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Kaspersky Lab detects new IM worms capable of spreading via almost all instant messengers
Aug 30th
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces the detection of a new family of computer worms that are spreading via numerous instant messaging clients. What makes the worms distinct and highly unusual for this class of program is the fact that they are multilingual and capable of infecting users via several
Becoming an Information Security Consultant
Apr 4th
For the sake of efficiency, cost effectiveness and to focus on the core business companies world over are switching to outsourcing of IT security. It makes eminent sense too as the information security consultants are the experts of their domain and hiring them is much more economical option than maintaining a whole army of in-house
Best Free Trojan Scanner/Trojan Remover
Mar 1st
Malware, trojans and threats Most PCs are now connected to the Internet and networks, making easier the spread of malicious software (malware), which includes trojans (also known as trojan horses), viruses, worms, spyware, adware, rootkits and other malicious or unwanted programs. Like spyware and adware, trojans can get onto your computer in a number of ways,
Optimizing Firewall Performance
Feb 24th
Check Point Use networks instead of address ranges in NAT. Avoid rules with Ident. Replace nested groups by flat groups. Be aware of configurations that SecureXL templates (fastpath) cannot handle, for example, security server, or syndefender. Note that SecureXL templates can be disabled from a certain rule onwards due to certain configurations such as client
How to SECURE SSHD Deamon
Feb 23rd
Step 1: First of all we need to make a regular user, since we are disabling direct root login: adduser admin && passwd admin Step 2: Backup your current sshd_config mv /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak Step 3: Create a new sshd_config file nano -w /etc/ssh/sshd_config Step 3.1: Paste this code into the new file ## Change to
Open Source Router & Security
Nov 19th
Vyatta incorporates IPtables, OpenVPN, Squid & more into a complete network operating system with a familiar CLI and web GUI. Vyatta software higher performance than Cisco ISR/ASA using standard x86 Quote:- Vyatta’s open source, software-based approach to networking has created a complete network OS that can connect and secure physical networks as well as virtual
BRO – Yet another Network Intrusion Defense System
Nov 9th
Bro (http://www.bro-ids.org/) is a NIDS, with a twist. Bro supports signature analysis, and in fact can read Snort signatures. (Snort is one of the most popular NIDS available.) Bro also performs (a limited form of) anomaly detection, looking for activity that resembles an intrusion. For example, many companies use the so-called RFC 1918 private addresses
Keylogger – Art of Stealing Information
Nov 2nd
A Keylogger is a program that records all keystrokes(keyboard) and stores them for later retrieval. The existence of a keylogger is usually kept a secret and is hidden from whoever it is targeting. For example, They may be used by company to monitor an employee they’re suspicious of, a keylogger could even be installed for
Ask your webhosting for Security Enhance Features – PHP hardening
Oct 30th
The shared hosting model, though economical, immediately presents a security concern, since the HTTP server (for instance, Apache or Microsoft IIS) needs to have a considerable amount of control over the files and directories that are to be served to the client. If your application offers the ability to upload files posted through web forms,
Two Factors of Authentication – When Username and Password is not Enough
Oct 28th
Authentication, which is the process by which a computer system positively identifies a user, is commonly considered to be one of the weakest links in modern computer security systems. Every day a new story emerges about an identity theft or a computer break-in due to stolen credentials. With the proliferation of network-based and online applications,
