Questions tagged [ethernet]
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Dropbox-resistant wired IP camera system
How can I defend against a dropbox in an IP-based, wired camera system?
I want to install security cameras at my house. One of the locations (on the street-facing side) isn't especially secure (hence ...
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Could it theoretically be possible to get a virus installed through inficted router? [duplicate]
I was wondering if its possible to accidentally install malware and have it spread to your router/ethernet hub. Then reinstall windows and hard reset your drives so the virus has been removed from ...
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Using my personal computer for a new job, they require a hard-wired connection and are providing a VPN - can they see if I am on WIFI?
I am starting a new job at the end of September and they require a hard-wired connection. They say it's because Wifi is unpredictable. As someone who has been remote for the last 9 years or so, I ...
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Can someone who is eavesdropping signals from Ethernet cable, gather sensitive information [duplicate]
Supposing I have connected my laptop to the ethernet cable and all the traffic in the ethernet cable is encrypted (let's say VPN, HTTPS, etc.). Can someone who is eavesdropping the traffic with ...
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Can someone near my room detect ethernet or usb tethering packets [closed]
Can someone near me(in same room) see the packets flowing if i share my hotspot internet with usb tethering or use ethernet cable while i'm connected to internet
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Is sniffing possible on a wired network, assuming it is physically secure?
I had a security concern with an unknown device on the network.
If Wi-Fi is disabled and the network is strictly ethernet, assuming that no malware is deployed and it cannot be physically accessed by ...
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Ethernet wiretapping attack
I have some questions about the Ethernet wiretapping attack. I have already created a small lab using a cat5e (downgraded to 100mbit), a cat7 and this as a keystone: link. The lab looks like this:
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Can devices in a WAN view/connect to devices in a LAN?
I live in an apartment building that provides cable internet via an ethernet cable that reaches my place. I connect this cable to my WAN port and distribute it internally via wifi through my password-...
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Intel Ethernet Driver Advanced Settings for Security/Privacy
There are some settings found on Device Manager > Ethernet Driver > Advanced Tab.
Are there suggestions for any of these settings? or any suggestion to improve ethernet driver security?
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HDMI with Ethernet: Network Security Risk?
I recently found out that HDMI cables (v1.4 and over) have ethernet capabilities for higher res output, so I want to know one thing:
Say I have a PC/laptop connected to the internet, and a monitor (...
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Would it be possible to create an external mac address spoofer?
I was wondering if it would be possible to create some sort of ethernet passthrough device, but this device also functions as a layer 2 mac address spoofer, which can be used with any device without ...
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Suricata and rules based on MAC address
I'm working on a project to implement SDN in a network. One of my flows is redirecting to the Suricata IDS and the flow works in layer 2 with MAC address.
Since I've read that Snort only works in ...
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Using a WLAN router to create an access point
Would the local network administrator in my dorm be able to figure out that I'm using a WLAN router to access their wired internet connection? Assuming I'm not broadcasting the SSID.
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What credentials does this hardware device steal?
I was reading about this device the author made, however he did not specify WHAT he was able to steal from a locked computer.
What credentials does this steal?
https://room362.com/post/2016/snagging-...
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How to perform a security test/review/penetration testing of Ethernet ports?
I have been engaged by a client who wants its Ethernet ports checked to determine whether port security is functioning effectively.
What can be the approach or steps to do check Ethernet port security?...
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