Nessus Network Vulnerability Scanner
Nessus is a network vulnerability scanning program that scans network hosts for vulnerabilities and generates reports on its findings. More ...
Difference Between Rule and Role Based Access Control
Access control is the method used to block or allow access to a network or network resources. Two types of access control are rule-based and role-based. The difference between rule-based and role-based access control is explained here. More ...
How SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Works
SSL is a security protocol standard that encrypts communication between a web browser and a web server. Any organization that uses their website to transmit, receive, store, or display confidential or sensitive information such as passwords, credit card or bank account numbers, social security numbers, and so on, needs to use an SSL Connection. More ...
Essentials of Endpoint Device Backup
With the proliferation of data on laptops and mobile devices, organizations need to maintain control of how data is being accessed, shared, and distributed. Endpoint backup solutions should encrypt data in transit and in store to prevent unauthorized viewing of sensitive corporate data. More ...
What is Network AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting)?
The acronym AAA stands for three network procedures and processes that help to make a network more secure and reliable. The A's stand for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting. The difference between authentication, authorization, and accounting is described here. More ...
Network Security by Filtering
Filtering allows network administrators to control which packets are permitted or denied in or out of a network. It can be used to control how much bandwidth can be used by parts of a network, but is more often used to provide security for a network. More ...
How to Tell if Someone is Lurking on Your Wireless Network
Have you ever wondered if someone else is on your wireless network, with out your knowledge, watching every site you visit or stealing account information? More ...
What's the Difference Between Sniffing, Snooping, and Spoofing?
Network sniffing and snooping involve tapping into network traffic for the purpose extracting usernames, passwords, account numbers, and other information. Spoofing is when a hacker creates an email or a website that appears to genuine but is designed for the purpose extracting usernames, passwords, account numbers. More ...
Types of DoS (Denial of Service) Attacks
The methods used to launch a DoS (Denial of Service) attack can be divided into three essential categories: Flood attacks, Logic attacks, and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. Attackers may use each method to compromise or completely shut down an Internet server. More ...
How to Protect Your Business From a Cyber Attack
Hackers can be crippling for small businesses who, many times, never recover from the theft. Here are some precautions you can take to help keep your business protected against hackers. More ...
Difference Between Network Firewall and Web Application Firewall
A Network Firewall acts as a security barrier between a trusted network, such as the local network (LAN), and an untrusted network, such as the Internet. A >Web Application Firewall (WAF) monitors and allows or blocks data packets as they travel to and from a Web application. More ...
Domain Name System (DNS) Vulnerabilities
The original design of the DNS did not include robust security features. DNS vulnerabilities open networks to various types of attacks, cache poisoning and DDoS attacks being the most common. More ...
Data Encryption
There are two kinds of key encryption: private key and public key. In private key encryption a single key is used. Public key encryption uses two keys. One key, called the private key can only be used to decrypt a document. The other key, called the public key, can only encrypt a document. More ...
