Nmap is a powerful command line tool network scanning tool that is used to identify open ports, services, and vulnerabilities on a network. Nmap works by sending packets to target hosts and networks and analyzing the responses or the lack thereof. The primary use for nmap is to do port scanning, which involves scanning a … Read more
Ethical & Legal Considerations of Hacking Hacking is a term that is often associated with illegal activities with malicious intent. However, in the world of technology and information security, hacking can also refer to the legitimate practice of discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities in a system for the purpose of improving its security. The consequences of … Read more
In an increasingly connected world, preventing malicious activity in networked environments is critical to maintaining the security and confidentiality of sensitive information. Port scanning is a common method attackers use to identify open,closed and filtered ports on a target system, and it’s a precursor to more malicious activity, such as exploiting vulnerabilities or launching denial-of-service … Read more
What is Port Scanning and How Does it Work? Port scanning is a method that involves the examination of a network’s open and closed ports to identify vulnerabilities and access. Port scanning works by actively or passively accessing a port to find out if it is active or closed. Port scanning has therefore become a … Read more
Introduction A port is a 16-bit number used in TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) networking in combination with the IP Address of a computing device to for applications and services to communicate between devices. In this post I will go over details of how and how a port is created and used. What is a … Read more
Introduction Localhost is a term used in computer networking to describe the loopback address 127.0.0.1. This IP address refers to the local computer and is commonly used not only for local testing and debugging purposes but also for running networked apps locally. A loopback address, 127.0.0.1 for localhost, is a special IP address that directs … Read more
What is a MAC Address? A MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique identifier assigned to a hardware called network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address. This use is common in most IEEE 802 networking technologies, including Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. The NIC aka Network controller is computer hardware that makes … Read more
Introduction In this post, I will go over details of how to install NGINX web server, MySQL Server and PHP on an Ubuntu Server. I will also go over the details of setting up SSL and Virtual Host Configuration for NGINX. Let’s start with our installation on the Ubuntu version of Linux. NGINX HTTPD Web … Read more
Introduction In this post, I will go over details of how to install Apache HTTPD webserver, MySQL Server and PHP on an Ubuntu Server. I will also go over the details of setting up SSL and VirtualHost Configuration for Apache. The LAMP Stack LAMP stack is a set of technology components used together to create … Read more
Introduction In this post, I will go over details of how to create SSL Certificates using OpenSSL on your server and online. Our online SSL script generator will generate OpenSSL shell script code that you can copy to run on your FreeBSD, Linux and Windows servers. What is OpenSSL? OpenSSL is a set of cryptographic … Read more