Expert analysis

MS Blaster Worm Roundup

August 12, 2003

Blaster Worm scans the Internet for computers that are vulnerable to its attack. Once found, it tries to enter the system through the port 135 to create a buffer overflow. One …

The Present and Future of Xprobe2 – The Next Generation of Active Operating System Fingerprinting

August 10, 2003

Although some advancement was made in the field of active operating system fingerprinting in the recent years, still, there are many issues to resolve. This paper presents the …

Chief Security Officer’s Point of View

August 8, 2003

CSO magazine recently did a poll, where 480 chief security officers and senior security executives discussed security issues and industry regulations. Besides the …

Entrust Releases New Secure Web Portal Solution

August 7, 2003

Entrust released its latest Secure Web Portal Solution based on Entrust TruePass Version 7.0, the first Web security solution in the market today to deliver bi-directional, …

Basic: Vulnerability Assessment

August 7, 2003

This document serves as an introduction to the subject of security vulnerability assessments. It focuses primarily on vulnerability assessments performed from an …

Lack of Security at Wireless Conferences

August 6, 2003

During the 802.11 Planet Expo in Boston, wireless security company AirDefense monitored WLAN activity and published their findings in the July 2003 edition of WLAN Watch …

Novell eDirectory has Additional Linux Support and Enhanced Security

August 6, 2003

Novell announced Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 support in Novell eDirectory, the most widely deployed directory service on the market. Along …

LDAP Injection: Are Your Web Applications Vulnerable?

August 5, 2003

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a widely used protocol for accessing information directories. LDAP injection is the technique of exploiting web applications …

Stolen PDAs Provide Open Door To Corporate Networks

August 1, 2003

The PDA Usage Survey 2003 commissioned by Pointsec Mobile Technologies and conducted by Infosecurity Europe and Computer Weekly has found that PDA owners commonly download the …

“Expert vs. Expertise” – Computer Forensics and the Alternative OS

July 31, 2003

No longer a dark and mysterious process, computer forensics have been significantly on the scene for more than five years now. Despite this, they have only recently gained the …

Interview with Michael Jang, author of “Mastering Red Hat Linux 9”

July 30, 2003

Michael Jang, RHCE, Linux+, LCP, specializes in books on Linux and Linux certification. His experience with computers goes back to the days of jumbled punch cards. He’s …

Apache 1.3.28 has Been Released

July 24, 2003

The Apache Group released version 1.3.28 of the Apache HTTP Server. This version of Apache is principally a security and bug fix release. Of particular note is that 1.3.28 …