A safety guide to financial fraud in India
Cyber decode in collaboration with National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
A Guide to Cross-Site Scripting?
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) is a client-side code injection attack. The attacker aims to execute malicious scripts in a web browser of the victim by including malicious code in a legitimate web page or web application. The actual attack occurs when the victim visits the web page or web application that executes the malicious code. The web […]
What is SSL? Why It is Important?
Definition Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a protocol for securing communication on the Internet. It provides a way for enterprises to encrypt data before sending it to users, preventing third parties from reading it while it’s in transit. When you land on a page with a form to fill in and submit, the information you […]
What is Social Engineering? A Complete Guide.
Introduction Social engineering is the term used for a broad range of malicious activities accomplished through human interactions. It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information. Social engineering attacks happen in one or more steps. A perpetrator first investigates the intended victim to gather necessary background information, […]
What is Malware? A Complete Guide.
Introduction Malware, short for malicious software, is a blanket term for viruses, worms, trojans and other harmful computer programs hackers use to wreak destruction and gain access to sensitive information. Malware is a catch-all term to refer to any software designed to cause damage to a single computer, server, or computer network. In other words, […]
What Is Phishing? A Complete Guide.
Introduction Phishing is a cybercrime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords. The information is then used to access important accounts and […]