The current version of the CompTIA Security+ exam has shifted focus to reflect advancements in Internet technology and current cybersecurity best practices. This change reflects advancements in Internet technology and current cybersecurity best practices. As a result, some deprecated cryptographic algorithms and embedded technologies have been removed. What hasn’t changed are exam objectives focused on three fundamental cryptographic technologies: symmetric key cryptography, asymmetric cryptography, and one-way hashing algorithms.
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CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cryptography – Part Two
Although the exam objectives do not cover the history of cartography, it is important to know that cryptography existed before computers.Some early computers were developed to perform cryptanalysis functions. In 1917, American Edward Hebern created the first cryptography rotor machine by combining electrical circuitry with mechanical typewriter parts to scramble messages automatically. Users could type […]
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cryptography – Part One
An introduction to the terminology used when learning about cryptography in the CompTIA Security+ (SY)-701) course.
Why it is time to start looking at web browsers other than Chrome
The U.S. Justice Department has officially proposed breaking up Google, calling for a federal judge to force the search giant to sell Chrome, the most popular web browser in the world.
All about hping
The hping is a network tool used to send custom ICMP/UDP/TCP packets and to display target replies. It provides the capability to use additional protocols unlike ping which uses ICMP to send messages and receive replies. The utility hping3 is the version of the utility that is included in the Kali Linux distribution. Note: At […]