A VPN gives you some degree of confidentiality (encryption) and privacy (anonymity), and works great in a business situation where you can have end-to-end encryption. But consumer VPNs aren’t the same, because encryption isn’t end-to-end, and providers are a privacy issue. Here’s a look at different connection types from the perspective of a hacker: web …
[ Hacking 101 ] :: Web Proxies
In this second lesson in the Hiding Your Butt series for beginning hackers, you’ll learn what web proxies do, what their limits are, and how to find and set up a proxy. When to Use a Web Proxy You set up a web proxy in your browser, and it will handle traffic ONLY for that …
[ Hacking 101 ] :: Mac Spoofing
I’m going to take you through several different kinds of hiding and spoofing. Learn to use these to keep your hacking safe(er) and fun. The first technique is MAC address spoofing. When to use MAC spoofing Use it when you’re connected to a local area network (LAN), which means you’re inside your target’s network. This …
[ Hacking 101 ] :: [ Outline ]
1. Hide Your Butt A. Hide Your MAC Address Windows In Linux i. Where to use this: Spoof (hide) your MAC address when you’re already inside a local area network (LAN). Many of your activities will be noisy, and will get logged, so you need to prevent tracing back to your computer. This is a …
[ Hacking 101 ] :: [ Javascript ]
Javascript Javascript runs locally, in your browser. That means you can view it with your browser’s debug console, run it and tinker with it. One issue is locating the scripts your target page uses, which may be listed in META tags or called from HTML (DOM) objects. Another issue is that people hide, obfuscate and …
[ Hacking 101 ] :: [ HTML ]
[ Hacking 101 ] :: Hacking HTML4 and 5
[ Hacking 101 ] :: [ Do You Need A Handle? ]
Do You Need A Handle? Yeah breaker one nine this here’s the Rubber Duck Uh, you got a copy on me Pig Pen C’mon Uh yeah Ten-Four Pig Pen fer sure fer sure. -C.W. McCall, “Convoy” Long before there were hackers, there were truckers. Truckers understand the need for handles in the Citizens’ Band (CB) …
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[ Hacking 101 ] :: [ What We Mean By Hacking]
Yet Another Explanation of What “Hacking” Really Means If you’ve read a book or two about networking or security (and if you’re here I’ll bet you have), you’ve already had to read some version of where the word “hacker” comes from and what “hacking” really means. But what began as a title of honor has …
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[ Hacking 101 ] :: [ The Basic Skills of Hacking ]
Hacking 101 :: Where you can learn the skills to begin to become a hacker.