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Linux Journal
May 1, 2002
Pedro Paulo Ferreira Bueno |
Understanding IDS for Linux A discussion of the different types of intrusion detection systems and how to create signatures to identify attacks...   |
RootPrompt.org
April 24, 2000
Lance Spitzner |
Preparing Your Box For the Internet The basics of securing a Linux box. The examples provided here are based on Red Hat 6.0, but should apply to most Linux distributions. |
RootPrompt.org
April 10, 2000
Lance Spitzner |
Auditing Your Firewall How to Audit Your Firewall Setup. |
Unix Insider
November 2000
Sandra Henry-Stocker |
Tapping on the walls Paring down your network services isn't the only way to protect your systems against attacks: port scanning can also be an effective tool. Here's how to stay one step ahead of your enemy... |
Unix Insider
October 2000
Sandra Henry-Stocker |
Square one Security experts recommend turning off all network services you don't need in order to guard against possible attacks. But how do you know which services you don't need -- and which ones you do? A helpful breakdown of services that are safe to disable... |
RootPrompt.org
May 17, 2000
Lance Spitzner |
Watching Your Logs How to automate the filtering of your logs, freeing up your time while alerting you with the information you need. |
RootPrompt.org
March 13, 2000
Lance Spitzner |
Know Your Enemy: III In the third part of this three part series Lance Spitzner tells us about what happens once a Script Kiddie gains root. Specifically, how they cover their tracks and what they do next.... |
Linux Journal
October 1, 2002
Mick Bauer |
Paranoid Penguin: Stealthful Sniffing, Intrusion Detection and Logging Attackers can't rewrite your log files if they can't connect to the log server. Learn the ways of stealth. |
RootPrompt.org
June 7, 2000
Lance Spitzner |
Know Your Enemy: A Forensic Analysis A study of an attack on a system. Instead of focusing on the tools and tactics used, he focuses on how he learned what happened and pieced the information together. The purpose is to give you the forensic skills necessary to analyze and learn the threats your organization faces... |
PC World
March 11, 2001 |
Top 5 Firewall Utilities Protect your PC from suspicious activity on your network or the Internet... |
RootPrompt.org
September 11, 2000 |
They Can't Crack What They Can't Find By using the firewalling tools built into the Linux kernel it is possible to make a desktop machine virtually disappear from the crackers' view... |
PC Magazine
December 30, 2003
Matthew D. Sarrel |
Network Security: Know Your Weaknesses Vulnerability scanners identify your network's insecurities. Which one of these 6 tested products will watch your back? |
RootPrompt.org
September 7, 2000
Sander Plomp |
Amateur Fortress Building in Linux Part 1 Sander Plomp is tired of articles telling you to edit inetd.conf. So he wrote this article that looks at how to turn your system into amateur fortress in some interesting ways. |
PC Magazine
October 5, 2004
Sheryl Canter |
You Need a (Properly Configured) Firewall Firewalls protect you in ways that antivirus software cannot, but only if they're set up correctly. |
PC World
September 1, 2000
Jeff Sengstack |
Make Your PC Hacker-Proof Our test of six personal firewalls finds the best ones for keeping uninvited guests out of your office or home system. |
RootPrompt.org
June 14, 2000 |
The Secrets of Snoop Lance Spitzner tell us about the secrets of Snoop: A passive approach to your network security. |
Unix Insider
December 2000
Sandra Henry-Stocker |
OS identification When hackers plan to break into Websites, they first try to find out which operating system the site is using. Once they determine that and which services are running, their chances of successfully attacking a system are greatly increased. What can you do to stop them? |
Linux Journal
March 2, 2007
Michael Rash |
Single Packet Authorization Single Packet Authorization fills the gaps in port knocking. |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2003
Brett Glass |
Batten Down Those Ports Don't let malicious intruders find a way into your system. We tell you how they try to sneak in -- and how to keep them out. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2004 |
Keep Your PC Safe Learn to wield your firewall, antivirus, and antispyware tools expertly; don't give up your PC without a fight. |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2005
Larry Seltzer |
Make Your Network Safer by Attacking It A number of excellent tools can help you find out where you're network is vulnerable. |
Linux Journal
November 29, 2001
Eric Jorn Seneca |
sendmail: Introduction and Configuration A guide for those of you configuring your first e-mail server... |
Linux Journal
March 2000
Jeff Regan |
An Introduction to Using Linux as a Multipurpose Firewall Feeling insecure? Here's a guide for getting the protection you need. |
PC Magazine
February 2, 2005
Robert P. Lipschutz |
Lock Down Your Network When it comes to security, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) often find themselves in an uncomfortable position. They share many of the same security fears that threaten multinational enterprises. |
PC World
November 2003
Andrew Brandt |
Privacy Watch: Make Sure Your Firewall Is Sturdy Test your firewall to find out if it has any holes -- and then plug them up. |
InternetNews
January 5, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Hackers After Patched WINS Servers According to the Internet Storm Center (ISC) at the SANS Institute, hackers are trying to exploit an already patched Microsoft WINS Server vulnerability. |
PC World
April 2, 2001
Kim Zetter & Andrew Brandt |
How Hackers Hack The tricks hackers use, and what you can do to foil them... |
PC World
May 2005
Lincoln Spector |
Hide Your Internet Ports From Snooping Hackers Closing open ports... Turning off Windows new program notification... Printing fonts and saving paper... etc. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2005
Ryan Naraine |
TCP Port Attack Imminent? An ominous increase in sniffing activity on TCP Port 445 could signal an impending attack targeting a recently patched Microsoft vulnerability. |
InternetNews
December 9, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Do Hackers Look Before They Leap? University of Maryland researchers find that port scanning isn't necessarily a harbinger of an attack. |
PC World
January 2001
Alan Stafford |
Warp Speed Web Access: Sharing the Bandwidth Broadband routers give your network a protected connection to the Internet... |
New Architect
May 2002
Jay Lyman |
to Catch a Thief Effective incident response against network intruders... |
CIO
September 15, 2002
D.F. Tweney |
Who's on Your Network? Intrusion detection systems can work, but they require time and money |
PC Magazine
December 20, 2006 |
Should I "Stealth" This Port? The open port 443 on a router is used to access secure websites, so keep it available. |
PC Magazine
June 23, 2008
Matthew D. Sarrel |
How Secure Is Your Company? To protect your business, think like a thief. |
Linux Journal
August 1, 2007
Tony Kay |
AlphaMail Is Scalable and Accessible Web Mail AlphaMail is a high-performance, feature-rich, open-source Web mail system. |
InternetNews
February 21, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Cisco Issues Security Alert Related to IP Phones Cisco Systems issued an alert on Wednesday that the security of its IP-based phones could be compromised, allowing hackers to get around the security restrictions and change settings or issue a Denial of Service attack. |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2004
Robert P. Lipschutz |
Business Security Our buying guide sorts out the technologies and explains the best ways to protect yourself. |
OCC Bulletin
May 15, 2000 |
Infrastructure Threats -- Intrusion Risks This bulletin provides guidance to financial institutions on how to prevent, detect, and respond to intrusions into bank computer systems... |
PC World
May 2001
Scott Spanbauer |
Hunt Down Those Hackers and ... Ignore Them? Uncover possible hackers... customize IE's title bar... install Winamp... |
PC Magazine
October 1, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Personal Firewall--Don't Surf Without It To gauge the effectiveness of two popular firewall packages, we took the gloves off and attacked the firewall process using techniques available to a malicious program. McAfee Personal Firewall Plus 6.0... Norton Personal Firewall 2005... |
InternetNews
March 16, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Microsoft Shares Own Security Secrets The software giant releases a technical case study with details of security methodologies it uses to ward off malicious hacker attacks. |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
Dennis Fisher |
The Lookout: New Breed of Trojan Security researchers believe they have identified a new breed of Trojan horse that is infecting machines on the Internet, possibly in preparation for a larger coordinated attack. |
PC Magazine
August 17, 2004
Ellison & Caven |
Unleash Your Printer Reviews of six wireless print servers for the home and small office, and two for business use. Hawking HWPS12UG... Axis OfficeBasic USB... Belkin F1UP001... etc. |
Bank Technology News
April 2007
Rebecca Sausner |
The New Red Menace Russian and eastern European hackers get all the glory these days, but their efforts to disrupt American financial services are a nuisance when compared to the nation-state threat that China's cyber army, and its rogue hackers, may pose. |
CIO
June 15, 2003
Dylan Tweney |
Defensive Postures Intrusion prevention systems offer the latest countermeasures in the war against hackers, worms and viruses. |
CRM
September 2012
Judith Aquino |
Avoid the Spam Folder How marketers can save outbound emails from the dreaded fate. |
InternetNews
April 21, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Cisco Rolls Major Patches to TCP Flaw Switches, routers, intrusion detection systems and VoIP phones are on the list needing patches to TCP flaw. |
National Defense
August 2012
Eric Beidel |
Companies Rush to Tailor Products to New Cyber-Attacks The cybersecurity marketplace is flooded with products that tout the ability to keep networks and computers safe from intruders. |
PC World
December 2005
Stuart J. Johnston |
Windows Bug Allows Repeat Invasions Microsoft recently released a Security Advisory for a Firewall quirk... Avoid a fake Google site... A problem with Windows updates... Fix Wi-Fi router problems... |
