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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Vaibhav,
The segment you’ve provided about the HIPAA privacy rule was very informative, but I think the word ‘reasonable’ would put safeguards into a gray area. What is reasonable, what is not? I believe that in the healthcare industry, emergency, life-threatening situations are more of the norm than an exception. The need for doctors to…[Read more]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
When configuring the client.ovpn file:
Make sure that you are using quotes ( ” ) and forward slashes ( / ) for the file path. Using a backslash ( / ) will escape the values.Also both the server (server.conf) and client (client.ovpn) configuration files must be set up to use the same encryption. There server is default to use Blowfish and the…[Read more]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
Another note for the server.conf file edit:
To correctly input the ip address:
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
I didn’t know where else to Post:
For those working on Practical Application 13.2 , Step 6 asks you to edit the “server.conf” file. You can use the command below to copy the file to your /etc/openvpn folder:cp /usr/share/doc/openvpn/sample/sample-config-files/server.conf /etc/openvpn/server.conf
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Loi Van Tran wrote a new post on the site ITACS 5211: Introduction to Ethical Hacking 7 years, 10 months ago
Executive Summary
PowerPoint
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago
We learn in this unit that TCP has a lot of features that allow reliable communication on unreliable networks (like the Internet). However, UDP does not have these features… why so you suppose we need a protocol like UDP, and what are some uses for UDP where reliability may not be as important? What do we gain when we sacrifice TCP’s rel…[Read more]
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Loi Van Tran wrote a new post on the site ITACS 5211: Introduction to Ethical Hacking 7 years, 11 months ago
This article talks about the application Shazam, which uses the device microphone to listen to a couple seconds of music and determine the title and author of a song. If you’ve used SoundHound before, then it’s […]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
I thought the article was interesting and did a little research on the end result. Turns out that they end up paying $28,000 to get there files decrypted and an additional of $17,500 for expert support to get their systems back online. For a small police station that is probably a hefty price tag. It goes to show that people simply do not…[Read more]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Very interesting article. I don’t really think it is unethical for Facebook to do this, after all the data is already out there on the black market. Somebody will buy it and use it to hijack Facebook’s customer account. Facebook is just being proactive and ensuring that they’re customer’s are aware to help them prevent their account from being hijacked.
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Interesting Vaibhav,
I was researching biometric access control system for another class and was unable to find one that was multi-modal. Many companies offered all the popular biometrics devices but as separate entities. FAR/FRR or Type 1 and Type 2 errors was a concern, but now it seems that most devices can reach as low as 0.00001%, making…[Read more]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
I believe that organizations should continue to allow the IT security professionals to use these security tools because it is necessary to identify weaknesses in the system. Tools such as Nessus can help an organization identify common vulnerabilities and exposure and provide ways to help the organization fix it. Without these tools available to…[Read more]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Darin,
I think the idea of contracts/manuals/policy are good, but it really doesn’t account for negligence or outright malicious intent of the user. It ensures that someone is held liable for a breach, but does not address the complexity of maintaining a secured BYOD infrastructure. Mobile devices comes in all shapes and sizes,…[Read more]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Thanks for the post Scott,
I really liked how the tutorial walked you through the SQL injection and went in depth with the code and how it can be exploited.
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Thanks for the Post,
The video was interesting to watch as well. The interesting part was that he didn’t need any technical expertise or coding to find that vulnerability. Just be testing his idea he was able to make $20K, which is a good day, no matter how you look at it.
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Loi Van Tran wrote a new post on the site ITACS 5211: Introduction to Ethical Hacking 7 years, 11 months ago
Although medium and large-sized organizations has taken proactive measures to train their employees on how to detect and protect themselves against phishing and spear-phishing scams, the article points out that […]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
I agree, millions in fines for a large corporation like Home Depot is not enough. They can brush it off and continue on with their business, unlike the victims that were affected by the attacks. I think that the atmosphere is changing since 2008 & 2014, and that Board of Directors and Executives are taking an active role in their organization’s…[Read more]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Great information Scott,
I do you use MySql on personal projects, and didn’t hear of this until your post. Although the information I have on my database is for testing purposes, it still leaves a vulnerability for attackers to access my system. It shows how important it is to keep you systems patched and updated.
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
Thanks for the post Mauchel,
I thought this was a pretty interesting article as well. As other news outlets has pointed out, Russia denies any allegation of cyber attacks on U.S. Election systems. We already know that the tension between US and Russia has been escalating in recent months, and if this these threats are act upon, will it be a…[Read more]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
An interesting note from the article is the importance of the Board of Directors in providing oversight to all the companies risks, including its cyber risks. It is important for directors to understand that IT risks is no longer the responsibility of the IT function, but the entire organization. With so many different ways for an attacker to…[Read more]
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Loi Van Tran posted a new activity comment 7 years, 11 months ago
This is an example of poor oversight and weak security controls. Along with the revelation of sensitive information, the blood service could also see themselves in future litigation for this exposure. The donors will probably be victims of spear phishing scams since their emails we’re part of the data leak. A hacker could use this situation to…[Read more]
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