The internet is now not just limited to mobile phones and computers. Your home network has grown drastically with all these intelligent devices showing up. We have mobiles, computers, smart TVs, ...

Two weeks ago in part 2 of the indispensables series I made mention of a network scanning app called iNet Network Scanner. I’ve used this app on my Mac for years and love it, but it also comes in two ...

Let's kick off a simple scan with nmap. We're going to use the -sn (scan no port) option. This tells nmap to not probe the ports on the devices for now. It will do a lightweight, quick scan. Even so, ...

Knowing what services are running on your systems, and being able to identify if and when any of those services change, is the first step in securing your netwsork. Many tools can accomplish this, but ...

Imperva is the latest security company to offer a free scanner to detect Internet of Things devices infected with or vulnerable to Mirai malware, the malicious code behind the massive distributed ...

In today’s cyber world, we all are wholly dependent on WiFi technology to access internet services. Be it cafeterias, classrooms, airports, libraries, or any region; we promptly ask for a WiFi ...

If you’re a network administrator for a small network, you canuse all the automated tools you can round up. Keeping track ofevery device on your network and key information about each can bea daunting ...

Last week’s DDoS attack on Dyn that shut down portions of the internet was fueled by bots created from hacked connected devices, like internet-connected cameras and DVRs, but can also theoretically ...

Every hour, a threat actor starts a new scan on the public web for vulnerable systems, moving at a quicker pace than global enterprises when trying to identify serious vulnerabilities on their ...

Medical devices increasingly represent a weakness in security for most healthcare organizations, which typically use hundreds of diverse devices from dozens of manufacturers. Equipment ranging from ...