Forum: Newbie Security Questions

I am working with online institute, the developer team has got different applications which are based on the following technologies: All are web...

What is the best penetration test that we can use ? Would Linux LiveCD Auditor Security Collection be considered as cd to do penetration test ? ...

hello, I have a router firewall in my house, I am using uTorrent to download Debian DVD and this has 1 week downloading :S recently, I check...

Hello, Our business has 3 different locations. All 3 locations have DSL currently installed. We were planning on purchasing 3 Netopia 4686-XL's...

I have got this scenario, Backup Domain Controller resides within my LAN, cisco secure ACS (uses RADUIS protocol) resides within my LAN as well. ...

I have XP Pro connected via a wired/wireless router to ADSL. I'm keen to experiment with port forwarding so I could enlist of a friend who has a...

The representative of this company : http://www.beyondip.com/pages/Support/support.htm has stated the device of this company has no impact on...

Just read from a pretty reliable source that "...Positioning your firewall between an internal and external router provides little additional...

I am planning to use Nessus (installed on Desktop) at work (production devices) 1- Is there any difference between Nusse Linux platform and...

Hi there I'm a newbie to networking and I do apologise if I've posted in the wrong part of the forum. What I'd like to do ethically is hack...

Hi. I'm trying to figure out how Metasploit works, but when i try to use an exploit on my own computer, I get this: Starting Reverse Handler. ...

my brother's server has had some problems and his sysadmin buddy keeps insisting it's a 'cross site scripting attack' that somehow preys on fopen(). ...

I have not configured VPN before, we have got Cisco VPN concentrator 3000 at work , it is working fine. I have got mobile PC (with Cisco PC...

How do I recover deleted Outlook emails if they've been deleted from my inbox and from my trashcan? Will they still exist on my hard drive? If so,...

hi folks, came across this site http://www.opendns.com/faq/ and wanted to know if this is a good way to avoid phishing and other mistakes of...

Still learning to use Linux, just for a laugh I tried the John program on /etc/shadow and in 41 seconds it showed my password on the screen. So for a...

I'm an infosec student/newbie, and I read that it would be wise to choose a specialty to study on the side, as I complete my degree. Can someone...

hello to all and a happy new year if and when it arrives i use opera and would like to know which is the best and free ( i like free ) encryption...

Hi, I am a computer science degree student and I am interested in a career in network and security administration. However, I have no idea where...

hi there I don't know if this is the right place for this thread plz don't get mad. My e-mail was stolen yesterday and the secret...