All pages tagged with linux
Hardning the Linux Kernel
This 26 page paper explores two approaches for hardening the standard Linux kernel. Address space or memory protection and access control. The author covers several well known hardening tips, including ...
Document added on March 12, 2011Secure programmer: Countering buffer overflows
This article discusses the top vulnerability in Linux/UNIX systems: buffer overflows. This article first explains what buffer overflows are and why they're both so common and so dangerous. It then ...
Written by: David A. Wheeler and added on April 29, 2011Managing Linux Security Effectively in 2004
This article examines the process of proper Linux security management in 2004. First, a system should be hardened and patched. Next, a security routine should be established to ensure that ...
Document added on June 21, 2011FOCUS on Linux: IPSec Fundamentals and Installation
As the Internet grows, more and more emphasis is being placed on security. One especially hot topic in security these days is IPSec and IPv6. This article is going to ...
Written by: Rafael Coninck Teigao and added on May 23, 2011Focus On Linux: Intrusion Detection on Linux
This article focuses on several host-based intrusion detection systems that are available on Linux. In particular, I will cover some of the basics of installing setting up these packages, how ...
Document added on June 16, 2011FOCUS on Linux: Security Tools
There are many security tools for Linux, each good at a specific task or class of tasks. However, there is no universal panacea, which will relieve a system administrator of ...
Document added on April 18, 2011Tools, Tools, and TOOLS!!
Have you ever said to yourself, “There are just so many tools, and it’s hard to keep track of all of them and know what each one does?” Well I ...
Document added on March 25, 2011Ethereal Download
Ethereal is used by network professionals around the world for troubleshooting, analysis, software and protocol development, and education. It has all of the standard features you would expect in a ...
Document added on June 22, 2011One Incident Of Remediating The CRC 32 sshd1 Vulnerability
The purpose of this paper is to document the process I used to respond to the CRC32 sshd1 vulnerability. My operating environment is primary Solaris and Linux, with a small ...
Written by: Rebecca Sander and added on Feb. 24, 2011Snort Installation and Basic Usage Part Two
Part I of this article focused on the installation and basic usage of the snort intrusion detection system (IDS) on the Linux platform, including running snort as a command line ...
Document added on June 11, 2011