A User Datagram Protocol flood attack is a type of denial of service attack (DoS) which relies on the basis that UDP connections are stateless. We recently discussed about TCP SYN attacks being used to DoS targ…
Network Mapper, usually just known as Nmap, is a powerful yet compact tool to have in your arsenal, giving you the power to explore a network and scan ports of various targets you find. Network and system admin…
While browsing forums and articles it seems there’s some confusion over the distinction between vulnerability scanners and penetration testers. What do these two digital security roles have in common, whe…
Remembering the OSI 7 Model – Mnemonics The order that the different layers of the Open Systems Interconnection 7 model are found in matters hugely; needless to say you in certain IT roles you cant afford…
Today we’re looking at a specific type of DoS attack; the SYN flood denial of service attack. Although this type of attack can just as equally be performed as a DDoS attack, the examples we’ll use a…
Denial of Service attacks (DoS attacks) are rather simplistic in nature and devilishly easy to launch. In their simplest form against a well patched and updated system they don’t usually pose too much of …
