This post summarizes commonly used TCP and UDP ports. The total number of ports for both TCP and UDP is what can be numbered with 16-digit binary number, it means, 65,536 ports, numbered from 0 to 65,535. Default TCP and…
Smurf attack, also known as ICMP Echo Request, is a distributed reflection denial of service (DRDoS). Othe examples of DRDoS are DNS poisoning and fraggle attack. Description of smurf attack Smurf attack is performed as follows: How to prevent smurf…
Netcraft Sublist3r Python script Example of use: sublist3r -d example.com -p 80 External references CEH v10: Module 2 Footprinting
This post features different types of clouds. This post is part of the introduction to cloud computing. Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Featured Cloud Deployment Models Cloud Deployment Models: Private Cloud: A private cloud, also known as internal or corporate cloud,…
Security Testing Methodologies: List of Security Testing Methodologies Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is the Open Web Application Security Project, which is an open-source application security project that assists the organizations to purchase,…
Types of Security Controls: Preventive: Prevent security violations and enforce various access control mechanisms. Detective: Detect security violations. Corrective or recovery: Used to restore systems. Deterrent: Used to discourage. Compensating: Used as an alternative control when the intended controls failed.…
This tutorial assumes that your operating system is Linux, in any of its variants (Kali Linux, Ubuntu, etc.) Step-by-step Procedure 1. Ensure aircrack-ng suite is installed in your computer Open a terminal and type: sudo apt-get update Install aircrack-ng suite:…
Encryption algorithms: Encryption protocols: Wi-Fi security modes: Authentication options supported by WPA, WPA2 and WPA3: PSK is the use of a static fixed password or authentication. ENT enables the leveraging of and existing AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) service to…
Before reading this article, you may find useful to have a look at the preliminary post about encryption concepts for IT, that explains step-by-step the needs for a Public Key Infraestructure. What is a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)? When establishing…
This post summarizes common (and some uncommon) encryption algorithms and hashing algorithms. Some of them have been deprecated over the time. So if you are looking for one to implement, please check this. Cryptographic Systems The cryptographic systems that are…