Database Concepts A database is a collection of data. Companies, enterprises, websites and many other store their data and other useful information in the database. It may be the information which is not allowed for […]
What are IDS, Firewall and Honeypot? Firewall – A firewall is a network security device that monitors traffic to or from your network. It allows or blocks traffic based on a defined set of security […]
What are Mobile Platforms? Figure1. Mobile Platforms Android – It is the biggest and by far most popular. So it is also the biggest target. iOS – The next biggest platform is Apple’s […]
What are Wireless Concepts? Figure1. Wireless Concepts Extension to the Wired LAN – The wireless network could be a standalone network or an extension of the wired LAN. The aim of the penetration tester […]
What are Web Server Vulnerabilities? Figure 1. Web Server Vulnerability Default settings – A lot of hacking of web servers happen as a result of system administrator leaving settings as default user names, […]
What are Web Application Vulnerabilities? Figure 1. Web Application Vulnerabilities XSS – It is cross side scripting. It allows a malicious actor to embed a malicious script on a website usually in a comment section […]
What is Session Hijacking? Figure 1. Session Hijacking Hijacking is a type of network security attack in which the attacker takes control of a communication – just as an airplane hijacker takes control of a […]
What is Denial of Service? Figure 1. Denial of Service Denial of Service (DoS) is the interruption in an authorized user’s access to a computer network, typically one caused with malicious intent. Distributed Denial of […]
What is Social Engineering? Figure 1. Social Engineering Social Engineering is the use of deception to manipulate individuals onto divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes. This can be thought […]
What is Traffic / Packet Sniffing? Network traffic or Packet Sniffing is the interception and logging of network traffic as it passes over a computer network. If we look at the TCP/IP stack in the […]
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