Articles, tagged with "denial of service", page 6
30th March 2010
Ten Common Business VoIP Deployment Pitfalls
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) delivers excellent advantages, not the least of which is reduced cost and enhanced features. But a VoIP deployment must still be approached carefully and with caution, and...
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Author:
TheOfficePhone
30th March 2010
The word root kit sounds like an agriculture tool but it has nothing to do with vegetable roots but more about your system root. The term root kit does not demonstrate anything on its purpose. Although it came about as regular applications, rootkits are n...
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Author:
Jared
29th March 2010
According to Wikipedia, "A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) or distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack) is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. It normally consists of the concerted efforts of a person o...
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Author:
Daisy Osbaldo
16th March 2010
Identifying ID, IDS, IPS, and IDPS?
Intrusion Detection (ID) entails the process of monitoring and analyzing network system events for signs of incidents (e.g., violations or eminent threats).
IDSs use both hardware and software to detect intrusion by t...
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Author:
Andy.H
15th March 2010
The motivation behind hackers has evolved noticeably over the last couple of years. Developing harmful viruses is less about "bragging rights" or satisfying the creator's ego and is becoming more and more about generating profit or commercial return.
T...
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Author:
Jewel Montoya
02nd March 2010
As always security is one of the most crucial aspects for selecting a web hosting service provider. Online threats and attacks were on its peak in the year 2009. Hence, every individual with and online existence wishes to have the optimum security for the...
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Author:
Stan
01st March 2010
So, you have a great product that will simply breathe life into the market. Good! Now, all you need to do is market it. And what better way than to market it over the net? We are living in cyber age, after all. Umm… Not so fast, as many e-tailers are li...
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Author:
Mike Greaves
26th February 2010
So, I'm guessing that you've got some credit card bills you're looking to take care of without paying? Join the club! It would be great if we could all just run up a mountain of bills and then simply eliminate credit card debt without paying. If we all di...
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Author:
Kenneth Elliott
19th February 2010
In addition to the common methods of spreading through email attachments, boot infections and program infectors, there are other ways by which viruses spread to your computer. These include:
Infection by Disk(Floppy, Zip, CD's, Tapes, etc.)
Floppy d...
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Author:
Devon Mcdaniel
18th February 2010
As we came up to Halloween this 2009, nine more banks failed and were taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC). That means one-hundred-fifteen banks have failed across the US since the start of this recession. The reality is the FDIC does n...
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Author:
Norris Rios
08th January 2010
Setting up a Linksys router at home has many benefits. It is the best solution for all your internet connectivity requirements at home. A Linksys router gives high speed internet connection which does not require a phone line. If you have a number of pers...
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Author:
Tauqeer Ul Hassan
03rd December 2009
Computer hacking incorporates some degree of violation on the privacy of others, invading the network security, and thus causing damage to confidential files, web page or software. It may also include downloading or alteration of files through unauthorize...
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Author:
johnsmith
01st December 2009
Over recent years, 'Denial of Service' (DoS) attacks on websites have become quite common, and have been used to bring down a number of websites, including banks. Now hackers are targeting mobile phone networks.
A DoS attack works by employing 'botnet...
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Author:
Robert Palmer
27th November 2009
Computer Security Ethics and Privacy
by Keith Davies
Today, many people rely on computers to do homework, work, and create or store useful information. Therefore, it is important for the information on the computer to be stored and kept properly. It...
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Author:
kmdhws
30th October 2009
For a successful VoIP rollout across an organization, several factors should be considered. The following precautions will help eliminate the most common VoIP security threats such as the distributed denial of service (DoS) attack, spams and frauds.
Du...
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Author:
SigVoice