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Google is tracking your movements

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 Google Maps This video shows that Google is tracking your movements while carrying your phone. It will show your movements and the timeline that matches the movements. 

VirusTotal: Does the File or URL Contain Viruses?

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 Virustotal.com Here is a website to check if your file contains malware. You can also check if a website contains malware by pasting it in the URL.

Reveal Your Wireless Password

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 Wireless Password Revealed Here is a way to reveal the wireless password for the network you are currently connected to if you have forgotten it by chance. To begin with, select the Windows logo on your keyboard and the "R" at the same time. This opens the run command. Now type in the following command: ncpa. Cpl xd and hit enter. Follow the video for additional steps.

Security+ (Site Considerations)

 Site Considerations Hot site: It is fully functional, and all the equipment and data are mirrored to the site. Failover is immediate, lasting minutes. Warm Site: Has all of the equipment, but functional data needs to be restored from backups. Failover time is hours. Cold Site: Empty building, you might have pre-configured routers, switches, & firewall on the shelf at the main site. Failover time is days.

CompTIA Network+ Subnetting Questions

 Subnetting Questions Just add your name ProProfs Exam Software

CompTIA Security+ - Directory Traversal Attack examples

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 Directory Traversal Attack

CompTIA Security+ SQLi (SQL Injection) Attack examples

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 SQLi (SQL Injection) Attack

CompTIA Security+ - XSS (Cross-site Scripting) examples

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 XSS (Cross-site Scripting) Attacks

Safeguarding Web Traffic: The Role of Secure Web Gateways

 URL Filter & Content Filter SWG stands for "Secure Web Gateway," which is a network security solution that acts as a checkpoint between users and the internet, filtering web traffic to protect organizations from malicious websites, malware, and other online threats by enforcing company policies and blocking access to inappropriate content, essentially safeguarding users from accessing unsafe internet traffic while ensuring compliance with regulations; it does this by inspecting web requests, utilizing features like URL filtering, application control, data loss prevention, and antivirus scanning.  Key points about SWG: Function:  An SWG analyzes incoming web traffic, identifying and blocking malicious websites, malware, phishing attempts, and other harmful content based on preset security policies.  Features: URL filtering: Blocks access to specific websites based on their category (e.g., adult content, gambling, social media).  Application control: Restric...

Certificate Validation: Notes for the Security+ exam

 Checking the Validity of Certificates On this exam, there are only 2 ways to check the validity of a certificate: CRL (Certificate Signing Request) OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) CRL You can use OCSP in case/instead. You have to download it from the CA (Certificate Authority), which is recommended twice daily. OCSP Real-time Good, revoked, or unknown Public CA  Internet CA You can use a CRL in case/instead If there is too much traffic to intermediate CA, then use stapling. Answer for CRL in the question: OCSP Answers for OCSP in the question: CRL Stapling Reasons for revoking a certificate: Employee leaves the organization A system is decommissioned A certificate is superseded The private key is compromised The certificate was issued fraudulently Certificates that have expired do not need to be revoked.  

Digital Signatures: Security+ exam prep and real-world

 Digital Signature A Security+ (SY0-701) study guide to what digital signatures actually prove — and the exam traps built around them Why this topic is an easy 5 points — if you don't fall for the trap Digital signatures show up constantly on Security+, and the questions almost always hinge on one thing: candidates confuse a digital signature with encryption. They sound similar, they both involve keys and math, and a rushed test-taker will pick "confidentiality" as the answer almost on reflex. It's wrong almost every time. The one sentence to memorize: A digital signature proves integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation — it does not , by itself, provide confidentiality. Everything in this article builds toward being able to defend that sentence on the exam: what a digital signature is made of, how it's created and verified, how it differs from encryption and from a simple hash, how it relates to certificates and PKI, and the s...

Windows God Mode

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God Mode Here is a great management tool built into Windows. Just right-click on your desktop to create a new Folder. Name it (with brackets):  God Mode. {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. All of your Windows management tools will now be located in one app.