All pages tagged with access_control
Global war on local Administrator
All seemed to be going well. The users' privileges have been minimized. User was not able to log on another user's workstation. No other programs than business-purposed were installed on ...
Written by: Sergey V. Gordeychik and added on May 11, 2011Computer Security Basics
<font size="3"><b>Computer security</b></font><br><br> <i>1. What is computer security?</i><br> Computer security is the process of preventing and detecting unauthorized use of your computer. Prevention measures help you to stop unauthorized users ...
Written by: Manu Arian and added on May 31, 2011Firewall Basics
<font size="3"><b>What is a firewall?</b></font><br> A firewall is a gateway that restricts and controls the flow of traffic between networks, typically between an internal corporate network and the Internet. Firewalls ...
Written by: Manu Arian and added on Jan. 10, 2011A Holistic Approach to Incident Prevention
<b>Introduction</b><br><br> As IT Security professionals struggle to respond to the increasing threats posed against their networks, too often, the approach taken consists of various silo projects aimed at eliminating one ...
Written by: Stephen Hendrie and added on Jan. 16, 2011Denial of Service (DOS) Attacks
During the release of a new software product specialized to track spam, ACME Software Inc noticed that there was not as much traffic as they hoped to receive. During further ...
Written by: Jeremy Martin and added on Feb. 16, 2011Data Piracy - The Threat from Within Catching data thieves before it's too late
<b><font size="3">What's Going on Here?</font></b><br><br> Believe it or not, these are actual headlines from recent trade journals. And they contain a pattern - a frightening one: <ul> <li><i>AOL Customer List ...
Written by: Ken Richardson and added on June 17, 2011So Many Worms, So Little Time
Let's face it; the Internet is a dangerous place, and it's not getting any better. <a href="http://www.us-cert.gov/federal/statistics/">Statistics</a> show a rapid increase in the rate of Internet-based attacks. The ability of ...
Written by: Randy Nash and added on Feb. 12, 2011Managing Non-Login and Locked Solaris 10 Accounts
Today's entry will focus on enhancements to the passwd(1) command to better support the distinction between locked and non-login accounts. Specifically, we will be looking at the new <i>-u</i> and ...
Written by: Glenn M. Brunette, Jr. and added on March 17, 2011Automating Solaris 10 File Integrity Checks
Well, after a short hiatus, I am back with what I hope is a very interesting and useful tip for our Solaris 10 user community. Today's tip talks about how ...
Written by: Glenn M. Brunette, Jr. and added on Jan. 18, 2011Access Control Principles and Objectives
<p>Security is generally defined as the freedom from danger or as the condition of safety. Computer security, specifically, is the protection of data in a system against unauthorized disclosure, modification, ...
Written by: Paul Gurgul and added on July 11, 2011