NMAP Scanning – Idle Scan An unusual scan which is available for NMAP is the Idle Scan. To start, the Port Scan requires an idle system to be used as a “zombie”. The “zombie” is used to scan for open ports on a Target system. Results are sent from the “zombie” system to the Source […]

NMAP TCP/IP Basics Before getting too far into Network Mapping (NMAP) everyone should have an understanding of the Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). By knowing the basics of TCP/IP, you will have a better understanding of what NMAP is doing. To help back up the underlying workings, I will try to include packet captures […]

All computer systems can suffer from malware and viruses, including Linux. Thankfully, very few viruses exist for Linux, so users typically do not install antivirus software. It is still recommended that Linux users have antivirus software installed on Linux systems that are on a network or that have files being transferred to the device. Some […]

Firefox is a popular web-browser according to W3Schools (http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp). A popular web-browser may be at risk for security and privacy issues because malicious hackers will want to target such a browser. Also, a security or privacy issue in a popular browser will affect numerous people. Obviously, some users of Firefox may want to use plugins […]

NMAP TCP Scanning When using NMAP, there are basic scans which are used to find specific information. There are four basic scans used the most by NMAP and can be handy depending on what you need to discover on a system or a network. Let’s start by listing the basic scans. The four basic scans […]

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LinuxSecurity.com: Millions of online merchants are at risk of hijacking attacks made possible by a just-patched vulnerability in the Magento e-commerce platform.

LinuxSecurity.com: Shodan, a search engine for the Internet of Things (IoT), recently launched a new section that lets users easily browse vulnerable webcams.

LinuxSecurity.com: An Israeli security research firm has come forward with a troubling discovery. A zero-day vulnerability in the Linux kernel has left “tens of millions” of Linux PCs and servers exposed, along with 66 percent of Android phones and tablets. And it’s been there for nearly three years.