by Don Fried | Mar 28, 2019 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
Introducing The Safe Campus – A solution preventing school violence, enhancing safety, and addressing emergency needs * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * Fayetteville, NC March 21, 2019 – Blue Light LLC (www.bluelightllc.com) is thrilled to introduce their latest product in...
by Don Fried | Feb 5, 2018 | Application
According to a report from Imperva, the number of new web application vulnerabilities disclosed in 2017 increased 212% over the previous year, jumping to 14,082 from 6,615. In addition, the report found more than half of all web applications have an exploit that is...
by Don Fried | Jan 9, 2018 | Application
An authentication bypass attack could allow a hacker to steal sensitive data, compromise your server and even take control of site administration. Are you doing enough to protect your applications from these attacks? Strong web application security systems evaluate...
by Don Fried | Dec 14, 2017 | Application
While cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) is a great way to enable open access across domain boundaries, it’s critical to test CORS requests as part of your web application security protocols. Without the proper testing, your site is at risk of security breaches. As...
by Don Fried | Oct 6, 2017 | Application
Cross-site scripting can severely compromise your network security and your company reputation. The most severe XSS (cross-site scripting) attacks allow an attacker to hijack your website visitors’ sessions and take over their accounts. According to OWASP, an XSS...
by Don Fried | Oct 5, 2017 | News
MainNerve’s Chief Security Officer, James Garcia, recently shared with the media the importance of penetration tests to thwart social engineering attempts. These white hat hacking methods are the bread and butter of MainNerve’s cybersecurity business and can help all...
by Don Fried | Sep 18, 2017 | Breaches
The recent news about a security breach involving unauthorized credit card activity at Kmart stores serves as a good reminder for businesses to set up in-depth security layering. According to an article from Krebs On Security, Kmart’s parent company, Sears Holdings,...
by Don Fried | May 23, 2017 | Breaches, Network
I am sure that, over the weekend, you were inundated with news about the latest worldwide cyber attack, infecting hundreds of thousands of systems around the world. Once the infection was uploaded, the files in the affected computers and servers were then encrypted...
by Don Fried | Dec 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
‘Tis the season of holiday scams! It’s a sad reality, really… that every year crooks take advantage of the holiday season—using fake websites, emails, and other nasty tricks of their unsavory trade to steal your personal information. And with more and more holiday...
by Don Fried | Aug 12, 2016 | Breaches
The recently well-timed release of thousands of emails from DNC servers during the national convention by Wikileaks displayed demonstrates the potential disaster that awaits companies and organizations that do not take cybersecurity seriously. As is known, those...