LinuxSecurity Contributor - Benjamin D. Thomas
Benjamin D. Thomas
Articles From Benjamin D. Thomas
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Guide to IP Spoofing Protection
24 August 2005
A 1989 article titled "Security Problems in the TCP/IP Protocol Suite" by S. M. Bellovin explored
LinuxSecurity.com Feature Articles
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Sarbanes-Oxley will be 2005's biggest time waster
23 August 2005
The Sarbanes-Oxley rules will be the biggest waste of IT resources for public companies this year, a
Government
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Dump Your DMZ!
09 August 2005
DMZs (short for demilitarized zones) have been a standard component of network design ever since fir
Network Security
1 - 2 min read
Linux Network Security Higher than Other Platforms
29 July 2005
"There are many research reports that try to compare the number of vulnerabilities between Linux and
Network Security
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Pull the Plug Revisited: An Interview Five Years Later
04 July 2005
Five years after our original interview with Brian Gemberlin
LinuxSecurity.com Feature Articles
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What is the Best Firewall for Servers?
28 June 2005
I maintain a bunch of servers at our labs in the university. Of late, the number of attacks on the c
Firewalls
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Government looks into Open Source Security
23 June 2005
The Cabinet Office's Central Sponsor for Information Assurance, which co-ordinates information secur
Government
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Endian Firewall
14 June 2005
Endian Firewall is a turn-key Linux security distribution based on IPCop that turns a system into a
Firewalls
1 - 2 min read
Sentry CD - A different firewall approach
30 May 2005
If you want to set up a Linux-based firewall, there's no need to run a bloated distribution that ins
Firewalls
1 - 2 min read
DDoS: don’t get stuck in denial
13 May 2005
Companies have long realised the great business opportunities that the Internet offers and it’s no
Network Security
1 - 2 min read
Firewalls ring changes
26 April 2005
Once they were border controls, then customs and excise, now they are the police, the fire brigade a
Firewalls
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Network Scanner Includes Linux Security Checks
20 April 2005
GFI Software Ltd., recently announced the release of a new version of its network security scanner,
Network Security