- Is My Computer a Zombie? (and Other Uses for Netstat)
- Dec 6, 2001
- Netstat is a helpful tool for displaying information about current network connections. In this article, Kyle Cassidy and Richard Cardona give you the scoop on Netstat syntax and uses.
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- Technology: Privacy's Best Friend and Worst Enemy
- Dec 6, 2001
- Bob Grogan discusses anti-terrorism legislation and the threat of intrusion by our own legal authorities.
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- Computer Forensics: Tracking an Offender
- Nov 30, 2001
- Learn to collect and analyze evidence found in a compromised computer system.
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- PHP: Let the Data Drive
- Nov 20, 2001
- In this sample chapter from Essential PHP for Web Professionals, Christopher Cosentino introduces the free MySQL database, and shows you how to use it with PHP to create your own data-driven Web sites.
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- Physical Security
- Nov 20, 2001
- Physical security refers to aspects of computer security that have to do with the physical placement of the machine itself, the machine's operating environment, and the degree to which the machine is protected from hardware-level compromise.
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- Building a Roadmap for Securing Your Enterprise
- Nov 16, 2001
- This sample chapter from Maximum Security describes the basics of creating a pro-active information security plan, including the elimination of vulnerability points and the implementation of self-audit mechanisms.
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- Creating an Information Security Policy
- Nov 16, 2001
- Scott Barman discusses how to create an information security policy that can be the basis for sound virus protection on your organization's network.
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- Security's "Top 10"
- Nov 16, 2001
- Want your systems and networks to be safe and secure? Ed Tittel explains how to stay on top of the constantly changing security landscape.
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- Solaris 8 System and Network Security Checklist
- Nov 16, 2001
- This system and network security checklist, although not exhaustive, should help you quickly check the basic security settings of your Solaris 8 installation and TCP/IP network configuration and help you make and keep your Solaris 8 systems secure.
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- Musings on Personal (and SOHO) Firewalls
- Nov 2, 2001
- Want to keep your cable modem or DSL connection safe and secure? Ed Tittel gives you the low-down.
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- Introduction to Software Security
- Nov 2, 2001
- The root of most security problems is software that fails in unexpected ways. Although software security as a field has much maturing to do, it has much to offer to those practitioners interested in striking at the heart of security problems.
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- Honeynet Project: The Battleground
- Nov 2, 2001
- This sample chapter from Know Your Enemy: Revealing the Security Tools, Tactics, and Motives of the Blackhat Community describes the genesis of the Honeynet Project.
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- Honeynet Project: What a Honeynet Is
- Nov 2, 2001
- This sample chapter from Know Your Enemy: Revealing the Security Tools, Tactics, and Motives of the Blackhat Community describes how Honeynet operating systems and applications are identical to real systems, which lets the Honeynet Project group ...
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- Been Cracked? Just Put PAM On It!
- Oct 26, 2001
- Pluggable authentication models (PAM) allow you to configure your Linux environment to meet your own particular security needs.
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- Real World Linux Security: Regaining Control of Your System
- Oct 26, 2001
- This sample chapter from Real World Linux Security: Intrusion Prevention, Detection and Recovery teaches you how to regain control of your system if it is cracked, and how to prevent future security breaches.
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- Wireless Security Fundamentals
- Oct 19, 2001
- Bryan Morgan discusses the issues involved in protecting wireless software and data from intrusion.
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- Profiting from Infection?
- Oct 19, 2001
- Do computer virus threats give unscrupulous marketers the right to sell their anti-virus software using scare tactics? Ed Tittel shares his recent experience with a bogus Nimda infection.
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- The Enemy: Protecting Your Organization from Blackhats
- Oct 12, 2001
- This sample chapter from Know Your Enemy shares what the Honeynet Project has learned about blackhats, focusing on those who use existing methods and tools to randomly search for and prey on organizations with highly vulnerable systems.
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- Defending Your Log Files
- Sep 28, 2001
- To mount an effective security defense, preventing attackers from altering logs is critical. Ed Skoudis shows you some tactics to employ here.
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- Even Nastier: Traditional RootKits
- Sep 28, 2001
- When attackers get root access on a machine, a RootKit allows them to maintain that access by implementing a back door and hiding evidence of system compromise. Ed Skoudis shows how to avoid being RootKitted in this article.
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