Attacks and tools in cybercrime

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Attacks Sometimes, an event that occurs on a computer or network is part of a series of steps to produce an unauthorized event. This event is then considered as part of an attack. An attack has several elements. First, it … Read More

Events, attacks and incidents for the security of online information

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Three basic security concepts are important in terms of information on the Internet: confidentiality, integrity and availability. The concepts related to people who use this information are authentication, authorization and acceptance. When the information is read and copied by someone … Read More

The first attacks on the Internet

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November 2, 1988 is an important day for the Internet. On that day a graduate of Cornell University in the United States, Robert Morris Jr., executed a worm type program, the first program that has affected in a very serious … Read More

Cross-site cooking

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In cross-site cooking, the attacker exploits a browser bug to send an invalid cookie to a server. Cross-site cooking is a type of browser exploit which allows a site attacker to set a cookie for a browser into the cookie … Read More

Mass of Media: War in Georgia

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Bush says attacks on Georgia “dangerous escalation” Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – President George W. Bush on Saturday said attacks by Russia on neighboring Georgia outside the war zone of South Ossetia marked a … Georgia proposes cease fire in S … Read More

Several regional power grids attacked by hackers, says CIA

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Some cyberattacks disrupted the power equipment in several countries, causing power outages that affected multiple cities, in accordance with the CIA’s analysts. In some cases the hackers used blackmail, demanding payments before disrupting the power. “In at least one case, … Read More