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AirDefense Inc. has introduced a new element to wireless LAN security with the launch of its ActiveDefense, a security appliance that shields 802.11 wireless LANs from …

We report on an observational study of user response following the OpenSSL remote buffer overflows of July 2002 and the worm that exploited it in September 2002. Immediately …

How to spot and avoid potential spoof atacks. Covers DNS spoofing, IP address spoofing, email address spoofing, link alteration, name similarity and content theft. Download …

Make any enquiry about computer security, and you will almost immediately fall over the terms cryptography and encryption (and also decryption), but what exactly is meant by …

This paper covers fraud that uses Internet technology as an integral part of the fraud and fraud that is already taking place by other means where the Internet is merely …

1) Original advisory on this topic 2) Vendor response (Internet Software Consortium) 3) Security advisories by Linux vendors 4) Additional information Original advisory on …

Are we winning or losing the battle of web security? Read this white paper backed by industry figures to ensure you are aware of the facts. Download the paper in PDF format here.

The first thing to understand, is what makes a bad password. The worst passwords are: password, 111111, fred, master, boss and whatever is the name of your …

This guide provides the reader with a basic introduction to key terms and concepts used in a PKI including Certificates, Keys and Authorities. It mentions the features and …

Wireless LAN discovery through the use of applications such as NetStumbler, DStumbler, Wellenreiter and others is an increasingly popular technique for network penetration. …

Security vulnerabilities are discovered, become publicly known, get exploited by attackers, and patches come out. When should one apply security patches? Patch too soon, and …

As a Computer Security Engineer that regularly conducts external penetration tests, a recurring challenge seems to arise when assessing organizations with a large allocation …