you should know that spoofing and hijacking are two distinctly different acts. Spoofing is when an attacking party pretends to be something or someone else, such as a user or computer. The attacker does not take over any session. In hijacking, the attacker takes over an existing active session. In this process, the attacker waits … Read more
Firewalls A machine connected to the Internet that isn’t behind a firewall is a disaster waiting to happen. And you won’t have to wait long. A recent study by the Internet Storm Center has shown that unpatched Windows computers only lasted 20 minutes before they were infected by some malware. If you’re running Linux, you’re … Read more
One of the most frequent threats of hacking is those faced by the websites. It is very common to see a particular website or online account being hacked open intentionally using unauthorized access and its contents being changed or made public. The web sites of political or social organizations are the frequent targets by groups … Read more