Ping is a software utility that is used to test the reachability of a host on an IP network. Ping works by sending ICMP Echo Request packets to a target host, and after sending the ping packets, the sender waits for replies from the target host. The target host sends...
What is WEP? Wired Equivalent Privacy or WEP is a security algorithm for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. It was a Wi-Fi security standard in 1999. Later, the algorithm was found to be insecure, and hence, it was superseded by Wi-Fi Protected Access or WPA in 2003. WEP...
What is Jamming Attack? A jamming attack is an attack in which an attacker transfers interfering signals on a wireless network intentionally. As a result, it decreases the signal-to-noise ratio at the receiver side and disrupts existing wireless communication. The...
What are Wi-Fi Disassociation and Deauthentication attacks? Wi-Fi deauthentication attack and Wi-Fi disassociation attack are two attacks in which an attacker spoofs the MAC address of a victim’s device and sends a deauthentication frame or disassociation frame to an...
What is Domain Hijacking? Domain hijacking is an attack in which attackers gain access to a domain owner’s domain account and exploit that to change the DNS nameservers or transfer the domain to a new domain registrar. Attackers often perpetrate domain hijacking for...
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