Tag: attackers
Things you should know about Advanced Persistent Threats
As personal, corporate and even national computer systems get subjected to stealthy, continuous cracking processes, it makes sense to be warned and armed. Read...
Cyber Attacks Explained: Network Sniffing
In earlier articles in this series, we have explored denial of service attacks and packet spoofing. This month, let us focus on a wider...
Securing Apache, Part 9: Attacks that Target PHP-based Instances
Beginning with Part 1 of this series, we have covered all major attacks on Web applications and servers, with examples of vulnerable PHP code....
Aircrack-ng: Wi-Fi Troubleshooting, Auditing and Cracking Made Easy
Wi-Fi technology has today become almost ubiquitous for wireless local area networks at offices, restaurants, homes, airports, hotels, etc. However, with increased Wi-Fi usage...
The Importance of Intrusion Prevention Systems
In today's fast-changing IT world, even the best available security is insufficient for the latest vulnerabilities in various products, and against malware/attacks created to...
Secure Upload Methods in PHP
Here's how to deal with file upload attacks against sites developed in PHP, and how to write more secure code to prevent these attacks.
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Cryptography and Steganography with Python
Steganography and cryptography have been widely used to hide sensitive information. This article offers a brief introduction to how both these methods can be...
