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Security+: Authentication, Cryptography, Encryption
Security+: Authentication, Cryptography, Encryption There are several authentication schemes in computer security including something you know – like passwords, something you have – like a key, and something you are – such as physical characteristics that can prove who you … Continue reading
Security+
Security + “Security Plus or Security+” is a Information Technology Certification that is operated by a non-profit trade association known as CompTIA – or the Computing Technology Industry Association – that in 1982 was created by the ABCD – Association … Continue reading
Security+ Fundamentals and Mitigating Threats
Security+: Security Fundamentals, Mitigating Threats Computers and Networks possess vulnerabilities and mitigations associated with network devices, including privelege escalation and weak passowrds. There are many things the industry is doing to tackle these weak links in order to ‘harden’ their … Continue reading
Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea Big Island Mauna Kea means “Mountain of the Deity Wakea” or “White Mountain”. It is one of the major 5 shield volcanoes that creates the Hawaiian Islands. The others in this chain are Kohala, Hualalai, … Continue reading
Windsor Ruins (Mississippi)
Windsor Ruins Bruinsburg, Mississippi One of Mississippi’s most fantastic secrets, hidden away in the swamps out in the middle of nowhere, are the ghostly remains of the Windsor plantation. The Windsor plantation was built from 1859-1861. The plantation was … Continue reading
Pu-ukohola heiau National Historic Site / Kohala
Big Island Pu-ukohola heiau National Historic Site / Kohala Kona, Big Island, Hawaii Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site is located right off to the side of the infamous Outrigger Hotel. It is a National Register historic site that … Continue reading
Macadamia : Macadamia spp.
Macadamian Nut Tree between Punalu’u and Kona Macadamia Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; (unranked): Angiosperms; unranked): Eudicots; Order: Proteales; Family: Proteaceae; Genus: Macadamia; Species: various – some examples: Macadamia claudiensis, Macadamia grandis, Macadamia hildebrandii, Macadamia integrifolia Macadamia jansenii Macadamia ternifolia, … Continue reading
Mango : Mangifera Indica
Mango Tree at Graveyard along highway between Punalu’u and Kona Mango Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Division: Angiospermae; Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: Sapindales; Family: Anacardiaceae; Genus: Mangifera; Species: Indica. Mangifera Indica. Common names: Mango, Man-Go, Manga. Usually refers to a fruit … Continue reading
Sea Turtles
Sea Turtles, Punalu’u Beach Sea Turtles Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Sauropsida; Order: Testudines; Suborder: Cryptodir; Superfamily: Chelonioidea. Sea Turtles belong the to superfamily Chelonioidea and can be found throughout the world, except for polar regions. They are … Continue reading
Ka’u Desert
Ka’u Desert Ka’u Desert Big Island, Hawaii The Kaʻū Desert is an amazing desert of lava rock and sand in the southwest rift zone of the Kilauea volcano. It is not a true desert because it does get … Continue reading