Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - Ports and Protocols

The video tutorial introduces protocols as rules for data exchange between networks and computers. It explains HTTP and HTTPS, highlighting the importance of encryption for secure data transfer. Other protocols like FTP, SMTP, and ARP are briefly discussed. The tutorial then shifts focus to ports, explaining their role in network access and security vulnerabilities. It distinguishes between physical and virtual ports, emphasizing the security risks associated with open virtual ports.

What is the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and what does it do?

What are the two types of ports mentioned in the text, and how do they differ?

How many virtual ports are available on a computer, and what is their purpose?