Exploits
Corporate Espionage 101
Information can make the difference between success and failure or profit and loss in the business world. If a trade secret is stolen, then the competitive playing field is leveled ...
Written by: Shane W. Robinson and added on March 3, 2011The Enemy Within: A System Administrator's Look at Network Security
Network security has always been a key player in the system administrator's day-to-day duties: however, since the onset of the new self-propagating virus infections and the terrorist attacks of late ...
Written by: Lawrence Dubin, and added on Jan. 19, 2011Basic Self-assessment: Go Hack Yourself
One of the greatest fears of the system administrator is the thought of their network being compromised. There are many threats, constantly bombarding the defenses of computer networks. If an ...
Written by: Barry Dowell and added on April 30, 2011Espionage and the Insider
Often associated with classified information, governments, intelligence and counterintelligence agencies, espionage is often considered a funny word for those involved in business sector information security. Is there a connection? Given ...
Written by: Steve Kipp and added on Feb. 22, 2011Hacker Tools and Their Signatures, Part One: bind8x.c
This article is the first in a series of papers detailing hacker exploits/tools and their signatures. This installment will examine the Berkley Internet Name Domain exploit bind8x.c. The discussion will ...
Written by: Toby Miller and added on May 1, 2011Hacker Tools and their Signatures, Part Two: Juno and Unisploit
This is the second installment in the Hacker Tools and Their Signatures series, a series written to assist system administrators, security administrators, and the security community as a whole to ...
Written by: Toby Miller and added on April 21, 2011Hacker Tools and their Signatures, Part Three: Rootkits
This is the third installment of a series devoted to examining hacker tools and their signatures. In this installment we will be looking at some of the signatures related to ...
Written by: Toby Miller and added on Jan. 30, 2011Packet Sniffing In a Switched Environment
This paper focuses on the threat of packet sniffing in a switched environment, and briefly explores the effect in a non-switched environment. Detail is given on techniques such as "ARP ...
Written by: Tom King and added on Jan. 25, 2011Battle for the Internet: The War is On!
There is a battle raging between security professionals and hackers. By placing people into the shoes of a hacker, and teaching them the skills to gain access to a system, ...
Written by: Kevin J. Owens and added on Jan. 20, 2011War Dialing
This paper will give the reader general information on war dialing, war dialing tools and general steps you can take to protect your network from unwanted intruders, that may try ...
Written by: Michael Gunn and added on May 3, 2011