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An Audit of Active Directory Security, Part 2
The scope of this particular article is largely around accounting, permission, enumeration, and logging issues. This article does not cover default DNS settings.
Document added on June 21, 2011Attacking the DNS Protocol - Security Paper
This paper whilst containing nothing new on DNS security brings together in one document many strands of DNS security which has been published and reported in many separate publications before. ...
Document added on Feb. 6, 2011Is the CISSP Becoming Watered Down?
The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) has quickly become one of the most talked about certifications in the IT industry. Some may say it's approaching the popularity of Cisco's ...
Written by: Mitchell Rowton and added on Feb. 12, 2011The security risks and ways to decrease vulnerabilities in a 802.11b wireless environment
<font size="3"><b>Introduction</b></font><br></br><br> This document explains topics relating to wireless networks. The main topics discussed include, what type of vulnerabilities exist today in 802.11 networks and ways that you can help ...
Written by: Richard Johnson and added on May 6, 2011Analog/ISDN Line Policy
Defines standards for use of analog/ISDN lines for Fax sending and receiving, and for connection to computers.
Document added on Feb. 14, 2011Linux Firewall - the Traffic Shaper
In order to preface the discussion of firewalls as a traffic shaper, let us introduce a simple firewall setup for a typical small office or home setup - no demilitarized ...
Written by: Jeroen Wortelboer and Jan Van Oorschot and added on April 20, 2011Intrusion Detection for Check Point FireWall-1
Firewalls do a good job of keeping the bad guys out. But wouldn't it be nice to know when the bad guys are knocking on your door? This article covers ...
Written by: Lance Spitzner and added on March 3, 2011Certifications, Padding the E-mail Signature
<br>Its one of the most highly contested issues in our field. Some people love them, some people hate them, but everyone has passionate theories about their validity. </br><br></br><br>There seems to ...
Written by: Mitchell Rowton and added on Jan. 1, 2011Employers want security certifications
Peter Stephenson, an IT security consultant, says he wouldn't bother getting a security certification unless it helped feed his family. In his case, it did. Some security professionals have begun ...
Written by: Grant Gross and added on Jan. 23, 2011Secure Installation of BIND
This document was written using BIND 8 (specifically 8.2.2-p5). It is possible that some of it's recommendations will not work for any version earlier than 8.2.2-p5. It would also be ...
Written by: Holt Sorenson and added on Jan. 23, 2011