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Showcode.asp - A lesson in Internet Security
It all started back on May 7, 1999. Weld Pond of L0pht Heavy Industries issued a security advisory with the title "Web users can view ASP source code and other ...
Document added on June 15, 2011How ISO/IEC 17799 works in practice
ISO/IEC 17799:2000 defines 127 security controls structured under 10 major headings to enable readers to identify the particular safeguards that are appropriate to their particular business or specific area of ...
Document added on May 13, 2011The history of the standard
The origin of ISO/IEC 17799 goes back to the days of the UK Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) Commercial Computer Security Centre (CCSC). Founded in May 1987, the CCSC ...
Document added on Jan. 31, 2011What the future holds for ISO/IEC 17799
ISO/IEC 17799:2000 is under revision and is expected to be complete in the late 2004 early 2005 timeframe. The most significant change is expected to be in the layout of ...
Document added on Feb. 7, 2011Whether ISO/IEC 17799 applies to you
In order to help you find out whether ISO/IEC 17799 applies to your organization, we have constructed this simple questionnaire. To use it, answer the questions and submit. We will ...
Document added on Feb. 5, 2011Introduction to Nessus, a Vulnerability Scanner
Nessus is a vulnerability scanner which performs scanning a target network to seek for vulnerabilities in the network, such as, software bugs, backdoors, and etc. The program is developed by ...
Document added on June 28, 2011A Brief Tour of the Simple Network Management Protocol
SNMP is the most popular protocol used to manage networked devices. It was designed in the late 1980s to facilitate the exchange of management information between networked devices operating at ...
Written by: Ian A. Finlay and added on July 1, 2011A Common Language for Computer Security Incidents
The Common Language Project was not an effort to develop a comprehensive dictionary of terms used in the field of computer security. Instead, our intention was to develop a minimum ...
Written by: John D. Howard, Thomas A. Longstaff and added on April 21, 2011Virtual Private Networks: A Broken Dream?
Virtual Private Networks allow organizations to establish secure links with business partners and extend communications to regional and isolated offices. In doing so, they significantly diminish the cost of communications ...
Written by: Eric Hines and added on Jan. 24, 2011Hardening Windows 2000 in the Enterprise: Seeing the Forest in Spite of the Trees Part Three
Well, we are finally here. Over the first two installments of this series, we've been building up to this part, and I must say, I'm excited. Though we've covered quite ...
Document added on April 8, 2011