Recent content by Trevor Chandler

RSA encryption is still part of the team roster, but it's getting on in age. What's the up-and-coming successor to this once-upon-a-time perennial all-star? If you do provide a response to this query, some evidence to support your input would be most appreciated. Opinions and feelings don't...

Okay, here's my second question in this latest series: Question: Why is using ECDHE_ECDSA stronger than using RSA? A. ECDHE_ECDSA provides both data authenticity and confidentiality. B. ECDHE_ECDSA uses a pseudorandom function to generate the keying materials. C. If the server's...

Mr. Butler, you're attempt to drop a lump of coal in my Christmas stocking will not succeed. You're too late - Santa was extremely kind to me :-) Now, because we're in the season of "Peace on Earth", I'm going to leave my lightsaber powered off. However, as sooooooooooon as the season is...

Five CompTIA certs in 2023 - Wow! That's a special achievement! Congratulations!!!!

And the correct answer is: B. Because services run in the background and do not interact with the users

Greg, you must be a disciple of Mr. Rick Butler! Providing a response, outside of choices that were listed is definitely something that Mr. Butler would do. Anyway, in addition to your response being incorrect, you've earned an additional week of detention for coloring outside the lines :)

Question: Why is malware that runs as a Windows service more difficult for the average end user to detect? Choices: A. Because services run in the User mode B. Because services run in the background and do not interact with the users C. Because all services run automatically when the...

What do you think is the most effective Cybersecurity Defense? 1. MFA 2. Continuous Monitoring 3. Security Awareness Training 4. Encryption

Wow! Insane numbers!!! It appears to me that the underground (aka hackers) know something that the rest of us don't.. I'm just sayin'!

If and when you receive it, would you mind sharing it. Thank you!

Which type of password attack makes use of extensive wordlists to hash and run against a captured password hash? A. Character B. Brute Force C. Rainbow Tables D. Dictionary

What is the command to launch METASPLOIT ? A. Msconsole B. Msfconsole C. Msadmin D. Msfadmin

Which of the following refers to an attacker exploiting vulnerabilities before the vendor has a patch or mitigation for them? A. Day 1 attack B. Zero-day attack C. Exploit D. Category I attack Note: Consulting any additional resources constitutes a lack of integrity...

Thanks for your response Mark.

I'm going to report you to the authorities!!!!