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So 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, 2011Solaris 10 Account Lockout ("Three Strikes!")
The next item of my list of lesser known and/or publicized security enhancements to the Solaris 10 OS is account lockout. Account lockout is the ability of a system or ...
Written by: Glenn M. Brunette, Jr. and added on March 21, 2011Information Security, The New Niche
<b><font size="3">Introduction</font></b><br><br> Information is now not being stored in hardcopy format in boxes upon boxes of paper and kept in light and humidity controlled rooms somewhere beneath the earth. It ...
Written by: Philip Buckley and added on April 4, 2011Telnet Based Attacks
This paper examines attacks developed over the years using the Telnet service. That examination begins with a bit of history. The Telnet protocol was first comprehensively defined by Postel in ...
Written by: Paul Gurgul and added on April 7, 2011End to End Security for Windows 2000 Server
<font size="3"><b>Summary</b></font><br><br> This document provides background information and detailed steps that should be taken in order to harden the windows 2000 operating systems against common network security attack. Please note ...
Written by: DaAnZeR and added on March 14, 2011The Use of Network Intrusion Detection System
<b>About the author:</b><br> YY Ngai is responsible for the Corporate network and server operations of a mobile operator. Prior to this, she was a solution architect with Digital Equipment and ...
Written by: YY Ngai and added on April 25, 2011Blind SQL Injection
<b><font size="3">Introduction</font></b><br><br> The World Wide Web has experienced remarkable growth in recent years. Businesses, individuals, and governments have found that web applications can offer effective, efficient and reliable solutions to ...
Written by: Kevin Spett and added on March 4, 2011D-WARD, DDoS and Three Network Administrative Domains
<b><font size="3">1. Introduction</font></b><br><br> DoS/DDoS attacks are a virulent, relatively new type of Internet attacks, they have caused some biggest web sites on the world -- owned by the most famous ...
Written by: Hang Chau and added on Jan. 27, 2011