• Network Security

    The Importance Of Using A Vulnerability Scanner For Security

    by  • June 1, 2011 • Network Security • 11 Comments

    One aspect of network security that is often overlooked is checking a network for issues using a vulnerability scanner. Vulnerabilities are issues, weaknesses or misconfiguration in software that an attacker can exploit to gain unauthorized access to his victim’s system. Through the use of a vulnerability scanner, these issues are pinpointed and reported to the administrator. Perhaps [...]

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    Malware Can Spread Through Software Updates

    by  • August 2, 2009 • Ethical hacking, Network Security, Packet Sniffing • 1 Comment

    We have seen exploits in plug ins & apps are helping hackers to find vulnerabilities & intrude inside a secured system or a network, I came across the news from cnet.com which says that two researchers from Israeli security firm Radware have found out a way which gives access to a computer by updating any software mostly affects the Skype & other applications.

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    Unobtrusive Mapping of Network

    by  • June 20, 2009 • DDoS, Denial of Service, Ethical hacking, Network Security • 0 Comments

    Networks are generally mapped with almost no knowledge, from far much away from the actual network we gather information and interpret the network topology is known as Black Box. In this case, cracker initiate with IP address of server or URL of the website of victim organization. Ethical hacker must aware of Zone Transfer detailing, [...]

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    Purpose of Scanning the Network: Stealth Attacks

    by  • April 7, 2009 • Denial of Service, Hosts Scanning, Network Security, Student Series • 0 Comments

    Examine the purpose of network scanning is to gather the information about the victim’s network. Various network mapping tools and techniques are there which an ethical hacker has to go through for performing network scanning. Every cracker (Criminal Hacker) first surely wanted scan any network, and every intelligent one first think about ‘How his attack [...]

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    Packet Sniffing Attack & Vulnerable Ethernet Communications – I

    by  • March 30, 2009 • Amol Wagh, Firewalls Breaking, IP, Packet Sniffing, Student Series • 0 Comments

    A wire-tap device that plugs into computer networks and eavesdrops on the network traffic is known as the Packet Sniffer or protocol analyzer. Same as we tap any phone call this sniffing allows us to listen to communication between two or more computers. Computer conversations consist of apparently random binary data. Therefore, network wiretap programs [...]

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    IP Spoofing Attack

    by  • November 1, 2008 • Amol Wagh, Black Hat, Ethical hacking, Exclusive, IP, Network Security • 2 Comments

    Internet Protocol i.e IP addresses are unique and used for digital data communication for internet. Any mailing system or website technology works on the same principle of digital communication. Every computer connected to Network have its unique IP address. When Person A sends an email  to person B, The mail is assigned with the header [...]

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    Hiding Your Computer on the Internet

    by  • July 29, 2008 • Amol Wagh, Black Hat, Ethical hacking, Network Security, Tips and Tricks, Vista, Windows, XP • 0 Comments

    When you use internet, you are connected to millions of PC’s out there. And each PC have its own unique address known as Static IP Address. This gives your identification by locality. Without a firewall, on a typical computer, even if well maintained, a remote person will still be able to know that the communication [...]

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