LinuxSecurity Contributor - Benjamin D. Thomas
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Benjamin D. Thomas
Articles From Benjamin D. Thomas
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DDoS attacks are bigger threat than hackers planned
14 January 2010
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack are certainly nothing new. Companies have suffered the s
Network Security
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'Jester' ex-military hacker takes the distributed out of DDOS attacks
13 January 2010
A politically-motivated hacker has apparently developed a multi-thread, thin-client denial of servi
Network Security
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Quick way to stop apache and connect floods with csf
31 May 2007
Well first off this will only stop http or connect floods if you are having a real ddos problem you
Network Security
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Peer-to-peer networks co-opted for DOS attacks
29 May 2007
A flaw in the design of a popular peer-to-peer network software has given attackers the ability to c
Network Security
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How to secure VNC remote access with two-factor authentication
22 May 2007
If you haven't already, you can download a copy of the WiKID open-source token client. The first tim
Network Security
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IPv6 firewalling knows no middle ground
09 May 2007
Two months ago, we published Everything you need to know about IPv6, telling you the following abou
Firewalls
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Sloppy configurations make for unsecured VPNs
22 February 2007
The IP extension IPSec is generally considered the most secure VPN technology. But it also has its w
Network Security
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Danger inside the firewall
20 February 2007
Between the latest firewall technology and advanced intrusion detection systems, IT professionals ar
Firewalls
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Home routers are open to remote attack
20 February 2007
They have demonstrated that users could open up their router's traffic as a result of visiting a web
Network Security