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What is NGFW or Next Generation Firewall?

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Next Generation Firewall or NGFW is an integrated network platform that combines a traditional firewall with other security system functionalities like an application firewall, Intrusion Prevention System or IPS, SSL/SSH interception, QoS/bandwidth management, malware...

PGP vs OpenPGP vs GnuPG

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PGP is a widely known software program using which one can sign, encrypt, and decrypt documents, texts, or emails. It can even be used to encrypt a whole disk. But, we often see the terms PGP, OpenPGP, and GnuPG. Are they the same, or are they different? What is the...

What is DNSCrypt?

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When we type a URL in the address bar of the browser, our computer communicates with the DNS servers to get the corresponding IP address of the website. Usually, these DNS queries are unencrypted. So, attackers can intercept this process of Domain Name Resolution for...

S/MIME vs PGP

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SMTP, or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, was first developed in 1982. At that time, it had very few security features. As a result, we gradually needed to make email communications more secure. We wanted features to digitally sign, encrypt, and decrypt emails. S/MIME...

What is the Petya ransomware?

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What is the Petya ransomware? The Petya ransomware is ransomware that infects a victim's machine mostly via an email attachment and affects the Master Boot Record or MBR and Master File Table or MFT of the system. It also encrypts the files on the system and asks for...