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Entries for June, 2008

Cryptography – Revisited

Cryptography, or cryptology, derived from the Greek words for “hidden” writing or speaking, is the practice and study of hiding information. Until modern times, cryptography referred almost exclusively to encryption, the process of converting ordinary information (plain text) into unintelligible gibberish (confidentiality). Cryptography is now considered to be a branch of both mathematics and computer […]

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The Nuts and Bolts about Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)

An Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) is a computer security device that monitors network and/or system activities for malicious or unwanted behavior and can react, in real-time, to block or prevent those activities. It is an in-line device that scans traffic and, based on a set of rules, determines whether data packets are legitimate or malicious. […]

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