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How to prevent ransomware?

CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA, End Point Protection, Malware Prevention, Ransomware Prevention, Security Fundamentals

Ransomware is a type of malware that infects a computer silently and restricts access to the computer from the user. After that, it demands a ransom from the victim to resume normal operations on the computer. Ransomware is one of the biggest threats today. Every...

Security Risks Of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA, End Point Protection, Malware Prevention, Online Banking Security

What is Peer-to-Peer File Sharing? Peer-to-Peer File Sharing is the distribution and sharing of digital media using Peer-to-Peer networking technology. It allows users to share almost any form of digital media, including MP3s, videos, PDFs, or software, with one...

How secure is RDP?

CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA, Data Breaches and Prevention, DoS and DDoS Prevention, End Point Protection, Malware Prevention

I think almost all of us have used the Remote Desktop Protocol or RDP at some point in our lives. It is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft to enable the connection between hosts over the Internet through a graphical user interface. If you want to connect to...

How to install the Snort IDS on a Linux system?

CCNP, Data Breaches and Prevention, DoS and DDoS Prevention, End Point Protection, Firewall, Malware Prevention, Network Security

Previously, we discussed: What is a firewall and how does it work? What is an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), and how does it work? How to configure the iptables firewall on Linux? How to make iptables rules permanent across system reboots? We also discussed a few...

How to detect an ARP spoofing attack on a system?

CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA, Data Breaches and Prevention, End Point Protection, Network Security

In one of our last articles, we discussed ARP spoofing (What is ARP spoofing?). It is an attack in which an attacker sends falsified ARP messages over a local area network and links the victim's IP address with his MAC address. As a result, all the traffic that is...