Hey Hackerz.!!! How to Secure YOur Ass MUst Read!!

Guyzz this is nt my tut but i wud like to share it coz its very important frall of us!! Okay, let's begin!
1) How hackers get caught.

- First stuff that gives you away are "LOGS ". You need to know how events, application, and system logs work. If you dont, you can be easily caught! The shell history will expose your actions. Another giveaway is leaving a “:wq” in /var/log/ messages or binarys.

- Your laziness will take you into problems. NEVER HACK FROM HOME! Take your time, and go to net cafe or anywhere else apart from home. Logs will take you down!

- The code that you run on system will take you down. If you compile the code on target, libraries will give you away!

- If your victm, notice, that he is maybe hacked, or something is wrong.. He will ask from his ISP for IP logs, and if you dont use VPN, or if you hack from home, they will hunt you down.

- Thing, that takes you down 100% is BRAGGING. It is common problem of beginning hackers. They like to brag, to earn respect and reputation but NOT KNOWING that is the matter of minutes, hours mby days when they will be caught. *Don't use hotmail. CIA Owns it.

2) Hiding and Securing you as "Hacker"

- Temporary guest accounts, unrestricted proxy servers, buggy Wingate servers, and anonymous accounts can keep hackers carefree.

*A young hacker is less likely to know all the little things that an expert hacker might know. Besides, the young hacker may be trying to impress others - and get a little careless about covering his tracks. This is why younger hackers are often caught.

*An older hacker, on the other hand, will rarely leave any tracks. They know how to use their slave's computers as a tool for a launching place to get into another computer.

There will always be hackers, and there will always be hackers in prison.

* DESTROY LOGS, REMOVE ALL YOUR TRACKS!

* DO NOT HACK AT HOME! USE VPN THAT SAVES NO LOGS! HOW TO REMOVE YOUR SYSTEM LOGS:
Choose Start > Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Event Viewer. In either pane of the Event Viewer window, right-click System and then select Clear All Events.
To save the current system log, click Yes when Windows returns the message, "Do you want to save 'System' before clearing it?", enter a file name for the saved system log file, and then click Save.
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I will recommend you to use
proXPN. It is VPN that do not store logs.
proXPN: http://proxpn.com/download.php

ProXPN Windows installation:
(I used images from proXPN official website)


Click "Next"

Just click "Agree" here to continue installation.

Let the installer run until completion.

Just click the "Finish" button to complete the installation.

Welcome to the proXPN client. Click the "Don't have an account?" link to create a new account.

Enter your email address and the password of your choice. Then check the license agreement checkbox and click the "I agree - create account" button.

Click "OK" to finish the account signup process in the software client.

Check your email for a greeting email from proXPN. In that email is a link which you will need to click in order to activate your free account. If it doesn't show up within a reasonable timeframe, make sure to check your spam folders. Once you've clicked the link in the email, your account should be active. Go ahead and click the "connect" button to connect to proXPN


Once you connect, the system tray icon will turn green.
You're now surfing safe and secure, courtesy of proXPN.

And you are done with securing yourself. Just to make sure, go check if you are truly anonimous www.ip-adress.com/proxy_checker/

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Network security

Network security consists of the provisions and policies adopted by a network administrator to prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources.

Network security involves the authorization of access to data in a network, which is controlled by the network administrator. Users choose or are assigned an ID and password or other authenticating information that allows them access to information and programs within their authority. Network security covers a variety of computer networks, both public and private, that are used in everyday jobs conducting transactions and communications among businesses, government agencies and individuals. Networks can be private, such as within a company, and others which might be open to public access. Network security is involved in organizations, enterprises, and other types of institutions. It does as its title explains: It secures the network, as well as protecting and overseeing operations being done. The most common and simple way of protecting a network resource is by assigning it a unique name and a corresponding password.

Network security concepts

Network security starts with authenticating, commonly with a username and a password. Since this requires just one detail authenticating the user name —i.e. the password— this is sometimes termed one-factor authentication. With two-factor authentication, something the user 'has' is also used (e.g. a security token or 'dongle', an ATM card , or a mobile phone); and with three-factor authentication, something the user 'is' is also used (e.g. a fingerprint or retinal scan). Once authenticated, a firewall enforces access policies such as what services are allowed to be accessed by the network users. Though effective to prevent unauthorized access, this component may fail to check potentially harmful content such as computer worms or Trojans being transmitted over the network. Anti-virus software or an intrusion prevention system (IPS) help detect and inhibit the action of such malware . An anomaly-based intrusion detection system may also monitor the network and traffic for network may be logged for audit purposes and for later high- level analysis. Communication between two hosts using a network may be encrypted to maintain privacy. Honeypots , essentially decoy network-accessible resources, may be deployed in a network as surveillance and early-warning tools, as the honeypots are not normally accessed for legitimate purposes. Techniques used by the attackers that attempt to compromise these decoy resources are studied during and after an attack to keep an eye on new exploitation techniques. Such analysis may be used to further tighten security of the actual network being protected by the honeypot.

Security management

Security management for networks is different for all kinds of situations. A home or small office may only require basic security while large businesses may require high-maintenance and advanced software and hardware to prevent malicious attacks from hacking and spamming .

Homes & Small Businesses

• A basic firewall or a unified threat management system.
• For Windows users, basic Antivirus software . An anti-spyware program would also be a good idea. There are many other types of antivirus or anti-spyware programs available.
• When using a wireless connection, use a robust password. Also try to use the strongest security supported by your wireless devices, such as WPA2 with AES. TKIP may be more widely supported by your devices and should only be considered in cases where they are NOT compliant with AES.
• If using Wireless: Change the default SSID network name, also disable SSID Broadcast; as this function is unnecessary for home use. (Security experts consider this to be easily bypassed with modern technology and some knowledge of how wireless traffic is detected by software).
• Enable MAC Address filtering to keep track of all home network MAC devices connecting to your router. (This is not a security feature per se; However it can be used to limit and strictly monitor your DHCP address pool for unwanted intruders if not just by exclusion, but by AP association.)
• Assign STATIC IP addresses to network devices. (This is not a security feature per se; However it may be used, in conjunction with other features, to make your AP less desirable to would-be intruders.)
• Disable ICMP ping on router.
• Review router or firewall logs to help identify abnormal network connections or traffic to the Internet.
• Use passwords for all accounts.
• For Windows users, Have multiple accounts per family member and use non-administrative accounts for day-to-day activities.
• Raise awareness about information security to children.

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Hacker group

Hacker groups began to flourish in the early 1980s, with the advent of the home computer . Prior to that, the term hacker was simply a referral to any computer hobbyist .

The hacker groups were out to make names for themselves, and were often spurred on by their own press.

This was a heyday of hacking, at a time before there was much law against computer crime . Hacker groups provided access to information and resources, and a place to learn from other members. Hackers could also gain credibility by being affiliated with an elite group.

The names of hacker groups parody large corporations, governments, police and criminals; and often used specialized orthography .

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