python is well-known as a fast, simple and easy, readable scripting or programming language. Learn more.
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- Sep 16, 2021
- 9 min
How Secure are TPM Chips?
Full Disk Encryption is no longer enough. Learn more.