What is Banner Grabbing? Banner grabbing is a technique using which an attacker can gain information about a server and what services the server is running on its open ports. Banner grabbing is often used by attackers to learn what software applications or what...
What are POP and IMAP? When a user sends an email message, the user composes the message using an email client or mail user agent or MUA. An MUA interacts with the user directly, receives the email, and sends it to a mail submission agent or MSA. A mail submission...
What is the TLS Downgrade attack? Modern TLS clients and servers support older versions of TLS protocol and weaker cryptographic algorithms for backward compatibility. TLS downgrade attack is an attack in which an attacker tricks a TLS client and the server to use an...
What is Sniffing Attack? Sniffing attack is an attack in which attackers capture network traffic and steal sensitive data for malicious purposes. Attackers often use a sniffer for this purpose. A sniffer or packet analyzer is a computer program or a piece of hardware...
What is the CIA Triad? At the core of information security is the assurance that information is not compromised when any critical issue arises. There can be many critical issues such as natural disasters, server malfunctions, physical damage to computers or theft of...
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