Linux Security: Reflections on 2002

Here are my reflections on Linux security in 2002 and predictions for 2003. All statements not otherwise attributed are my opinions. I think that the major change in 2002 over …

The Position of Sophos in the Anti-Virus World

Sophos is the world’s 5th largest and the biggest European-headquartered anti-virus vendor. On the term of profitability, Sophos takes the third place, just after …

Security Year in Review by Mark Finan

Mark Finan is the Marketing Manager at Attix5 UK. Founded in South Africa and based in the United Kingdom, Attix5 is the market leader in the development of remote, managed …

Security Year in Review by Mixter

Mixter is a security expert, author of several open source security tools and whitepapers. Since 2000 he’s been working with Hacktivismo, a cDc-sponsored …

Security Year in Review by Melisa LaBancz

The development of the security scene in 2002 In my opinion the security scene has gone from being very heavily virus and random hacker oriented to focusing on the possibility …

Zero-Interaction Authentication

Laptops are vulnerable to theft, greatly increasing the likelihood of exposing sensitive files. Unfortunately, storing data in a cryptographic file system does not fully …

O’Reilly releases a book on 802.11 security

802.11 Security by authors Bruce Potter and Bob Fleck gives you a broad basis in theory and practice of wireless security, dispelling some of the myths along the way. In doing …