HTTP up to version 2 relies on the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) as the transport protocol. TCP acknowledges receipt of each data packet. As a result, in the event of packet loss, all other packets have to wait for the lost one to be retransmitted (head-of-line blocking). Google has been working on an alternative since 2012 under the name QUIC, which was adopted by the IETF and … [Read more...]
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What is HTTP Cookie
A cookie is a piece of text information that can be stored in the browser on the user's computer about a website visited. A cookie is generated by the web server and sent to the browser via the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The browser stores the cookie and, as long as it is not deleted, transmits it back to the web server each time a page is accessed. A cookie can also be generated and read … [Read more...]
What is Privilege Escalation
Privilege escalation is the exploitation of a computer bug or a design or configuration error in software with the aim of giving a user or application access to resources that cannot be used with limited rights. Most computer systems are designed as multi-user systems that include a concept for managing access rights. Privilege escalation means that a user is given rights that he or she does not … [Read more...]
What is a Pyramid Scheme
A Ponzi scheme or pyramid scheme is the term used to describe business models that require an ever-increasing number of participants to function, resembling a snowball rolling down the slope and steadily growing at the same time. Supposed profits, or rather liquidity surpluses, arise almost exclusively from the fact that new participants participate in the system, contribute or generate their own … [Read more...]
What is Network Marketing? Is it Just a Scam?
In most of the countries in the 90s, selling products from Amway was not illegal. We are talking about that business model. Network marketing also known as multi-level marketing (MLM), is a special form of direct sales. In contrast to traditional direct sales, customers are encouraged not only to recruit other customers as independent sales partners but also to encourage them to become sales … [Read more...]
What is URL Spoofing
URL spoofing German is a method used on the World Wide Web to fraudulently misrepresent a website visitor or to disguise the actual address of the page. This works so easily because the HTML title and the targeted link do not have to be related to each other. The user is suggested to be redirected to a reputable site known to him, but the link leads to a page that is completely unknown to him. By … [Read more...]
What is a Backdoor?
A backdoor is a piece of software (often built in by the author) that allows users to gain access to the computer or any other proprietary feature of a computer program by bypassing normal access security. One example is universal passwords for a BIOS or special software (usually secretly installed by a Trojan) that allows remote access to the computer. Difference between backdoor and … [Read more...]
The Best S Pen Apps For The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
The S Pen is a stylus marketed by the Samsung brand with its Galaxy Note series and is bundled with S22 Ultra, S23 Ultra and S24 Ultra. It uses technology from Wacom. The tip of the pen is 0.7mm and manages the pressure, allowing you to vary the thickness or opacity of the stroke, for example. The side button adds combinations. The button on the tailend is present so you can press it in when … [Read more...]
How Invisible Internet Project (I2P) Works
I2P (Invisible Internet Project) is an encrypted, anonymous, pseudonymous and decentralized serverless computer network distributed worldwide. I2P is based on free software and aims to provide a simple transfer layer with the benefit of anonymity and privacy, security from attacks, and resistance to censorship for various application software. I2P enables an anonymous, encrypted, and … [Read more...]
Criticism and Weaknesses of Tor Network
Tor is an overlay network for anonymizing connection data. It is used for TCP connections and can be used, for example, on the Internet for browsing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, e-mail or P2P. Tor protects its users from traffic analysis. It is based on the idea of onion routing. Tor does not provide anonymity against any attacker. For example, by monitoring a sufficiently large number of Tor … [Read more...]
What is Darknet
In information technology, a darknet describes a peer-to-peer overlay network whose participants sometimes establish their connections with each other manually and which is shielded from the general Internet by special measures. This concept is in contrast to conventional peer-to-peer networks, in which connections to the clients of strangers are usually initiated automatically and … [Read more...]