In this post, we are going to talk about TDoS attack. First of all, we recommend that you read our other post, in which we describe the DoS and DDoS attacks: DoS and DDoS Attacks In its annual report "Internet Crime Report" for 2019, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) estimated that TDoS attack [...]
Vulnerability management is a key responsibility of any IT security team or managed security service provider. This scanning is an inspection of the potential points of exploit on a computer or network to identify security holes. Vulnerability scanning is an integral component of vulnerability management. In fact, a scanner is an application that identifies and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The subject of this post is DMZ networks. But what exactly are the DMZ networks? DMZ ((DeMilitarized Zone) is essentially a military and political term meaning a civilian area. The most famous example of a demilitarized zone right now is the demilitarized zone on the border between South Korea and North Korea: In [...]
In this post, we talked about the types of hackers. One of them is ethical hacker. We discuss about the five steps of ethical hacking now. Of course, not necessarily a hacker has to follow these 5 steps in a sequential manner: Note: Hacking is illegal. The only purpose of hacking is to secure [...]
Hacking refers to activities that seek to compromise digital devices, such as computers, smartphones, tablets, and even entire networks. In other words, hacking is identifying weakness in computer systems or networks to exploit its weaknesses to gain access. Businesses need to protect themselves against such attacks. Hacking is typically technical but hackers can also use [...]
It is essential for all organizations to protect their networks. With hackers increasing and becoming smarter day by day, the need to utilize network security tool becomes more and more impotent. Network security is any activity designed to protect the usability and integrity of network and data. In fact, network security is a term used [...]
A brute force attack (exhaustive search) is a cryptographic hack that relies on guessing possible combinations of a targeted password until the correct password is discovered. This attack uses trial-and-error to guess login info, encryption keys, or find a hidden web page. Brute force attacks don’t employ an intellectual strategy. These attacks simply try using [...]