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Social Engineering attacks and theirypes:

  Social Engineering attacks and their types: Social engineering attacks are used to gain access to the system and carry out actions that reveal confidential/secret information of the user. It makes the user break the security procedures and tricks to gain access to the system. There are different types of social engineering attacks such as- Phishing – Attackers create a similar fake website and acquire personal and bank details through this. He targets customers through email and other means. Spear phishing – Similar attack like phishing but the target is narrow towards a specific group. Vishing – Attack through phone as a medium Pretexting – Based on a scripted scenario, used to extract PII. The attacker resembles himself as a known person. Baiting – Attacks happen through download links, infected USB’s etc. Denial of Service Attack vs Distributed Denial of Service Attack: S.no DOS DDOS 1 In DOS, the attacker uses a single computer and internet connection to flood the target res...

Top 10 Secure Computing Tips

Top 10 Secure Computing Tips:-   "Top 10" List of Secure Computing Tips Tip #1 - You are a target to hackers Don't ever say, "It won't happen to me." We are all at risk and the stakes are high - both for your personal and financial well-being and for the university's standing and reputation.  Cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility. By following the tips below and remaining vigilant, you are doing your part to protect yourself and others. Tip #2 - Keep software up-to-dat e Installing software updates for your operating system and programs is critical. Always install the latest security updates for your devices: Turn on Automatic Updates for your operating system. Use web browsers such as Chrome or Firefox that receive frequent, automatic security updates . Make sure to keep browser plug-ins (Flash, Java, etc.) up-to-date. Tip #3 - Avoid Phishing scams - beware of suspicious emails and phone calls Phishing scams are a constant threat - using variou...

Sum of Digits of a Five Digit Number

  Sum of Digits of a Five Digit Number Objective The modulo operator,%, returns the remainder of a division. For example,  4 % 3 = 1  and  12 % 10 = 2 . The ordinary division operator,  / , returns a truncated integer value when performed on integers. For example,  5 / 3 = 1 . To get the last digit of a number in base 10, use as the modulo divisor. Task Given a five-digit integer, print the sum of its digits. Input Format The input contains a single five digit number,  . code- #include   < stdio.h > int   main ()   {    int   num ;    int   digit ;    int   sum = 0 ;    scanf ( "%d" ,   & num );       while ( num > 0 )    {      digit   =   num   %   10 ;      sum   =   sum + digit ;      num   =   num   /   10 ;    } ...

Programmings Book for codings

Programmings Book for codings, How to learn to program-  C Programming Books-- C is a general-purpose, procedural computer programming language supporting structured programming, lexical variable scope, and recursion, with a static type system. By design, C provides constructs that map efficiently to typical machine instructions- Download the book link given below -     Let us C - Yashvant Kanetkar

A simple way to Understand how you get attack from Phishing (Emails, Messaging Apps etc.)

  A simple way to Understand how you get attacks from Phishing (Emails, Messaging Apps etc ) What is Phishing? Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details, by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in electronic communication such as (Email, SMS, Text messages, Mobile app messages, and social media posts.) So how does phishing attacks work- A malicious link will be sent, once clicked, It begins the process to Steal data, financial card information, login credentials, and also infect your device, phones with malware(Virus) when you download the attached document. Phishing links don’t just come in emails alone. several malicious links that lead to stolen data and infected devices can be found in SMS text messages, Mobile app messages, Social media posts . How I received these compromised messages.- The phishing emails and text may usually look like a message from a company you know or trust. The...

How to Calculating the area of circle using Python

  How to Calculating the area of a circle using Python:- The area of the circle is the number of square units inside the circle, can be calculated using the radius and diameter. The formula for evaluating the area of a circle is Area of circle using radius=     Pi*r*r     ( r is the radius of the circle) Area of the circle using diameter=    1/4*Pi*d*d   ( d is the diameter of the circle) Pi is a Greek letter and the value of Pi is equal to 3.14159265359. In the program, we will be initiating Pi as a global variable or we can simply import from the math module present in python. The syntax for importing pi from math module:   from import math. ALGORITHMS:- 1 .Input radius/diameter.     2 . Calculate the area of a circle using the formula.              area= pi*r*r(if radius is given as input).            ...

How to Find whether a given number is Positive or Negative in python

  How to Find whether a given number is Positive or Negative in python:-         In this Python Program, We will be discussing how to find a user-entered number that is positive or negative. We will check by using an if-else block and compare the given number with zero. If the user entered number is greater than zero then the number is positive. Else, the number is negative. ALGORITHMS:- Step 1 . Start. Step 2 . Insert the number. Step 3 . If the number is greater than zero, then print, “The number is Positive”. Step 4 . Else print, “You entered Negative”. Step 5 . Stop. CODE: -                                                                                                        num =  int ( inpu...