Tuesday, June 17, 2008

IP Address crisis- IPv6 comes to the rescue

IPv4 is a 4 bytes or 32 bit internet address,which is widely used today.IPv6 is a 16 bytes or 128 bit internet address,which is going to be standard for next generation IP addresses.Given the increase in the use of mobile devices,sensor devices,internet enabled devices and services we need more and more IP addresses.According to a report published by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development we have already used up 85 percent of IPv4 address,and by 2011 we are going to run out of IPv4 address.,some countries like Japan,USA,Europe have already taken an initiative to make their network IPv6 compatible.Its about time to move to IPv6 to make your business competitive and current in technology.However some organization are still reluctant to deploy IPv6 given the cost involved in deployment.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

What is social engineering ?

Social engineering is an unauthorized gathering of personal information from peoples which later on used by social engineers for their own benefit.Like what they do,where they work,date of birth etc.Due to lack of security awareness people fall victim of identity theft.People should restrict themselves from disclosing any personal information over the telephone,internet or email.Telephone,email and website are frequently use tool in social engineering.