In this article we will look at what is the need for computer forensics and what are the challenges faced by forensics investigators while dealing with storage devices. The advances in ICT and computers provides avenues for misuse as well as opportunities for committing crime. The widespread use of computer forensics is the result […]
In this article we will look at introduction to digital forensics which covers computer forensics, cyber forensics and some introduction to digital forensics science. Introduction Computer forensics (also known as computer forensic science) is a branch of digital forensic science pertaining to evidence found in computers and digital storage media. The goal of computer […]
In this article we will look at what is identity theft, what is personally identifiable information and different types of identity theft. What is Identity Theft? Identity theft refers to the fraud committed by pretending as a legitimate official or some other person and stealing the sensitive information of victims. The person (victim) whose […]
In this article we will look at different attacks on wireless networks that can be performed and general guidelines for protection against those attacks. Watch this video to learn about attacks on wireless networks: Penetration of a wireless network through unauthorized access is termed as wireless cracking. Availability of various tools made it […]
In this article we will look at what is buffer overflow attack and also learn the two types of buffer overflow attacks along with code example. What is Buffer Overflow Attack Buffer overflow or buffer overrun is an anomaly in the code or process which allows an attacker to store data in a buffer […]
In this article we will look at what is SQL injection, how to perform SQL attack and how to protect against SQL injection attacks. What is SQL Injection Attack SQL injection is a code injection technique that exploits a security vulnerability present at the database layer of an application. The vulnerability is present due […]
In this article we will look at what are DoS and DDoS attacks. We will also look at the classification and types of DoS and DDoS attacks. What are DoS and DDoS Attacks A denial-of-service attack (DoS) or a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) is a cyber-attack in which the hacker seeks to make a machine […]
In this article we will look at what is steganography and the process of encoding and decoding an object using steganography. Steganography means concealed writing. It is a way of data hiding. Steganography can also be referred using different names like data hiding, information hiding, and digital watermarking. Digital watermarking can be used to […]
In this article we will look at different types of malware like Virus, Worm, Trojan, Backdoor and Spyware. Virus A virus is a program that can infect legitimate programs on a machine by creating a copy of itself (replicate). Virus spreads from one file to another without the knowledge of the user. A virus […]
In this article we will look at what are keyloggers and then learn about types of keyloggers namely software keyloggers and hardware keyloggers. What is a Keylogger? A keylogger is a software or a program to capture keystrokes and other information on the victim machine while the user is typing on the machine. The […]