Issue #125 / Apr 2011

Whatever you might think about Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, one thing is certain: He sure can wield a metaphor.

This month we give you the inside scoop on keeping the intruders out!

You can’t say we weren’t warned. We’ve known for a long time that IPv4 addresses were an endangered species.

The Prelude security information management system receives both host- and network-based IDS messages and displays them in an easy web interface. We show you how to set it up.

Snort is the de facto standard for open source network intrusion detection. The developer community has kept a fairly low profile for a couple of years, but extensions like Snorby, OpenFPC, and Pulled Pork have given the old hog a new lease on life.

Unless your surveillance cameras are wired directly to a video board, they are notoriously insecure. We show you how to keep your cameras from being compromised.

Running your scanner from the command line offers greater control of tasks. We show you how to get started.