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An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

By : Kushantha Gunawardana
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An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

4.6 (7)
By: Kushantha Gunawardana

Overview of this book

As the world becomes more connected through the web, new data collection innovations have opened up more ways to compromise privacy. Your actions on the web are being tracked, information is being stored, and your identity could be stolen. However, there are ways to use the web without risking your privacy. This book will take you on a journey to become invisible and anonymous while using the web. You will start the book by understanding what anonymity is and why it is important. After understanding the objective of cyber anonymity, you will learn to maintain anonymity and perform tasks without disclosing your information. Then, you’ll learn how to configure tools and understand the architectural components of cybereconomy. Finally, you will learn to be safe during intentional and unintentional internet access by taking relevant precautions. By the end of this book, you will be able to work with the internet and internet-connected devices safely by maintaining cyber anonymity.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Part 1: The Basics of Privacy and Cyber Anonymity
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Part 2: Methods and Artifacts That Attackers and Competitors Can Collect from You
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Part 3: Concepts and Maintaining Cyber Anonymity

Information gathering

Hackers often use a range of information-gathering techniques to collect information about a target. This is an important step of hacking, as information gathering provides insight into the target. Typically, there are five phases of attack. These phases are as follows:

  1. Information gathering
  2. Scanning and enumeration
  3. Gaining access
  4. Maintaining access
  5. Covering tracks

Of the five phases, information gathering is the most important phase, where the attacker spends a considerable amount of time gathering information about the target. If the attacker collects more information, then it’s easier to understand the attack surface. Information gathering is usually classified into four categories:

  • Footprinting
  • Scanning
  • Enumeration
  • Reconnaissance

The information that the attacker could collect includes user information, IP addresses, DNS information, subdomains, and company information, which consists of company...

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