Introduction to Network Security

Introduction to Networking A basic understanding of computer networks is requisite in order to understand the principles of network security. In this section, we'll cover some of the foundations of computer networking, then move on to an overview of some popular networks. Following that, we'll take a more in-depth look at TCP/IP, the network protocol suite that is used to run the Internet and many...

Network Architectures

EthernetEthernet is the most popular physical layer LAN technology in use today. Other LAN types include Token Ring, Fast Ethernet, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and LocalTalk. Ethernet is popular because it strikes a good balance between speed, cost and ease of installation. These benefits, combined with wide acceptance in the computer marketplace...

How to Start Networking in Backtrack

This is always a huge topic and it seems simple to many of us but the fact of the matter is we have a lot of "new" people so we need to be clear about this sort of thing. (Note all commands should be run as root or with sudo) 1. To start networking in Backtrack 4 final issue the following command. /etc/init.d/networking start This will attempt to start all the interfaces in the /etc/network/interfaces...

How to Reveal Passwords behind Asterisks in 10 secs

You can reveal passwords hidden behind asterisks or ******* easily. For Windows users, they can see the hidden password quickly using the free software in which I will...

What are Keyloggers?

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