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Month: February 2002

2.5 Man in the Middle

2. Security (220-1002), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002

This entry is part 163 of 278 in the series Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002 Series

Man in the middle attacks refers to when an attacker is able to sit in the middle of your traffic and is able to see your communication without you knowing….

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2.5 Zero Day

2. Security (220-1002), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002

This entry is part 162 of 278 in the series Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002 Series

Applications have unknown vulnerabilities. Good guys and bad guys are working diligently to find what these vulnerabilities are. The good guys will notify the application developer once found, while the…

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2.5 Denial of Service (DDos & Dos)

2. Security (220-1002), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002

This entry is part 161 of 278 in the series Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002 Series

Denial of Service refers to an attack in which a malicious actor attempts to force a service to fail, usually by overloading it. A Denial of Service (DoS) takes advantage…

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2.5 Social Engineering

2. Security (220-1002), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002

This entry is part 160 of 278 in the series Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002 Series

Social engineering is dynamic in that malicious actors are constantly changing their tactics in how they extract information from users. Social engineering can take the form of a telephone call,…

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2.4 Malware Prevention Tools and Methods: DNS Configuration

2. Security (220-1002), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002

This entry is part 159 of 278 in the series Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002 Series

Secure DNS services are another method of blocking malware. A DNS service can provide real time domain blocking to prevent a user from visiting a known bad website. If a…

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2.4 Malware Prevention Tools and Methods: Software Firewalls

2. Security (220-1002), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002

This entry is part 158 of 278 in the series Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002 Series

Although your entire network may be surrounded by a firewall, it’s also good to have personal software firewalls to monitor each local computer. Software firewalls can monitor outbound communications, which…

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2.4 Malware Prevention Tools and Methods: End User Education

2. Security (220-1002), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002

This entry is part 157 of 278 in the series Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002 Series

Since many forms of malware are instantiated by user action, it’s important to educate your end users on what malware is and how to avoid it. This education can take…

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2.4 Malware Prevention Tools and Methods: Backup / Restore

2. Security (220-1002), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002

This entry is part 156 of 278 in the series Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002 Series

To recover from a malware attack you may need to perform a restore of a backup. Which means you should ensure you have a backup in the first place. To…

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2.4 Malware Prevention Tools and Methods: Recovery Console

2. Security (220-1002), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002

This entry is part 155 of 278 in the series Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002 Series

If malware has taken ahold of your computer, you may not be able to boot up your computer. In this case, you can enter into the WIndows Recovery Environment. From…

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2.4 Malware Prevention Tools and Methods: Antivirus / Anti-malware

2. Security (220-1002), Comptia A+ (Plus), Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002

This entry is part 154 of 278 in the series Comptia A+ (Plus) 220-1002 Series

Antivirus and antimalware software may be two separate applications but it is becoming more popular for them to both be integrated together in one application. Antivirus and anti-malware applications are…

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