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Introduction With increased usage of Wi-Fi, you can always except internet security and privacy issue to grow with time. Once cannot stay away from the usage of wireless networks but with a few precaution and implementing security best practices one can possibly keep data safe . ...
Dust off your comic books, Superman is back.Imagine this: In the latest issue, Superman sets up a secure perimeter around Metropolis. Or at least, he thinks it’s secure. While he’s leading his other life as Clark Kent, Lex Luther takes advantage of his accidental neglect to breach the boundaries Superman has set up, destroying the lives of millions in Metropolis ...
[embed]https://traffic.libsyn.com/brakeingsecurity/2016-046-BlackNursebuenowareIoTpwnage.mp3[/embed] This week, Mr. Boettcher found himself with an interesting conundrum concerning what happened when he converted a Windows DOCX file to a PDF using a popular#PDF converter software. We discuss what happened, how Software Restriction Policy in Windows kept him safe from a potential malware infection, and about the logging that occurred.After that, we discuss some recent vulnerabilities, like the ...
How solve x64bit not showing in VirtualBox and VM Ware Problem A lot of people do get across this problem of their system not showing x64bit among the list of OS in their VIRTUALIZATION SOFTWARES or Not Functioning, and blame their OS, Processor, the system manufacturers, the software and so on.well this problem is mainly because ...
There are different types of cloud storage available on the market in different price ranges, but anyway, you need to choose a solution with services that are accessible from any device, with high levels of protection for business and personal data (with strong encryption for data stored and in transit) and reliability. ...
TCPING is a utility that operates similarly to PING; however, it works over a TCP port. This utility can be very useful for troubleshooting network connectivity and performance issue at Layer 3 and Layer 4. TCPING can also speak HTTP. If the '-h' flag is used, tcping will connect and attempt to download the given URL over HTTP in ...
There are currently 2 billion smartphone users in the world. These users have amassed over 268 million downloads. It should then come as little surprise that cybercriminals have turned their attention to attacking mobile devices and the users to which they’re attached. Mobile devices infected with malware currently stands at 1.12% as reported by IBM ...
Introduction: The security weaknesses of WEP led researchers to design a new standard under the name 802.11i. The main security protocols of the 802.11i standard are the Wireless Protected Access (WPA) and the Wireless Protected Access II (WPA2). Although these protocols provide significant higher security level than WEP they also present serious issues ...
My Kindle is my best friend. There I said it.And if you’re like me then chances are you want to soak up every ounce of knowledge you can when it comes to the topics you love. Books are a great source for that, and expanding your interests to the furthest corners of the industry will only help you become a ...
The following statistics are very sobering and disturbing: More the 80% of US-based companies have been hacked This number includes major companies such as Target, Sony, and Home Depot These incidents caused consumer’s sensitive personal and ...