One of the most worrisome aspects of computer intrusions is that hackers generally prefer to avoid fame and try to hide their presence on compromised systems. Using sophisticated and surreptitious ...

Run the command "netstat -ab" in an elevated Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Terminal window to see a list of applications and their associated ports. Checking open ports can be done using built-in ...

IntroductionDuring a security investigation, I needed to verify whether SMB (TCP/445) was being used on a Windows Server, so I am documenting the investigation method as a memo.The key point this time ...