Common Network tools – ping, telnet, netstat and arp
ping (Packet Internet Gropper) The Ping command allows a user to ping another network IP address. Ping command sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to other hosts, and this command can help…
How Important Cybersecurity Really Is Today?
How Important Cybersecurity Really Is Today? In the world of the internet and ever-evolving technology standards, cybersecurity has quickly become a top concern and priority for individuals and companies worldwide.…
What is Phishing?
No, we are not talking about going on a fishing charter in the Florida Keys; we are focusing on a Cyber Security phenomenon that is “Today’s New Normal,” and no,…
A colony of blue-green algae can power a computer for six months
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have managed to run a computer for six months, using blue-green algae as a power source. The computer was placed on a windowsill at…
US-based ISP’s have been ordered to block three pirate streaming services
A federal judge has ordered all internet service providers in the united states to block three pirate streaming services operated via Doe defendants who never appeared in court and hid…
Russian Hackers Tried Attacking Ukraine’s Power Grid with Industroyer2 Malware
On Tuesday, the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) disclosed that it thwarted a cyberattack by Sandworm, a hacking group affiliated with Russia’s military intelligence, to sabotage the operations…
Stuxnet
Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm first uncovered in 2010 and thought to have been in development since at least 2005. Stuxnet targets supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems…
Starlink hikes prices to $599 up-front and $110 per month, blaming inflation.
SpaceX: “Sole purpose” of price hikes “is to keep pace with rising inflation.” Starlink has raised its equipment and monthly service prices, blaming inflation for the increases in an email…
What are Denial of Service (DoS) attacks? DoS attacks explained
A Denial of Service (DoS) attack can be easily engineered anywhere. Learn more about what it is and how it works. A “denial of service” or DoS attack ties up…