Security Articles

1. Use WPA/WPA2 encryption for Wifi Security. Avoid using Open or WEP-encrypted WiFi Use WiFi Protected Access (WPA) or WPA2 with 802.1x authentication if possible. If you use a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) authentication, use a strong passphrase (aka WPA shared key). Like at least eight characters long and is a combination ...

Much attention has been focused recently on the security aspects of existing Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) wireless LAN systems. The rapid growth and deployment of these systems into a wide range of networks and for a wide variety of applications drives the need to support security solutions that meet ...

Penetration Test  - Much of the confusion surrounding penetration testing stems from the fact it is a relatively recent and rapidly evolving field. Additionally, many organisations will have their own internal terminology (one man's penetration test is another's vulnerability audit or technical risk assessment). At its simplest, ...

Intrusion Prevention System or IPS are new technology-based products that intend to detect and block attacks before they reach the target network. As they are to be deployed inline into the internal network they must be tested. However the lack of standard methodology often lower the ...

Wi-Fi has received, including smart phones, game consoles, digital cameras, DVD players and TV so a lot of consumer devices. It's the native Connection Sharing feature is often used, although this is very good for consumers, but when such equipment downtime will bring security and performance issues....

It's possible to set up a name server as authoritative for any domain you choose, allowing you to specify the DNS records for that domain. You can also configure most computers to be sort of mini-nameservers for themselves, so that they check their own DNS records before asking ...

There are a lot of  computer users that know little about "Spyware", "Mal-ware", "hijackers", "Dialers" & many more. This will help you avoid pop-ups, spammers and all those baddies. What is spy-ware? Spy-ware is Internet jargon for Advertising Supported software (Ad-ware). It is a way for shareware authors ...

From a business perspective, penetration testing helps safeguard your organisation against failure, through: Preventing financial loss through fraud (hackers, extortionists and disgruntled employees) or through lost revenue due to unreliable business systems and processes. Proving due diligence and compliance to your industry regulators, customers and shareholders. Non-compliance can result in your organisation ...

Understanding ASA5520 Cisco ASA5520 series in a single platform to provide a variety of market, a powerful combination of proven technology, which from an operational point of view and economic point of view, can be deployed to more locations and comprehensive security services. It is a multi-functional ...

Network security is essential because the Internet is a boundryless network of interconnected networks. Because of this reason, the organizational network becomes accessible and vulnerable from any host or computer in the world. As now a days companies business are more depended on Internet, new threats arise from ...