HackHer World

A female ran technology blog

Ashley Thacker

  • Hacking Humans: How Social Engineering Exploits Our Trust

    We have all heard the term “social engineering” before. What exactly is it, though? Social engineering is a technique used by threat actors to manipulate individuals to perform actions that can violate the security of information or disclose confidential data. Instead of attempting to exploit technical aspects, it focuses on cybersecurity’s biggest weakness: humans. How Read more

  • A Funny Little Thing Called Workplace Policies

    Security policies are the bane of everyone’s existence. Those documents define the rules of your workplace, but you may not always agree with them. When creating these documents, it is important to balance them so that users can do their jobs, but the information systems are also protected in an organization. Now, you may ask Read more

  • Don’t Let the CAPTCHA Catch Ya

    Starting in late 2024, the rise of fake CAPTCHA tests began to take the internet by storm. These CAPTCHAs are used as a way to trick users into executing malicious PowerShell scripts by following the instructions provided. The PowerShell command will download and execute malicious software such as Lumma Stealer infostealer and SecTop RAT (Remote Read more

  • InfoSec vs Cybersecurity: What’s the Difference?

    As a cybersecurity professional, I hear these terms interchanged all the time. Although we like to believe that these terms are the same, one actually umbrellas the other. What is cybersecurity? Cybersecurity focuses primarily on the protection of digital spaces against cyber attacks. These attacks can range from your day to day phishing emails all Read more

  • Cybersecurity Practices to Keep Yourself Safe

    In today’s technology world, there are many cybersecurity concerns that arise daily. Fear not though, as there are ways you can keep yourself safe and protected while you go about your daily browsing! Be Wary of Your Emails Whether it is your personal email or work email, 36% of all data breaches occur due to Read more