If you are proactive on Internet, then by now you might have heard about a new virus going viral around the net which is capable of exploiting Microsoft Word’s Bug. If not, I am here to help you learn about this new virus, how it works and what it can do. Not only that, I’ll [...]
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The word Proxy is derived from a Latin word proximus which means “close”.A proxy is actually a server which helps us maintaining our privacy on the Internet. It is just like a wall between you and the Internet. When you use a proxy, the webpage on the other side won’t be able to see you, [...]
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In my previous two articles I showed you how to secure your LAN and WLAN. In that i had mentioned the firewall factor. In this article I am going to show you the uses of firewall and its administration. Firewall Administration is ensuring the proper management, configuration, and change management of it.It is comprised of [...]
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In my previous article i showed you the tricks and techniques to protect your LAN connection. In this article i will show you how to secure your Wireless LAN. As in the previous article LAN security was sub divided into two parts, similarly Wireless LAN security is also divided into two parts. The difference is in the security issues.
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I will be sharing a recent high profile Security breach encountered by me which caused the infection of 40,000+ website worldwide.Till last year we have heard of mass infection of personnel computers but 2009 mark the mass infection of website which indeed is very dangerous to millions of innocent users around the globe. “The attack is [...]
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Webroot Desktop firewall is a solid software firewall developed by the author of Webroot Spy Sweeper, one of the best anti spyware programs available. Thought it is not so famous as other firewalls it is not a bad product and it is certainly better than Windows Vista built-in firewall due to its outbound protection. This [...]
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This post is all about Enabling Multiple Concurrent Remote Desktop Connections in Windows XP SP2.
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Input Validation Attacks: It is one of the very ‘easy to implement’ attack. It insets malicious scripts into an application and by running such application the system can be attacked and it becomes vulnerable. It is even hard to defend than passive attacks. Following are some of the best countermeasures against input validation attacks: Application [...]
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Attackers can combine the months-old “carpet bomb” bug with another flaw disclosed last month to trick people running Google’s brand-new Chrome browser into downloading and launching malicious code, a security researcher has warned. The attacks are possible because Google used an older version of WebKit, the open-source rendering engine that also powers Apple’s Safari, as [...]
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One of the most convenient methods of securing private data is using ‘‘Replicated services”. This method is actually done for backing up your data. We have to create two or more systems (or networks) having same function. These are used for performing same work. Both the systems are exact replicas of each other. Advantages: 1. [...]
Continue reading →Port Scanning is one of the most popular among the reconnaissance techniques attackers use. All machines connected to a LAN or connected to Internet via a modem run many services that listen at certain ports. A service is a program that waits inside a loop for a request message from a client, and acts on [...]
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