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5 common mistakes when building a website/web-application wrt security.
These are the 5 common mistakes we often come across. This should not be seen as a comprehensive list. Not performing authorization. Authentication confirms that you say who you are. Authorization checks if you have access to a specific asset. Examples of this are hidden links which are shown only to one type of user […]
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Security audit for statistical insights company
Recently we had an opportunity to conduct a security audit of a company that is involved in providing statistical insights to a wide number of clients. Unlike a penetration test this is a non intrusive approach to audit their processes instead of an application. It requires understanding of the processes, how the company works, how […]
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Supplier/Processor list
Maintaining the supplier/processor list is one of the key security requirements for any orgranisation and is the list of all the suppliers and/or processor (or sub-processors) who are involved in a project or process. This means if your processor has a sub-processor ideally that sub-processor also needs to be in this list. This document should […]
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OS command injection in latest ethical hack findings
In the latest ethical hack conducted by our security team on a security related service, we managed to find a very interesting OS command injection finding which is Priority level 1.In the latest ethical hack conducted by our security team on a security related service, we managed to find a very interesting OS command injection […]
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encryptedtransfer.com is now more secure and allows file transfers
The idea for our free online tool www.encryptedtransfer.com for safely passing messages started more than 8 years back. It has been popular with our team and clients using it very regularly to send access details and passwords. Since we have started the service more than 15,000 messages were exchanged securely using the best industry standards. […]
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DDOS attack and possible solutions
Recently we had a DDOS attack on a systems we handle for one of our client. The image above shows the different places from where the attacks were happening. But before we get into all that, a little bit about DDOS means: Denial of Service is a form of attack which takes advantage of the […]
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Top 5: Server Administration recommendations
Our top 5 recommendations for server administrators are Always use the latest version of the OS and the software and ensure your software has active support. Install and use only services you need. Left over services which you dont need can often lead to open doors which are not being managed as you are not […]
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Infrastructure vulnerability test conducted
Recently an infrastructure vulnerability test was conducted on one of numerous setups managed by us. For this test the live environment was replicated with a dedicated web server and database server. The hardware firewall remained the same (for both production and test). The Principle Security Concerns (“PSCs”) that were addressed via testing activities were as […]
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bugbounty email?
If you happen to receive an email similar to the one above, don’t panic. The bug bounty programs including the open bugbounty is a system designed to make the public accessible systems safe. Rather than a hacker misusing the exploit, bug bounty hackers warn you of a possible exploit, and give you enough time to […]