Tag: Penetration Testing

The terms “fail open”, “fail close”, "Fail Safe", "Failover" describe how systems behave when they encounter a failure or unexpected event. These concepts are crucial to maintain either availability or ensure security depending on the requirements of the specific context. Fail Open A system that fails...

Load balancing is a process used to distribute network or application traffic across multiple servers, ensuring no single server becomes overwhelmed. Improving responsiveness and availability of applications, websites, and databases. Helping in resource optimization, maximizing throughput, minimizing response time, and avoiding overload of any...

Access controls are mechanisms that manage how resources are accessed and by whom. Here are some common types of access controls: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Permissions are assigned to specific roles rather than to individuals. Users are then assigned to these roles. E.g. In a company, there...