Author: Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson is the Head of Digital Marketing Department at Globex Outreach. He helps clients grow their online businesses and occasionally writes blogs to share his experience with other professionals.

The State of Server-Side Request Forgery Risks in 2022

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Harry Wilson, Head of Digital Marketing Department, Globex Outreach

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server-side request forgery

Perhaps one of the best Black Hat talks in recent years was renowned web security researcher Orange Tsai’s presentation about bypassing Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) defenses. Together with his team, Tsai proposed a “very general attack approach” to discover numerous zero-days in built-in libraries of widely-used programming languages including Java, PHP, Python, Perl, JavaScript and … Read more

How Extended Security Posture Management Help Cybersecurity Teams

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Harry Wilson, Head of Digital Marketing Department, Globex Outreach

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Extended Security Posture Management

A career in cybersecurity is dynamic. Every day is different, and the attack surface is always changing. Also, learning about cybersecurity only results in the realization of how much room for progress and the need for further education there really is. The role cybersecurity teams have within organizations is hugely important. They protect everything that … Read more

Can VPNs Stop DDoS Attacks?

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Harry Wilson, Head of Digital Marketing Department, Globex Outreach

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Can VPNs Stop DDoS Attacks?

The whole point of a website is to be up and running 24/7; however, cybercriminals can attack at any moment, forcing you offline. They can use Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks to interrupt your business and impact your revenue. In a DDoS attack, attackers send thousands of unwanted requests to the servers, preventing legitimate … Read more

3 Mistakes to Avoid When Deploying DMARC in Your Organization

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Harry Wilson, Head of Digital Marketing Department, Globex Outreach

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Deploying DMARC

Currently, most organizations understand the importance of deploying Domain-Based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) to stay safe from the rising email fraud cases. DMARC protects your business’ trusted domains from endless email spoofing and cybersecurity attacks. Deploying this email authentication protocol prevents spoofers and phishers from exploring vulnerabilities in your email domain, which helps … Read more

How to Reduce Human Error in Cybersecurity with Red Teaming

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Harry Wilson, Head of Digital Marketing Department, Globex Outreach

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Red Teaming - Cognitive Bias

Human error in cybersecurity evokes images of untrained employees logging into systems with weak passwords used for multiple accounts or clicking on phishing emails. However, mistakes can come from the most experienced members of your IT and security team – professionals who know more about cybersecurity than anyone else in your company. As they progress … Read more

How to Tell if Your Wireless Router Has Been Hacked

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Harry Wilson, Head of Digital Marketing Department, Globex Outreach

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How to Tell if Your Wireless Router Has Been Hacked

Routers are hardware devices used by ISPs (Internet Service Providers) to connect their customers to their xDSL or cable internet network. Wi-Fi routers or wireless routers combine wireless access points, networking functions, and a router. In essence, routers connect local networks to the internet or other local networks; thus, wireless access points connect devices to … Read more