A firewall is a firmware or software that prevents unauthorised access to a network. It uses a set of rules to inspect incoming and outgoing traffic and blocks threats accordingly.…
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network security assessment
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A network vulnerability scan is a part of your vulnerability assessment process. The main focus lies in identifying security vulnerabilities in the systems that are hosted on particular IP addresses.…
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A packet sniffer monitors network traffic, hence it is also known as a network analyzer. These sniffers work by examining the streams of a data packet that flow between networks.…
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In a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS attack), the incoming data packets come from numerous sources. This traffic floods the targeted server and disrupts its normal traffic. For DDoS…