Collaborate Disseminate
I remember learning about an attack against sequential cipher locks – ones that don’t have a ‘reset’ or ‘enter’, you just enter digits and as soon as the last n consecutive entries match, the lock opens. So, if the code is ‘1234’, the sequ… Continue reading Name of ‘smart brute force’ attack against sequential cipher lock [duplicate]
I am confused with the definition of Exposure and Vulnerability. They both are the same – lack of security leading to weakness.
One of the CISSP questions I went through:
When a safeguard or countermeasure is not present or is not
… Continue reading Confused between exposure and vulnerability definition [closed]
All my life, well, at least since the late 1990s, I’ve heard of this concept of “script kiddies”. Allegedly, it’s a term to refer to young kids or teenagers who, apparently, are somehow able to find “proof of concept” pre-coded exploit scr… Continue reading Is there really such a thing as "script kiddies"? [duplicate]
My textbook for CompTIA Security+ has the following practice question:
In which one of following PKI Trust Models is the root NOT a single point of failure?
Single CA
Hierarchical CA
Online CA
Self-signed
Now, I imme… Continue reading Why is the root in an Online CA model not a Single Point of Failure?
It seems as if they are either synonyms, or cipher was an older term for when they directly translated the same number (or almost same number) of “encrypted” characters into the same number of plaintext ones, whereas encryption means that … Continue reading What is the difference between "cipher" and "encryption"?
As we know CIA of the demand for security means:
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
I don’t understand why define the “Integrity” and “Availability`,
If we make a plaintext Confidentiality, the Integrity is a whole plaintext, thi… Continue reading Why define CIA in security like this?
Cognitive hacking some say is a new type of hacking field and some say it is something that been there for many years. Exploring the chapters of WIKI and using projects like MisinfoSec, got me confused about the differences b… Continue reading Should we consider Deepfakes and fakenews as disinformation or misinformation? [closed]
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What is this authentication method/approach called?
3 answers
I remember a secu… Continue reading Name of security measure that shows user a personal word / phrase / drawing [duplicate]
Why its called “salami” in salami attack?
What is a Salami Attack?
A salami attack is when small attacks add up to one major attack that can go undetected due to the nature of this type of cyber crime. It also known as sala… Continue reading Why its called “salami” in salami attack? [closed]
This must have been asked before but can not find it. The closest I found was this post but it lacks (perhaps in my knowledge of the documents in it) a clear understanding in the preparations of for example a room where two w… Continue reading How to make sure we are in a safe room? [closed]