Common Terminologies used in Internet Security
If you are a newbie in Internet security, you have come to the right place. The following is information on some common terms used in Internet security. So next time you don’t have to scratch your head when someone uses these.
Firewall – is a system that acts as a barrier between your computer network and the Internet. A firewall controls the flow of information according to security policies.
Hacker – can be anyone specializing in accessing computer based systems for illegal purposes or just for the fun of it.
IP spoofing – is an attempt to access your system by pretending like another system. This is done by setting up a system with an IP address that you normally trust.
Sniffing – is the spying on electronic transmissions to access data. This mostly occurs in privately owned LAN networks connected to the web.
Trojan horse – a program pretending like useful software, while its actual strategy is to access, steal or destroy user data and access authorization. Apart from destroying information, trojans can also create a backdoor on your system for stealing confidential information.
Virus – is a program that attaches itself to a program or file. This allows it to spread across networks and cause damage to software and hardware. To operate, viruses require the execution of the attached file.
Worm - A worm is almost similar to a virus, except that it doesn’t need the execution of any executable file to get activated. It can also replicate itself as it travels across networks.
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heyy shrikant,
movies like die-hard 4,the net,swordfish…many more tells story of hackers which hack the computers of well known agencies like FBI,NSA,NASA…e.t.c,so is it possible that hacking at such a huge scale and of such an intensity can ever take place????? if not then why the producers waste their money on any such kind of hypothetical situations.
@ Himanshu
The truth is nothing is impossible.But the way it is shown in the movies are utter nonsense.Hacking is not at all easy as it is shown in these movies.The movie is just meant to give entertainment and thrill to the audience…..
Whatz an ip adress?
Can u tell me which book I should really prefer to learn hacking?
And pls tell me its cost and the edition of it Or if a newer edition of that book is available or not !!!!!
Pls Reply !
@ shadowww
It all depends upon the current level of your knowledge. Plz tell me whether you are a newbie or have a strong basics of hacking.
Hey Dude Can you please help me to learn hacking i know programming languages like c/c++ and i have a basic knowledge of computer security where can i start to learn i mean a source which book is good to start and another thing I dont have a Credit card to buy stuff please reply….
hi srikanth i want to ask you about hacking can you tell me plzzzzzzzzz
Hello
May I Know Your Contact Number.
If yes Then Give Your Contact Number to My mail box.
Thank U
hey shrikant how ru ????
whr ru from?
hey i have a little doubt man
how can u increase ur bandwidth
plz answer
hey i know c/c+ ,etc., and the basics of computer
can u please temme from where to learn hacking ???
Thanks
hey!!!!!!
am a newbie,…….but i have an intense curiosity toward hacking..
plz guide me…
i can do some website blocking on p.c. like that,,but plz guide me more
I would recommend to any one wanting to learn to hack, Read text files and learn HTML (markup) and Python or what ever suites you. Look at different boards online and see what they have to say. Most people will not tell you how to hack emails and other peoples computers. Best thing is just to read on subjects and easier on a Linux sys. At least for me it was.
Reading has been the best thing there are tons of tutorials available. Just a matter of research. Hackers never stop learning.
mas pls i am interested in hacking but i don’t know were to stat pls help me
Srikanth,
I tried your “How to Send Anonymous Emails – A New Working Way” technique but when i put url as suggested by you then it give me 500 Internet Server Error…
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, no-reply@x10hosting.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Give the solution for this …..
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