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A Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack — also known as an on-path attack — occurs when an attacker inserts themselves between two communicating parties. The attacker then intercepts the messages flowing…

Websites use the concept of sessions to track a user’s identity as they browse through the site. Without sessions, a user would have to authenticate to each page of a restricted site, which would…

In recent years, the Internet has increasingly been moving to use encrypted HTTPS for web browsing. In fact, over 90% of web browsing uses HTTPS instead of insecure HTTP. The reason for this trend is…

Wireless networks provide a convenient way to access the Internet. Instead of plugging a computer or phone into a physical network, it’s possible to enter a network’s SSID and (optional) password and…

A computer has a few different addresses associated with it. A computer will have IP addresses associated with the network(s) that it is connected to. It also has a hardware or MAC address assigned…

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical part of the Internet’s infrastructure. It is responsible for converting domain names (like example.com) into IP addresses (like 5.5.5.5). Without DNS, the…

In today’s digital world, the passwords and codes people use to access accounts and apps are vulnerable in many ways; one of those ways is shoulder surfing in which malicious individuals observe…

Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication is a technology that enables a user to authenticate just once and then allows that user access to multiple applications and/or services. While this function seems…

Keylogging is a form of surveillance and data theft. It’s designed to 1) spy on users when they enter login credentials and 2) steal those credentials. Once the credentials have been obtained, the…

While many online services have upped their game in terms of requiring users to create strong passwords, threat actors frequently hack into accounts using password-based attacks. Password spraying is…

Single factor authentication (SFA) is any kind of authentication that only uses one authentication factor. That factor may be something you know, something you have, or something you are. In the…

Multi-Factor authentication (MFA) is any kind of authentication method that uses two or more authentication factors. Authentication factors may include something you know, something you have, and/or…