Daily Archives: Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Introduction To Network Security – Part 1

Introduction To Network Security – Part 1: Introduction By Sahir Hidayatullah – Firewall.cx Security Advisor As more and more people and businesses have begun to use computer networks and the Internet, the need for a secure computing environment has never been greater. Right now, information security professionals are in great demand and the importance of the field is growing every day. All the industry leaders have been placing their bets on security in the last few years. All IT venodors agree today that secure computing is no longer an optional component, it is something that should be integrated into every…

Introduction To Network Security – Part 2

Introduction To Network Security – Part 2: By Sahir Hidayatullah – Firewall.cx Security Advisor Tools An Attacker Uses Now that we’ve concluded a brief introduction to the types of threats faced by both home users and the enterprise, it is time to have a look at some of the tools that attackers use. Keep in mind that a lot of these tools have legitimate purposes and are very useful to administrators as well. For example I can use a network sniffer to diagnose a low level network problem or I can use it to collect your password. It just depends…

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