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How do I find unused service accounts in Active Directory?

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How to scan for ports opened by TCP/UDP sockets with Nmap or any other tool?

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Why do passwords need to be salted?

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Should the local network be checked first to access IoT devices?

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How secure is the hashing/salting/stretching process as described in this diagram?

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How do you secure IoT devices?

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Can I protect against password hacking just by salting the previous-hash?

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Why don't we use hash-based digital signatures everywhere?

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Can a web server be secured with just a firewall?

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What are the negative aspects of creating fake security footprints?

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Why use manual testing for web server attacks if scanners can detect vulnerabilities?

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How do firewalls handle encrypted traffic?

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Why trust Nmap's reverse lookup for hostnames during discovery?

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Why do digital signatures need different algorithms?

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How to exploit LDAP injection?

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How to map a network passively with Wireshark dumps?

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Should I allow communication on public networks?

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How is the digital certificate sent alongside digital signatures?

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Why don't digital signatures reveal the sender’s private key?

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How secure is the hashing, salting, and stretching process in this diagram?

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How does salting increase security?

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Any reason I shouldn't be salting and hashing before putting through bCrypt?

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Does a digital certificate contain a private key?

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Is salting a hash more secure than encrypting it?

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Would re-salting passwords regularly in-/decrease security?

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Why can I ping a server, but an Nmap normal scan cannot see the host?

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What is the difference between hashing and masking?

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What is the difference between data flow and control flow?

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How to know a WiFi password through CMD?

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How to turn off the camera light on a laptop?

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Which is better: SSH RSA or SSH DSS?

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How to uncover blacked-out text?

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Nov 26, 2024 in Cyber Security & Ethical Hacking by CaLLmeDaDDY
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Why is Nmap not showing open ports?

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What is the response from an open TCP port which is not behind a firewall?

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Why is XOR used in cryptography?

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How to spamproof a mailto link?

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Is encoding the same as encryption for malware obfuscation?

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Does obfuscation provide true encryption and is it very secure?

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Which Nmap scan does not completely open a TCP connection?

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Is true or false the Nmap tool can be used to identify ports on a target system?

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What are the three most common techniques used to obfuscate data?

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Is there a reason why legit websites are using this type of obfuscation?

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What are the security risks of expired SSL certificates?

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How to best obfuscate a built-in key in an application?

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Which hashing algorithm does not have known collision attacks?

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How to avoid key-loggers when authenticating access?

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Is renaming folders & files and changing file types an effective solution for file security of a PC?

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Is Backup a Preventive or Corrective Control?

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How to get a WiFi password using CMD?

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What’s the difference between session hijacking and spoofing?

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