Every network performance monitoring (NPM) solution allows companies to discover performance issues on a network as they occur. The more advanced network monitoring tools will be pumped with features that make performance tracking easier or more comprehensive. In these four blogs, we are going to talk about the main features of a network management and monitoring [...]
In this post, we are going to introduce you to a powerful tool in the field of network monitoring. It is better to read this blog first of all: Network Monitoring. The tool we are going to discuss is called Auvik network management and monitoring. It is a cloud-based software. Official site of the manufacturer [...]
Network admins generally manage the devices in a network and allocate and free up ports and interfaces to ensure continuous uptime and bandwidth-hog-free network operations. Closely monitoring SNMP devices is a major part of this. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet Standard protocol for collecting and organizing information about managed devices on IP [...]
Footprinting (also known as reconnaissance) commonly refers to one of the pre-attack phases; tasks performed before doing the actual attack. In other words, footprinting is the first step in the evaluation of the security posture of the target organization's IT infrastructure. During this phase, a hacker can collect the following information − Domain name IP [...]
A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is a cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to the network or Internet. Also, a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is an attempt to make an online [...]
A technical support scam refers to any class of telephone fraud activities in which a scammer claims to offer a legitimate technical support service. The scammers may pretend to be from a well-known tech company, such as Microsoft. The scammer will typically attempt to get the victim to allow remote access to their computer so [...]
There are small and large manufacturers that produce powerful anti-malware. So you have to choose one of the products of these manufacturers. There are not many differences between the products of these manufacturers in terms of quality. In fact, there is a very close competition between these products. In this website, we have introduced the [...]
8-Step to Secure Your Computer Whether you use your computer primarily for work tasks or personal use or both, it’s highly likely you want to keep it and its contents safe and secure. Keeping your computer secure helps you avoid malware and direct hacking attempts designed to steal your personal information. In this post, we’ll [...]
Encryption software is software that uses cryptography to prevent unauthorized access to digital information. We have already discussed the concepts of cryptography in detail in a separate post: Data Encryption. Software encryption uses a cipher to obscure the content into cipher-text. Ciphers are into two categories: Public key (Asymmetric) ciphers: This method uses two different [...]