Computer Security Weaknesses Persist at the Veterans Health Administration
In September 1998, the General Accounting Office reported that computer security weaknesses placed critical VA operations, including health care delivery, at risk of misuse …
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Interpreting Network Traffic: A Network Intrusion Detector’s Look At Suspicious Events
The purpose of this paper is to discuss interpretations of selected network traffic events from the viewpoint of a network intrusion detection analyst. I assume the analyst …
Building a Bastion Host Using HP-UX 11
A bastion host is a computer system that is exposed to attack, and may be a critical component in a network security system. Special attention must be paid to these highly …
Network Intrusion Detection of Third Party Effects
The main goal of this paper is to familiarize the reader with reactions and responses from innocent victims, who may be subject to reconnaissance or denial of service. If a …
DNS Security in Australia
Australian Internet security company DeMorgan released a document which is revealing the state of DNS security within Australia. The result – “Of the total number …
Secure Computing’s Sidewinder Firewall Impervious To Critical UNIX Vulnerability
Sidewinder’s Patented Type Enforcement(tm) Architecture Thwarts Complete System Compromise Attack Detailed in CERT® Advisory CERT-2001-21 SAN JOSE, CA, July 31, 2001 …
RSA Security Announces Agreement to Acquire Securant Technologies
Award-Winning ClearTrust Authorization Solution Joins RSA Security’s Market Leading Authentication, PKI and Encryption Products Company to Discuss Transaction in …
A Recurrence of the ‘Code Red’ Worm?
Kaspersky Labs comments on the rumors surrounding the epidemic concerning this menacing Internet worm. At the beginning of this week, press agencies for the US, UK and other …
Time is running out for Businesses to protect themselves against Code Red
MessageLabs, the email security company, is warning businesses who run Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) web server software that they must protect their …
Computer Associates Urges Renewed Vigilance Against Anticipated July 31 ‘Code Red’ Worm Attack
ISLANDIA, N.Y., July 30 /PRNewswire/ — Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA), is urging personal computer users to take precautions against the anticipated July …
Danger of Code Red Worm Still Lurks. Chilling Wake-Up Call Continues for Internet Security
How to Protect Your Web Server Against Attack SAN JOSE, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire/ — As Code Red Worm continues its defacement of Internet Web sites worldwide, it has …
Microsoft Advises IIS Administrators on Code Red
The Microsoft Security Response Center, along with other organizations listed below, is jointly publishing this alert that ALL IIS ADMINISTRATORS ARE ASKED TO READ A Very Real …