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Security of network infrastructure and network traffic. For questions about security of network equipment, topology, protocols, traffic, administration, and configuration. Related tags: [packet], [firewall], [network-scanners], [network-access-control].
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Printer security
It also depends on how secure your network is. … You can also segment your network a bit (even with SOHO routers), making it more secure.
The next question is what your damage would be. …
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Confused with the difference between approaches to network level, transport level and applic...
The first is the network level security. If you implement network-level security between network A and network B, all traffic between those two networks wil use that security. … (in stead of whole networks, you can also use a single host)
TLS is a bit higher in the network stack. That means that more parts of the packets over the network are visible. …
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Why would an application I've never used show up on my NAT sessions?
The most likely way that snapchat shows up is, that some page you visited contains content from snapchat, e.g. https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/W7_some_randow_characters.
Note that if you use a simp …
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Do you need to update a router that is set in bridge mode?
Not to your own network (I assume that you have your border controls in order) but as part of a large DDOS attack, for example. …
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Noob question on security of localhost
Only your own computer can access this network.
If your service only listens to the loopback address, then the client must be on that loopback network too. … And there is only one interface (loopback) on that network.
You can also look at it from the point of IP routing. Suppose I have two computers. A wants to talk to the loopback interface of B. …
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Network knowledge in malware analysis
You cannot analyse malware that does something on the network, if you need to brush-up on your network knowledge. … So, by all means, get the Network+ and Security+ certification. But do not think that you gain sufficient knowledge with that.
I should perhaps rephrase that: NEVER think you got enough knowledge. …
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Why don’t routers request permission when attempting to connect to an unknown address? (Or w...
That is because routers are not made for this. Routers are made for routing packets. That is their main function. As said by @Steffen Ullrich, they do not connect to the other site, the PC at your sid …
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Should I be seeing network management protocols on 'user' subnets?
It depends on your network. If you have a large corporate network, you should limit the protocols to the subnets/vlans/ports where they are required. … For example: LLDP could be used to identify your network layout, and could be useful too. However, you will most certainly not want it activated on user access ports. …
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Are there security reasons for prohibiting universal mac address modification?
It is difficult to answer this question, because we don't have any insights on the way of thought of those at MicroSoft.
However, as you said, there are two types of MAC's: a universally-administered …