IT Security

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VPN service providers advertise with the promise of making Internet browsing more secure and protecting the user's privacy. They also claim to make it possible using streaming services from other countries. But that's not enough, they are even supposed to save you money when…

Secure coding will take place in calendar weeks 31 and 32, i.e. the first two weeks in August. In terms of concept, this lecture has always been a purely online event without any physial presence, i.e. there is no typical exam, but I evaluate the practical work.

In the thesis " The Protective Potential of Antivirus Programs ", written to earn the academic degree Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Dominik Sauer shows the limits of current antivirus programs. In it, he developed a generic methodology for bypassing antivirus…

How do you become an IT security specialist or expert? Primarily through experience and practice! Germany has no dedicated apprenticeship for the field, but by now there are a few degree programs that have taken it on. Where continuing-education…

NAT (Network Address Translation) is not a security measure. The belief in the protective power of NAT for securing a network never dies. NAT serves exclusively to counter the shortage of ipv4 addresses. NAT usually translates private addresses that do not…