What is shimming? Sometimes we need to support older APIs in a newer platform or newer APIs in an older platform. We use shimming for that purpose. A shim is a library that can be used to intercept an API and then it can change the arguments passed, redirect the...
What is privilege escalation? Privilege escalation is a method using which attackers exploit security vulnerabilities present in an operating system or other commonly used software and gain elevated access to resources. As a result, the attackers can access resources...
What is the Fraggle Attack? The Fraggle attack is a type of Denial of Service or DoS attack in which attackers use spoofed UDP traffic to make a target system or network resource unavailable for its intended users. This attack can suspend a network or service...
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 Later, the algorithm was found to be insecure, and hence, it was superseded by Wi-Fi Protected Access or WPA in 2003.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...
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