Special Patch for IE Security Hole, Users Move to Firefox
Jan 21, 2010Microsoft has decided to issue a special patch outside its usual patchday rhythm for all its Internet Explorer versions to close a severe vulnerability issue. Downloads of Firefox have accordingly skyrocketed.
more »OpenVAS Exploring the OpenVAS vulnerability scanner
Nov 30, 2009If you prefer to travel light and free, try OpenVAS, a GPLed fork of the Nessus scanning tool.
more »Security Visualization Tools Tools for visualizing IDS output
Aug 31, 2009Spot intruders with these easy security visualization tools.
more »Intrusion 101 A guided tour to someone else's network
Aug 31, 2009You need to think like an attacker to keep your network safe. We asked security columnist Kurt Seifried for an inside look at the art of intrusion.
more »Security Lessons Denial of service made easy
Jul 15, 2009A slow death for the default configuration.
more »Forensics in Freiburg Hacker trainer for law enforcement agents
Apr 30, 2009A former intrusion specialist is training a gathering of European law enforcement agents in how the bad guys work on the Internet. Contributing editor Markus Feilner stops in for a lesson in attack techniques.
more »TECH TOOLS
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Security Lessons How hacking got easy
Oct 31, 2008When 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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Canonical Releases Ubuntu 24.04
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XZ Gets the All-Clear
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