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SNORT Download Center

Snort is an open source network intrusion detection system, capable of performing real-time traffic analysis and packet logging on IP networks. It can perform protocol analysis, content searching/matching and can ...

Document added on March 30, 2011

Snort Installation and Basic Usage Part One

Computer Intrusions are on the rise. Whether it's script kids trying to deface a web page or a calculated attacker trying to steal credit card information, sites must equip themselves ...

Document added on Feb. 5, 2011

Identifying ICMP Hackery Tools Used In The Wild Today

Several tools exist in the wild today that allow a malicious computer attacker to send crafted ICMP datagrams. Those datagrams can be used for various tasks: host detection, advanced host ...

Document added on Feb. 1, 2011

The Simplest Security: A Guide To Better Password Practices

Passwords are simpler and cheaper than other, more secure forms of authentication like special key cards, fingerprint ID machines, and retinal scanners. They provide a simple, direct means of protecting ...

Written by: Sarah Granger and added on May 12, 2011

Behavior Blocking: The Next Step in Anti-Virus Protection

Before the arrival of the fast-spreading worm/blended threat, the staple technology of anti-virus software - fingerprinting - arguably provided both preventative and proactive protection against the average computer virus. That ...

Document added on April 15, 2011

Biometric Scanning Technologies: Finger, Facial and Retinal Scanning

This paper discusses several Biometric scan technologies: finger-scan, facialscan and retinal-scan. We discuss the recent history of Biometrics and how it has been influenced by such pseudo-sciences as Phrenology, the ...

Written by: Edmund Spinella and added on Feb. 23, 2011

Biometrics: Are YOU the Key to Security?

Biometrics is used to perform either identification or authentication, the latter being the most common application. In identifying, a sample is presented to the biometric system during enrollment. The system ...

Written by: Patricia A. Wittich and added on May 30, 2011

A Concept for Universal Identification

The goal of this paper is to provide a detailed look at a new perspective for a unified, secure and consolidated form of personal identification. The advanced yet inexpensive technology ...

Written by: Daniel E Williams and added on May 25, 2011

Starting from Scratch: Formatting and Reinstalling after a Security Incident

Missing files, corrupt data, sluggish performance, programs not working - any of these things could indicate a breach in network security. Once the breach has been identified and mitigated, the ...

Written by: Matthew Tanase and added on May 19, 2011

Anti-virus Software: The Challenge of Being Prepared for Tomorrow's MalWare Today

Defending ourselves against MalWare is obviously a daunting task since depending on your preferred source of information there are between 30,000 and 63,000 known viruses out there. As discouraging as ...

Document added on May 31, 2011