May, 2021 - Assurecondo

31 May 21

Top 5 Information security professionals to follow on Linkedin

According to reports, Cyber security is currently one of the hottest trends in the IT world- CyberSecurity Venture Report predicted that by the year 2021 the world’s total cyber crime damage will amount to a total of $6 trillion while spending on cybersecurity will exceed $1 trillion. Wow! $1 trillion to save $6 trillion. That […]

7 Resources That will Make You Better at Information Technology Risk

29 May 21

5 Resources That will Make You Better at Information Technology Risk

Information Technology Risk has a very important role to play in the risk management field as it brings to the fore the body of risks that can hamper the achievement of business objectives as it concerns the technology environment. In this article, I have listed out five (5) resources that will not only make you […]

22 May 21

Introduction to Oracle Virtual Private Database

Oracle Virtual Private Database (VPD) enables you to create security policies or group policies to control database access at the row and column level. It allows multiple users to access a single schema while preventing them from accessing data which is not relevant to them. VPD uses Fine-Grained Access Control to limit the visibility of the data to […]

How to sell Information Technology Audit audit to a skeptic

21 May 21

How to sell Information Technology Audit to a skeptic

Information Technology Audit is a sub-field under the Audit function which has garnered a lot of interest in the past few years, largely because of the widespread adoption of technology to drive the core and ancillary parts of businesses. It has become more important because businesses want to address the risk of material misstatements as […]

15 May 21

5 savvy ways to spend leftover Information Technology Assurance budget.

So you have adequately covered all areas of your Information Technology Assurance Budget. then you realize that woah! You still have leftover cash. Now you are wondering what should I do with this leftover budget? How do I spend it? Think No more, I have 5 ways you can spend your leftover information technology assurance […]

14 May 21

How to use Mozilla firefox browser as a penetration testing tool with these add-ons

Mozilla Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. It is a very powerful browser with an impressive variety of plugins. A plugin is a piece of software that acts as an add-on to a web browser and gives the browser additional functionality.

09 May 21

Brute-forcing passwords on Microsoft SQL Server to test for weakness

SQL Server is a relational database solution created by Microsoft. It utilises several types of login to gain access to the database namely: Windows authentication which is the default, and is often referred to as integrated security because SQL Server security model is tightly integrated with Windows. In this type of authentication Windows users who have […]

07 May 21

Information Technology Control: Misconceptions Vs Reality.

Information Technology Controls are specific safeguards put in place in a technology-driven environment to ensure that risks are reasonably stemmed, and business objectives are achieved. Technology controls are a big deal in our technology-driven world of today, owing to the fact that almost all our activities, both at the personal and organizational level have a […]

01 May 21

Google Dorks: The ultimate query engine

A Google Dork, also known as Google Dorking or Google hacking, is an advanced technique to retrieve or obtain information from google. It is mostly used to find vulnerable targets and sensitive data using advanced search queries. It is a valuable resource for security researchers. Google is known as a search engine used to find […]

Month: May 2021