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What are penetration tests, why are they done, who performs them, and the benefits for organizations.
Di Redazione RHC - 22/07/2025

Penetration testing is an increasingly widespread practice in the field of cybersecurity. It is a real simulation of a cyber attack, conducted by a team of security experts, in order to identify and a...

What is Identity and Access Management (IAM)? Let’s find out how to protect your online identities.
Di Redazione RHC - 22/07/2025

How does a large organization with millions of user credentials circulating between production servers, web applications, mobile apps, and workstations, connecting to countless profiles, keep proper r...

Sophos fixes five vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall, two of which are rated critical
Di Redazione RHC - 22/07/2025

Sophos recently announced the fixes for five independent security vulnerabilities found in its firewalls, some critical and others high and medium. The vulnerabilities have been fixed via automaticall...

What is Secure Code Development? Discovering an essential practice in cybersecurity.
Di Redazione RHC - 21/07/2025

In the previous article on Patch Management, we started talking about 4 fundamental pillars in the world of Cybersecurity. These four pillars are Patch Management, Hardening, Secure Code Development, ...

Vulnerability in 7-Zip: Attackers can perform denial-of-service attacks
Di Redazione RHC - 21/07/2025

A critical security flaw related to memory corruption has been discovered in the popular 7-Zip archiver. This vulnerability can be exploited by attackers to cause denial-of-service conditions by creat...

Bullying and cyberbullying: what it is and how to protect yourself.

News reports are highlighting an ever-increasing number of cases of cyberbullying, some with dramatic outcomes (see incitement to suicide). Cyberbullying is a new form of psychological violence, an invasion and “misappropriation” of other people’s lives. According to a recent survey

What is SIM Swapping? Here’s how it works.

These days, smartphones are in practically everyone’s pockets. We use them for entertainment, sending messages, storing notes, taking photos, transferring money, and even “making phone calls,” which is what they were originally designed for. Our phones have become an essential

Apache Tomcat DoS Vulnerability: CVE-2025-53506 Under Analysis

The Apache team recently fixed a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability classified as high severity. There’s a new inconvenient guest in data centers around the world. It’s called CVE-2025-53506 and it doesn’t make noise like ransomware, it doesn’t manifest itself with disturbing

What are Side Channel Attacks? How they work and how to defend data from cyber threat physics.

- July 20th, 2025

Side Channel Attacks represent a sophisticated category of cyber threats that focus on weaknesses in security systems. These attacks differ from traditional techniques based on brute force or software vulnerabilities,...

  

What is Phishing as a Service (PaaS). Let’s explore cybercrime services and access some underground resources.

- July 20th, 2025

"Phishing as a service" (PaaS) is a type of service offered by cybercriminals or illicit service providers that simplifies and automates the entire process of creating and distributing phishing attacks...

  

What is a False Flag in Cybersecurity: From its Origins to Its Use in Malware and National Security Attacks

- July 20th, 2025

In the vast world of cybersecurity, an often controversial and highly intriguing practice is that of "false flags." This term, originally used in the context of military operations and intelligence,...

  

Chinese humanoid robot replaces its own battery and works 24 hours a day

- July 20th, 2025

The presentation of the Walker S2 represents a major step forward in the operational autonomy of humanoid robots. Thanks to the ability to autonomously replace its own battery, the robot...

  

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