Below are the three steps to decrypt 802.11 wireless traffic in Wireshark. But wait, it is not that simple. These steps are used after you capture the data from an access point and to decrypt that particular data. But, to get access to the data from an access point, we need to establish a four […]
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Most people get spooked when they’ve to download .exe files or .scr files. But, people generally trust .jpg files as they think they’re just images and assume they’re harmless. But, in our Ethical Hacking course we teach students on why .jpg files shouldn’t be trusted and how right to left override attacks (renaming) can hide
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Previously, we have seen the different types of ciphers used in communications. These ciphers are used heavily in encryption and hashing. For example, the AES and DES ciphers use many rotations and transpositions. Similarly, we will see the SHA256 hash algorithm in detail using many ciphers that we learnt before. The Secure Hashing Algorithm (SHA)
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A cipher enables a secret way of writing a message to hide or disguise the actual message. A cipher is used to change the plain text message into an enciphered message that others cannot understand. A cipher is used to rearrange, substitute, and change the original characters in the message into secret codes that the
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One of the key tools we teach as part of our ethical hacking course is the usage of Nmap. The abbreviation Nmap comes from its usage Network Mapper. Nmap helps us to get real-time information about all IP addresses connected in the network. It gives information about live hosts, open ports and its services, OS
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This is an awareness post to raise awareness around the real phishing and smishing scams used by fraudsters to steal valuables from innocent common people. Losses to various scams has been on the rise globally, where citizens have lost almost $1.03 trillion to scams or identity theft in the past year, according to latest stats from
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Every computing device, hardware and software, is vulnerable, and at UnicMinds, we teach youngsters all the basics required to understand cyber security and ethical hacking in a comprehensive way including the most updated attacks used in history till date. Six Different Types of Hackers In common usage, when we want a person to think about
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According to a study published by Common Sense Media, approximately 53% of children use a smartphone by age 11. The study also found that children between the ages of 8 to 12 years old spend around five hours per day in front of a screen. Today, children are spending more and more time unsupervised in
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