Category: Security

Ransomware Attacks: Ways to Identify and Respond

In the modern digital world, cyberattacks or ransomware attacks are the most threatening aspects that can affect an individual or an organization by stealing their information for self-benefit. It has been observed that in recent times, ransomware attacks have been considered as an advanced form of cyber attack. It poses the biggest threat to the

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Implementing SSL Certificates for Your Website

SSL Certificate or a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate recognised as a file that is hosted within the origin server of a website and this certificate can be signed either self-signed or issued by a third-party. Essential InfoSec as a CERT-In-empanelled information security consulting firm seeks to deliver high end and specialized information security services

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How to Avoid Phishing Attack for Beginners

In the ever evolving digital world, fraudsters are come across with new and creative ideas to scam users and organizations to capture their hard-earned money. Phishing is one of the cyberattacks which deceive and manipulate individuals to get access to the sensitive information of users including usernames, passwords and financial information. Essential InfoSec, information security

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Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023

 The DPDP Act 2023 is a major piece of legislation for the regulation of protecting people’s personal data. Said act presents principles and requirements concerning the collection, storage and processing of information as well as rules to be followed.  Objectives of Section 7 of DPDP Act 2023  The DPDP Act 2023, Which is a piece

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DevSecOps: Integrating Security into Development Pipeline

In relation to the fast-paced digital landscape and quick delivery of software, security has become crucial. In that case, DevSecOps has ensured a responsible sharing process for the software development life cycle. Essential Infosec has identified that DevSecOps is the most suitable security measure for the software development process and knowledge-sharing process. This blog will

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Biometric Security: Advantages and Privacy Concerns

In recent times, cyber threats have emerged as the most potential challenges for individuals and businesses, impacting the daily lifestyle of people and the brand reputation of a company. The current development of cyber attacks has made it obvious to adopt the biometric security system to ensure safety by utilising unique behavioural of physical characteristics

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GDPR and CCPA: Navigating Data Privacy Regulations

In the recent data-driven world the security of personal information and databases has become one of the most potential concerns for individuals and businesses. In this context, two primary data privacy regulations have got much attention from the market because of their potential to ensure data privacy. It includes CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) for

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Passwordless authentication methods

In the current digital era, digital security has become one of the most potential concerns for people. In that case, the traditional password system has been identified as a weak method which can be stolen, hacked and easily forgotten. These vulnerabilities of traditional passwords have increased the requirement for implementing a robust security measure that

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Testing Your Cybersecurity Preparedness.

In the ever-evolving digitized infrastructure, Cyber risks can be a challenging measure which hinders the overall productivity and profitability of organizations such as Essential InfoSec. In this regard, cybersecurity preparedness is significant practice that has the potential to prevent, respond, to the cyber threats. Additionally, incident response simulation is considered as an effective method which

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How to Cultivate Security-Conscious Culture?

 In the contemporary world of digitalisation, cybersecurity is unavoidable in every sector. In order to address the cyber threats creating a cybersecurity culture. It is considered as a significant measure for protecting sensitive information and ensuring the authenticity of the system and data.This necessitates implementing strong technical measures as well as initiating a strong mindset

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