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Hard Drive failures can be a pain as more often than not, data is always lost in the process. I have had some hard drives carelessly fail without notice thus losing data in the range of 1Tb (1 Terabyte). As frustrating as it was then it could actually have been avoided if I was smart enough […]

Information Technology General Controls, popularly called ITGCs refers to the set of control such as policies,procedures, and technologies that an organization puts in place to ensure confidentiality, integrity, andavailability of its information and IT systems.ITGC review is an assessment of these controls to determine their effectiveness in protecting the organization’sinformation and IT systems. A comprehensive […]

Introduction to Automotive Cybersecurity Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting digital assets from malicious attacks. It is also referred to as “information technology security” or “electronic information security.” The term is used in a variety of contexts, but in this article, we will be considering cybersecurity in the context of automobiles.  The automobile industry has […]

Service Organization Control 1 (SOC 1) and Control 2 (SOC 2) are two standards for assessing a service organization’s internal controls. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) established these standards to assist service organizations in demonstrating their dedication to security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy. SOC 1 is especially concerned with the financial reporting […]

In our last article, we talked about the different cloud deployment models: Public, Private, Hybrid, andCommunity. In this article, we will be discussing the cloud computing services which are mainly three types IaaS(Infrastructure-as-a-Service), PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service), and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). Cloud computing is the distribution of IT resources on-demand through the Internet with pay-as-you-gopricing. Instead of purchasing, […]

The deployment model is an important aspect of cloud computing. A cloud deployment model is a specificconfiguration of the environment’s variables, including storage capacity, ownership of the deploymentinfrastructure, and accessibility. This implies that deployment models employed by businesses are basedon the ownership (i.e who controls the infrastructure) as well as the location of the infrastructure. […]

The term IoT, or Internet of Things IoT has become one of the most important technologies of the 21stcentury, and it simply refers to the collective network of connected devices (smart devices) each with itsunique identifier automatically collecting and sharing data over a network. These devices range fromordinary household objects to sophisticated industrial tools.The fast […]

There are several tools that have been used to access API security. Depending on each organization’s needs, a certain tool can be the ideal option for one but not the other. Although the majority of these API security testing tools have free trials or versions, enterprise users will probably need to purchase licences or explore […]

SQL Server, owned by Microsoft is one of the leading data platforms used as a production database to store very sensitive data. We should all know by now that data is an organization’s most valuable asset. This makes it a necessity to efficiently secure the SQL Server database.This quick post will highlight some important back-end […]

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 […]