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How can I protect my internet-connected devices from discovery by Shodan?
There's been a lot of buzz around this recent CNN article about Shodan, a search engine that can find and allow access to unsecured internet-connected devices.
Shodan runs 24/7 and collects ...
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6answers
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If someone hacks my wi-fi connnection, what can they see and how?
I have two questions on wifi security:
If someone knows my wifi password (be it WEP or WPA) what can they
see on my screen? Do they just see URLs I visit, or can they see
everything in my ...
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3answers
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Repudiation in Copyright Infringement (BitTorrent)
Seeing this question : How did an alleged illegal downloading be detected? sparked a question I have had for a long time.
How does repudiation/non-repudiation work in such cases ?
Argument: It is ...
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2answers
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How does the Copyright Alert System work? Who has implemented it?
Some ISPs are participating in a Copyright Alert System that notifies content authors of violations of their copyright.
I'm concerned how this oversight relates to my private traffic, and what laws ...
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3answers
210 views
Privacy issues in Peer to Peer networks
In any typical P2P file sharing app, say DC++, the typical operations are search content, push content and pull content. A peer node broadcasts/multicasts its query to fellow peers and receives ...
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4answers
608 views
Ways to monitor someone's internet traffic
If some authority for whatever reason decides they want to monitor your traffic on a wired DSL connection, how would they do it besides exploiting your OS? What are the other ways assuming the OS is ...
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2answers
915 views
Does Java applets reveal the real IP address, even when using proxy or vpn?
Can a Java applet reveal the original client IP address, when browsing through a proxy or a VPN? Why?
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1answer
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What torrent software should I be aware of as a security professional? [closed]
I am new to the torrent world and want to experiment / learn with the lowest risk possible.
What do I need to know about torrent software, and related software and network configuration in order to ...
2
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3answers
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Why is security across a network “hard” to achieve?
This may be a naive question. If it is, I'm fine with just a link to outside information. I studied RSA encryption about 2 years ago, but that's about it.
I'm just wondering: is it a matter of ...
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2answers
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Using Cain and Abel to capture traffic of machine in the same network
I have installed Cain and Able in machine A, which is connected to another machine B via a LAN. Now I want to analyze all the traffic of machine B. Is this possible by installing Cain and Abel on ...
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1answer
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Is OpenVPN secure in this way?
I'm familiar with OpenVPN because my home router has a builtin OpenVPN server.
I would like to use OpenVPN all the time, but how do I deal with situations where I don't own the routers?
ex.: in a ...
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3answers
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Resolving an IP address of a Remote machine to its MAC address
I wanted to know whether its possible to get the MAC address of remote node (computer/Access Point) if I know its IP address.
I have heard that if someone sends you an email (even through gmail), you ...
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Issues with the use of network surveillance tool in your company?
What issues will we face with the use of network surveillance tool in the company network with respect to the Telecommunication Interception Act and Privacy Act ?
And what policies could be ...
