Security Lessons (Almost) undetectable hardware-based rootkits

Nov 30, 2008

We look at the history of the rootkit, including its newest incarnation, the DR RootKit.

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Stopgap: ClamAV 0.94.1 Fixes Errors

Nov 04, 2008

Free antivirus toolkit ClamAV released a stopgap version 0.94.1 to fix a number of bugs, but also to provide a new feature.

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Smart Access Intro Techniques for managing user identities in Linux

Oct 31, 2008

Maybe password security isn't perfect, but most networks depend on it. This month we examine some tools for smarter, more versatile authentication.

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Security Lessons How hacking got easy

Oct 31, 2008

When it comes to security, public disclosure of vulnerabilities and working exploit code is now common. We look at why this can be both harmful and helpful to securing your systems.

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OWASP Releases Web-Security Videos

Oct 21, 2008

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has placed videos of its latest conference online. The open- source project concerns itself with web application security.

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Network Scanner OpenVAS 2.0 Enters Beta

Oct 16, 2008

Beta test of the Open Vulnerability Assessment System (OpenVAS) is targeted at experienced users and developers of security solutions.

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SSH Security Solution for Linux on IBM Mainframes

Oct 15, 2008

Finnish company SSH Communications Security has expanded its product family SSH Tectia with a security software package for Linux running on IBM System z mainframes.

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Security Lessons The soft chewy center of the Internet

Sep 30, 2008

Are your systems secure against DNS attacks? We'll show you why they matter and help you determine whether you are vulnerable.

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