Exploring Information Security
In this article… What is phishing? How can you spot phishing? How can you avoid falling victim to a phishing scam? What do you do if you have fallen victim to a phishing scam? External Links What is phishing? Phishing…
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In this article… What are cookies? Anatomy of a cookie How cookies work Rules for creating cookies Cookies and privacy Points to remember What are cookies? Cookies are files that webservers (or websites) store on a user’s computer. These files…
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In this article.. What is a dictionary attack? Restricting login attempts Delayed responses CAPTCHA Points to remember What is a dictionary attack? There are a lot of tools that can automate the login process by submitting authentication credentials to a…
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In this article.. What is SSL? How does it work? What do SSL do? What does SSL not do? Points to remember One question that I ask in any training class that I conduct, is “What do you do to…
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The SSL protocol uses a combination of public-key and symmetric key encryption. Symmetric key encryption is much faster than public-key encryption, but public-key encryption provides better authentication techniques. An SSL session always begins with an exchange of messages called the…
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