IC University Blog

Zero Trust Awareness: Identity

Posted by Julia Curtis on Apr 24, 2023 10:51:37 AM

Welcome to the second session of Ironcore’s Zero Trust educational series, Zero Trust – Identity. 

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Topics: Security, cybersecurity, Technology, Zero Trust, Identity

Zero Trust Awareness: Data

Posted by Julia Curtis on Mar 9, 2023 10:15:00 AM

Welcome to the first installment of Ironcore’s Zero Trust educational series; Zero Trust – Data!

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Topics: Security, cybersecurity, Technology, Zero Trust, Data, Data Classification

Introducing Our Zero Trust Series

Posted by Julia Curtis on Jan 31, 2023 2:58:49 PM

You may have heard the phrase, “Zero Trust Cyber Security” recently.  However, most people outside of cyber security professionals, don’t really understand what this means.  Ironcore would like to help change that. 

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Topics: Security, cybersecurity, Technology, Zero Trust

Password Managers: Never forgetting a password again leads to better, more secure password practices.

Posted by Julia Curtis on Sep 8, 2022 3:13:42 PM

When it comes to the security of your data, the importance of keeping your passwords safe is critical. Over 80% of hacking-related breaches are due to compromised passwords. Unfortunately, poor password habits are widespread. On average, a single password is used to access five different accounts; overall, 71% of accounts utilize duplicate passwords.

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Topics: Security, Password Manager, Password

Mass Exploitation of On-Premises Microsoft Exchange Servers

Posted by Hugh Steffens on Mar 4, 2021 1:47:33 PM

 

Recently, Ironcore was notified about undisclosed Microsoft Exchange on-premises servers being exploited by zero-day vulnerabilities.

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Topics: Security, Microsoft

Playing with Danger: The Security Concerns of Smart Toys

Posted by Julia Curtis on Dec 17, 2020 3:27:55 PM

Our data is collected daily. With security breaches as a common threat, it is important to take precautions in order to keep our data safe, but what about our children’s data? We commonly think of data collection as something that only happens on screened devices while interacting with websites. Your child might not have perused Black Friday sales online, but is there something else that may be collecting their data?

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Topics: Security, Internet of Things, Smart Toys, IOT

Upcoming Web Browser Changes May Put Your Company At Risk

Posted by Andy Minneker on Oct 24, 2019 12:16:47 PM

Upcoming Web Browser Changes May Put Your Company At Risk

Constant changes to the internet mean standards must be updated or created as needed. The primary organization responsible for forging internet standards is the Internet Engineering Task Force, IETF. Recently, IETF approved two new methods for encrypting DNS traffic to improve the privacy and security of DNS lookups. These are DNS over HTTPS or DoH and DNS over TLS or DoT.

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Topics: DNS over HTTPS, DNS Filtering, Security, Encryption, DoH