All pages tagged with standard
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, 2011Is your risk management plan as good as it gets?
Not all security incidents can be prevented, nor is it cost-effective to try. Each control should be evaluated on its own merits prior to implementation. Issues to consider: direct costs, ...
Written by: Shawna McAlearney and added on Feb. 15, 2011CCSP Data Sheet
Overall, Cisco certification validates an individual's achievement, increasing the holder's professional credibility by ensuring high standards of technical expertise. In particular, Cisco CCSP certification indicates knowledge of Cisco security products ...
Document added on March 13, 2011Security Essentials: Patch Management as a Necessary Part of Defense In Depth a Case Study
The purpose of this policy is to establish standards for the timely and continuous vulnerability scanning and patch management of equipment that is owned and operated by the Institute of ...
Written by: Kay A. Cornwell and added on May 20, 2011Bluetooth And Its Inherent Security Issues
Bluetooth technology is making a strong comeback despite much disappointment when it was first introduced in 1998. Like most newly developed defacto standards, Bluetooth was plagued by delayed rollouts, design ...
Written by: Tu C. Niem and added on May 7, 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, 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, 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, 2011Cisco IPSec Overview
IPSec provides IP network-layer encryption. The standards define several new packet formats: the authentication header (AH) to provide data integrity and the encapsulating security payload (ESP) to provide confidentiality and ...
Written by: Unknown and added on May 18, 2011