Tor and anonymous browsing – just how safe is it?
How to stay safe when you’re using Tor, even if the network is littered with rogues. Continue reading Tor and anonymous browsing – just how safe is it?
Category Archives: snooping
Senate renews warrantless collection of web histories
The government can keep on surveilling your online life without a warrant. An amendment to ban it failed by just one vote. Continue reading Senate renews warrantless collection of web histories
DNS cache snooping protection
Is it possible to protect against DNS cache snooping on ISC bind and PowerDNS servers?
If not, is there a similar DNS server software which can’t protect agains snooping?
how to prevent multicast packets from being snooped
As we know, any user can send IGMP to join a multicast group, which means an unauthirized user can capture any multicast packets in a traditional LAN.
I want to prevent the multicast packets from being snooped by unauthorize… Continue reading how to prevent multicast packets from being snooped
Simple ways to protect yourself when accessing public/private networks?
I asked a question about VPN’s and how that works in terms of protecting your network and was given a great explanation as to what it is and what it does.
Basically, from what I gathered, a VPN is just another way to access … Continue reading Simple ways to protect yourself when accessing public/private networks?
Can you detect hidden cameras in hotel rooms? [VIDEO]
Naked Security Live investigates how to sniff out snoopy spycams. We explain what works, and what doesn’t, when it comes to hidden cameras. Continue reading Can you detect hidden cameras in hotel rooms? [VIDEO]
how does DNS cache snooping work?
I’ve seen there are programs for pentesting, such as FOCA, that provide tools for DNS snooping. The part I don’t understand is how can we know the DNS server an organization is using.
Also, from what I understand, if xyz.com… Continue reading how does DNS cache snooping work?
Wi-Fi Pineapple Device – is it that easy to steal people’s info?
I’ve been doing research on the internet relating to cybersecurity and I came across an article talking about a “Wi-Fi Pineapple”.
The article made it seem like anyone can buy this and basically steal peoples information in … Continue reading Wi-Fi Pineapple Device – is it that easy to steal people’s info?
Ep. 018 – Home invasions, snoopy apps and Android versus iOS [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast – give it a listen! Continue reading Ep. 018 – Home invasions, snoopy apps and Android versus iOS [PODCAST]
Logged into same network of residence, owner knows my Mac address.. what can they see? [on hold]
Logged into same network of residence, owner knows my Mac address.. what can they see?
They are techy and know my Mac address for my phone and PC.
Can they see text message to and from me? My email? My pictures and documents… Continue reading Logged into same network of residence, owner knows my Mac address.. what can they see? [on hold]