ISC2 Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) has specified objectives for the CISSP test. These objectives are grouped under ten CBK domains. Following are some important areas in which an individual should possess good knowledge before taking the CISSP test: * … Continue reading
This test prepares you for various job roles, which include: systems engineer, systems administrator, network administrator, information systems administrator, technical support engineers, systems analysts, network analysts and technical consultants. If you would like to know more about the Windows XP … Continue reading
CISSP certification is an advanced-level certification specially meant for IT security professionals who have a minimum of four years of professional experience in the field of information security. The CISSP certification validates your abilities and knowledge of the ten domains … Continue reading
(ISC)2 Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) has specified objectives for the CISSP test. These objectives are grouped under ten CBK domains. Following are some important areas in which an individual should possess good knowledge before taking the CISSP test: 1. … Continue reading
The CISSP test is designed to certify users who have a minimum of five years of professional experience in information security. The CISSP test covers implementing security policy, identifying security threats, and developing countermeasures using firewall systems and attack-recognition technologies. … Continue reading
SYN scan is the type of TCP scanning. This scan type is also known as “half-open scanning” because it not opens a full TCP connection. The port scanner generates a SYN packet. If the target port is open, it will … Continue reading
Twofish is a symmetric key block cipher. It operates on 128-bits block size and uses key sizes up to 256 bits. It uses pre-computed key-dependent S-boxes, and a relatively complex key schedule. One half of an n-bit key is used … Continue reading
Phishing is a type of scam that entice a user to disclose personal information such as social security number, bank account details, or credit card number. An example of phishing attack is a fraudulent e-mail that appears to come from … Continue reading
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is a communication protocol that multicasts messages and information among all member devices in an IP multicast group. However, multicast traffic is sent to a single MAC address but is processed by multiple hosts. It … Continue reading
Static NAT performs a manual translation of one IP address to a different one. Static NAT is typically used to translate destination IP address in packets that reaches to the translation device (like router) for the LAN. In static translation … Continue reading