LinuxSecurity Contributor - Benjamin D. Thomas
Benjamin D. Thomas
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Recon 2005 Conference Videos
24 January 2006
REcon is a computer security conference being held in Montreal. The conference offers a single track
Organizations/Events
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Put Up A Strong Defense
23 January 2006
Most security breaches by insiders are unintentional. They come from employees who make ill-advised
Network Security
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DOD Eyes Network Revamp
17 January 2006
The U.S. Military's point man for global network operations says that a total overhaul of the govern
Government
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US tests e-Passports
15 January 2006
The US government has started testing electronic passports which contain an RFID chip holding inform
Government
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Hackers are ready for IPv6—are you?
09 January 2006
One of the arguments for moving to version 6 of the Internet Protocols is that it will offer more se
Network Security
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Three more states add laws on data breaches
09 January 2006
Companies struggling to keep up with a patchwork of state laws related to data privacy and informat
Government
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A better VNC with FreeNX for remote desktop control
09 January 2006
VNC is well-known for allowing the remote control of another desktop machine via your own computer.
Network Security
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Cisco vulnerability posted to Internet
28 December 2005
One day after a security researcher and organizers of the Black Hat USA conference agreed not to pos
Network Security
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Data Security Movement Back-Burnered By Lawmakers
28 December 2005
Despite a year's worth of highly publicized security breaches and a lot of talk in Congress this sum
Government
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Bandwidth monitoring with iptables
27 December 2005
Linux has a number of useful bandwidth monitoring and management programs. A quick search on Freshme
Network Security
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Adaptive Firewalls with iptables
25 December 2005
Up until now, we've looked at stateless and stateful firewalls. Remember, stateless firewalls only h
Firewalls
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'Second Life' turns attacker in to FBI
16 December 2005
It seems that the online virtual world "Second Life" is no place hackers and other digital vandals s
Government