In the domain of cybersecurity, understanding key concepts such as threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation techniques is essential. These terms form the backbone of how we approach and handle security in any digital environment. This blog post will provide a comprehensive and technical overview of these fundamental concepts. 1. Threats A threat is any circumstance or event with… Read More »
What Is an Access Control List? Access Control Lists (ACLs) are filters that enable you to control which routing updates or packets are permitted or denied in or out of a network. They are specifically used by network administrators to filter traffic and provide extra security for their networks. This can be applied to routers (Cisco). ACLs provide… Read More »
What are Reflexive ACLs? Reflexive ACLS also known as IP-Session-Filtering ACLs is used to allow traffic sessions from a source network while denying IP traffic for sessions coming from outside the network. It allows a network administrator to dynamically enable a network filtering router to manage session traffic. The router examines the outbound traffic and when it sees… Read More »
What is a Man in the Middle Attack? A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack is carried out by intruders who successfully position themselves between two legitimate hosts. The attacker can enable normal communication between hosts while altering the conversation between them. The attacker can intercept and modify data exchanged between the two hosts, allowing them to steal sensitive information such… Read More »
What are the Ways to Monitor your Computer Network? Monitoring the network can be a tedious task, especially when it’s a large one. As a network administrator, you have to ensure that your computer network systems are running smoothly and that no outages occur on your watch. Keeping a constant eye on your network helps to increase the… Read More »
