Can you stop spoofing?
I have a user that is getting spoofed. It is only happening to him. Sometime it happens to other users but it goes away after a couple of days. With this one user it has been 3 months. I thought it may have been a virus/spyware on his computer. I have ran every scan I have. I have exchange 2003 is...
I have a user that is getting spoofed. It is only happening to him. Sometime it happens to other users but it goes away after a couple of days. With this one user it has been 3 months. I thought it may have been a virus/spyware on his computer. I have ran every scan I have. I have exchange 2003 is...
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How to be a professional hacker
Can you tell me how to become a professional hacker? Are there any global certifications for it?
Can you tell me how to become a professional hacker? Are there any global certifications for it?
How do you know if your computer has been hacked into?
I got a few error messages coming up on m,y laptop screen saying someone is trying to hack into your computer. I thought it was just a virus? Does anyone know if it was a virus or was someone really trying to hack in?
I got a few error messages coming up on m,y laptop screen saying someone is trying to hack into your computer. I thought it was just a virus? Does anyone know if it was a virus or was someone really trying to hack in?
How to prevent memory hacking in game's score?
Hi, I'm building a java mobile game and i need to prevent people from hacking the score via the memory. I thought of maybe like this, -Instead of using numbers in the score's main variable, we use Alphabets like 1=AG, 2=RE -So the canvas or display just reads the score's alphabets and translate...
Hi, I'm building a java mobile game and i need to prevent people from hacking the score via the memory. I thought of maybe like this, -Instead of using numbers in the score's main variable, we use Alphabets like 1=AG, 2=RE -So the canvas or display just reads the score's alphabets and translate...
Is there a setting to limit login attempts?
For three days we have had someone trying to hack into our system using random names and passwords. The attempt with each name lasts for 30 minutes then the name changes. No IP address shows up so I can't block it or a block of IP addresses. Is there a way I can close the login off after say...
For three days we have had someone trying to hack into our system using random names and passwords. The attempt with each name lasts for 30 minutes then the name changes. No IP address shows up so I can't block it or a block of IP addresses. Is there a way I can close the login off after say...
Hacking and sabotaging
Recently I have noticed that my computer will randomly loose connection to the network. Today it happened three times, when I looked in the event viewer this is what I found: `The DHCP Client service was successfully sent a stop control.` This done by another user in my office and on my network....
Recently I have noticed that my computer will randomly loose connection to the network. Today it happened three times, when I looked in the event viewer this is what I found: `The DHCP Client service was successfully sent a stop control.` This done by another user in my office and on my network....
Unknown Threats
Apart from honeypots, what are the different methods to find unknown threats which are prevalent? and how to find methods to mitigate them. PS: all the vulnerabilities are known to all the n/w administrators and then can take measures to mitigate attacks but this doesnt happen..Hackers are at...
Apart from honeypots, what are the different methods to find unknown threats which are prevalent? and how to find methods to mitigate them. PS: all the vulnerabilities are known to all the n/w administrators and then can take measures to mitigate attacks but this doesnt happen..Hackers are at...
Paranoid about protecting my MAC address--Please read my story
What is the easiest way to protect your MAC address against spoofing? In 2004 I was the victim of a hacker that somehow spoofed my Cable Modem Mac address and used it to cover his identity while serving copyright material thru the internet. I was unsuspecting until my ISP one day suspended my...
What is the easiest way to protect your MAC address against spoofing? In 2004 I was the victim of a hacker that somehow spoofed my Cable Modem Mac address and used it to cover his identity while serving copyright material thru the internet. I was unsuspecting until my ISP one day suspended my...
browser says "I am spyware", no spyware or viruses identified
Hello - one of the computers in my office is appending the words "I am spyware" in the title bar of Internet Explorer. For example, when I go to google.com, the title bar says "google.com - I am spyware". I have scanned the computer with Norton 2006 and Ad-aware and neither application is...
Hello - one of the computers in my office is appending the words "I am spyware" in the title bar of Internet Explorer. For example, when I go to google.com, the title bar says "google.com - I am spyware". I have scanned the computer with Norton 2006 and Ad-aware and neither application is...
Selecting an area within security to start
Hi, I'm studying for an MSc in Information Security from Royal Holloway University of London, I have a B.Engg. degree in computers and a PG Diploma in Networking and Communication as well as the CCSA and CCNA. I'm also studying for the CISSP. Now, with all these qualifications, could you please...
Hi, I'm studying for an MSc in Information Security from Royal Holloway University of London, I have a B.Engg. degree in computers and a PG Diploma in Networking and Communication as well as the CCSA and CCNA. I'm also studying for the CISSP. Now, with all these qualifications, could you please...
picture on desktop that cannot be removed
Don't know if this is the right place, but cannot find an answer elsewhere. Using Windows XP media centre edition with SP2. belongs to a Lao woman in the office. Displays a picture of a naked woman on the desktop which can not be moved. causes great embarrassment. Found it in screensavers, named...
Don't know if this is the right place, but cannot find an answer elsewhere. Using Windows XP media centre edition with SP2. belongs to a Lao woman in the office. Displays a picture of a naked woman on the desktop which can not be moved. causes great embarrassment. Found it in screensavers, named...
Procedures for a new area.
We are a company where we have expirience on network remote administration and now we have open a new area, The area of security. Now I need to start to make new procedures like when a new customer come to us and ask if we can handle the security for his network... I need to know if some one can...
We are a company where we have expirience on network remote administration and now we have open a new area, The area of security. Now I need to start to make new procedures like when a new customer come to us and ask if we can handle the security for his network... I need to know if some one can...
Email Delivery Errors
Hello All, Someone is having problems sending emails to us which did not exist before. Our email server (Unix based) did not list his domain as spam according to our email technician. Also for troubleshooting purposes i've asked him to send to my hotmail account which resulted in the same manor...
Hello All, Someone is having problems sending emails to us which did not exist before. Our email server (Unix based) did not list his domain as spam according to our email technician. Also for troubleshooting purposes i've asked him to send to my hotmail account which resulted in the same manor...
Lotus Notes Incident Response
Hi, I should start by saying that I come from an Exchange background so the Lotus email environment is still a bit new to me...but I've been tasked to put together a checklist for Lotus Notes Incident Response and am wondering if anyone is willing to share incident response guidelines or...
Hi, I should start by saying that I come from an Exchange background so the Lotus email environment is still a bit new to me...but I've been tasked to put together a checklist for Lotus Notes Incident Response and am wondering if anyone is willing to share incident response guidelines or...
Moving into the InfoSec role
I work at a company that currently does not have a position dedicated to information security. I come from a background in networking with a good portion of my focus on firewalls and other security related technologies. I am interested in positioning myself into the role of InfoSec Admin at my...
I work at a company that currently does not have a position dedicated to information security. I come from a background in networking with a good portion of my focus on firewalls and other security related technologies. I am interested in positioning myself into the role of InfoSec Admin at my...
security problem
Hello, I have small workgroup having 10 computers in my office. I do some personal work in office like using yahoo messenger, checking personal e-mails and some online banking site. But how does one of my senior knows it? I do everything lonely and securely so that nobody in the office knows it....
Hello, I have small workgroup having 10 computers in my office. I do some personal work in office like using yahoo messenger, checking personal e-mails and some online banking site. But how does one of my senior knows it? I do everything lonely and securely so that nobody in the office knows it....
Dos attack
I have been receiving security alert messages from our firewall nearly everyday. e.g TCP Packet - Source:144.120.8.89,39341 Destination:192.168.1.1,25 - [DOS] TCP Packet - Source:210.7.0.36,3473 Destination:210.7.12.23,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2006-10-19 16:30:03 - UDP Packet -...
I have been receiving security alert messages from our firewall nearly everyday. e.g TCP Packet - Source:144.120.8.89,39341 Destination:192.168.1.1,25 - [DOS] TCP Packet - Source:210.7.0.36,3473 Destination:210.7.12.23,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2006-10-19 16:30:03 - UDP Packet -...
Running Syantec Antivirus on a Windows Domain Controller
I am currently in the process of deploying Symantec AntiVirus Corporate edition in my Windows-based network. In the manual it states, Do not install the primary management server on the following: Miscrosoft Exchange Server, Web server, or programs that prevent you from restarting the computer at...
I am currently in the process of deploying Symantec AntiVirus Corporate edition in my Windows-based network. In the manual it states, Do not install the primary management server on the following: Miscrosoft Exchange Server, Web server, or programs that prevent you from restarting the computer at...
Best practices involving admin rights for user on user system
We are currently in the middle of figuring out the approach we are going to take in regard to a user having admin rights on their system. Typcially we set up a new user as an administrator on their system when they are logged into the domain. They don't have a local admin account on the system,...
We are currently in the middle of figuring out the approach we are going to take in regard to a user having admin rights on their system. Typcially we set up a new user as an administrator on their system when they are logged into the domain. They don't have a local admin account on the system,...
Stopping Invisible Chat
I work for a school district and one of the hottest items for the kids to sneak onto our servers is a tool called Inviible Chat. I tried to google an answer as to how to block off this thing, since it poses a problem as far as the obvious implications of cheating and/or not paying attention in...
I work for a school district and one of the hottest items for the kids to sneak onto our servers is a tool called Inviible Chat. I tried to google an answer as to how to block off this thing, since it poses a problem as far as the obvious implications of cheating and/or not paying attention in...
