Terminology in Footprinting
Open Source and Passive Information Gathering As far as intelligence gathering goes, open source or passive information gathering is the
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Goals of the Footprinting Process
Before you start doing footprinting and learn the techniques, you must set some expectations as to what you are looking
Read moreWhy Perform Footprinting?
Footprinting is about gathering information and formulating a hacking strategy. With proper care you, as the attacking party, may be
Read moreWhat Is Footprinting?
Now let’s circle back around to the first step in the process of ethical hacking: footprinting. Footprinting, or reconnaissance, is
Read moreUnderstanding the Steps of Ethical Hacking
For an overview of the process, let’s look at the steps of ethical hacking to see where foot-printing fits in
Read moreApplications of Cryptography
Cryptography can be applied in communication of data and information, which we will see in the form of IPSec, SSL,
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Much like any system that will be explored in this text, cryptography has its faults and potential attacks. Attacks are
Read moreSymmetric Cryptography
Symmetric algorithms do some things really well and other things not so well. Modern symmetric algorithms are great at all
Read moreCryptography in Action
You will encounter cryptography in many forms throughout this book. It is applied to many different technologies and situations and,
Read moreTracing the Evolution in cryptography
As with the ancient Egyptians and Romans, who used secret writing methods to obscure trade or battle information and hunting
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