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Privacy concerns on IP addresses

May 23, 2013
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Every user on the Internet is assigned an IP address by the Internet service provider he or she is subscribed to and this is essentially needed to access the Internet itself. An IP address is a numerical identification of the user’s computer and is used to identify where data originates from and where it...
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Are website stress testing services equivalent to DDoS attacks?

May 21, 2013
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I don’t think so, however, many argue that a website which accepts payment to place a target website under stress while the service uses weaknesses of third-party assets such as, DNS reflection attacks and nasty methods is illegal and should be regarded as a...
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Amazon EC2 Concepts

May 16, 2013
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Whether you’re an existing customer of Amazon’s cloud computing platform or contemplating of becoming one, I suggest that you get acquainted with Amazon’s EC2 concepts and set of services. All major vendors whether they are providing cloud computing services or software and hardware products,...
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SCADA honeypot released

May 14, 2013
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The Honeynet project announces the first release of an ICS/SCADA honeypot called Conpot. The aim is to collect intelligence about the motive and methods of adversaries targeting industrial control...
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Free footprinting tool – SpiderFoot

May 9, 2013
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A free, open-source footprinting tool developed by Steve Micallef allows you to gather information about computer systems and the entities they belong to. SpiderFoot employs various computer security techniques such...
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The use of anti-forensics for total confidentiality

May 7, 2013
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If you know the definition of computer forensics then it shouldn’t be a problem to define its counterpart – that is, computer anti-forensics. Well, one good definition would be...
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