Posts tagged 'security'

And 3 ways to stop them.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is much more popular than it used to be. It’s easy to use and the enhanced security that it provides is supported by many services. But it’s not bulletproof. It is possible to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication.

How to get past the best security measures since the password was invented

The proliferation of mobile devices that support MFA in various different ways has helped make it a convenient option for users and life much harder for attackers, who need to develop ways to get around it. So, of course, they do.

In this report we examine how attackers manage to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication, a security measure that seems rock solid on the face of it.

Posted on November 28th, 2023 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2fa, authentication, breach, cyber security, enterprise, hacking, mfa, network security, online security, passwords, security, social engineering, targeted attacks, tips

The first security technique you should master!

Security planning can make your life easier to manage. It’s easy to become paralysed when you consider all of the threats that exist and all of the possible solutions. You can’t buy every security product available and you certainly shouldn’t even try.

There are risks that we all face (let’s call those ‘general risks’) and risks that are quite specific to you (‘individual risks’).

Security planning for anyone, whether you are the CEO of a large enterprise or a retired amateur gardener, should take into account what risks you (specifically) face and the consequences of something bad actually happening.

General risks

In this article we’re going to focus on cybersecurity, but the principles apply to any area of your life. In the computing world there are three major threats that we all face:

Posted on May 24th, 2022 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged 2022, cyber security, home user, infosecurity principles, insurance, online security, physical security, security, small business, threat profiling

I’ve seen a few ‘how to build your own security testing lab’ documents in the past, but many have struck me as being ‘what I would do’ rather than ‘what I did’. Here you can follow us building a security lab (literally).

Having gone through the process myself at least three times over the last 15 years I thought some people might be interested in seeing a series of photos on our new blog, taken while we were literally building SE Labs from scratch.

Posted on May 13th, 2016 by Simon PG Edwards and tagged security, startup, testing