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Exploring Solaris Security Standards and Their Adaptation to Modern Threats

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The problem with IT security benchmarks is that the reference point is a constantly shifting target as new technologies and threats emerge. And that's an especially difficult problem to overcome, said corporate security systems managers. They are examining the fruits of . . .

Anthony Pell
May 15, 2001

RSA Conference 2001: Understanding Managed Security and E-Commerce Auth

With security expertise becoming an increasingly expensive but important commodity, security companies plan to focus on managed security services as a key selling point at the RSA Conference 2001 this week in San Francisco. In addition, companies are pushing systems to . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 10, 2001

RSA Conference 2023: Unveiling New Advances In Biometric Security

The RSA Conference, named for the Bedford, Mass.-based security company that puts it together, began Sunday and runs through Thursday. In another sign that security has become important business, the sponsors include Intel, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Compaq. "I think the . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 09, 2001

Scheduled SANS Events Taking Place From Now Until August 2021

Here's the list of SANS events from current date through August, 2001.

Anthony Pell
Apr 03, 2001

CISSP Certification Journey: Challenges of a Six-Hour Exam

Does an alphabet soup of acronyms, which stand for certifications that you've obtained, follow your signature? Are you wondering which, if any, are really valuable? Are you contemplating a worthwhile certification challenge? Have you been working in the information system security . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 03, 2001

Investigating IT-ISAC's Gaps in Cyber Threat Intelligence

On the surface, IT-ISAC sounds wonderful, but there's something wrong with this picture. Each of these companies might provide a general idea as to the kinds of attacks that it is receiving. But no company in its right mind will contribute . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 01, 2001

EPIC And Privacy International Collaborate For Privacy News Initiative

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has teamed up with Privacy International in relaunching a Web site that aims to become the clearinghouse for all privacy-related news worldwide. The new site, EPIC – Electronic Privacy Information Center, hosts links to hundreds of news . . .

Anthony Pell
Jan 17, 2001

Tech Firms Unite to Combat Electronic Attacks Through Information Sharing

Nineteen leading tech firms have created an information-sharing conglomerate aimed at countering the growing number of electronic attacks on U.S. companies. The information technology sector on Tuesday became the third area of the economy to create its own "Information Sharing and . . .

Anthony Pell
Jan 16, 2001

Portraits From The 1998 Computer Security Summit Featuring Security Experts

These are portraits Marcus Ranum took at the first ever computer security summit, held at Bill Cheswick's house in the summer of 1998, I believe. Ever wonder what Dan Farmer or Wietse Venema look like? Marcus adds, "Due to unfortunate lack . . .

Anthony Pell
Jan 09, 2001

90% Of CIOs Confident In Network Safety Despite Cybercrime Losses

Although U.S. companies lose billions of dollars every year as a result of cybercrimes committed by internal and external hackers, more than 90% of CIOs polled in a recent survey said they have confidence in their company's network security. According to . . .

Anthony Pell
Jan 04, 2001

CERT Advisory: TCP/IP Stacks DDoS Preparedness and Response

In its clearest signal yet that it may be bracing for a massive attack, computer network security group CERT issued an advisory today asking system administrators to prepare systems to block denial of service attacks. The advisory, titled DenialofService Vulnerabilities in . . .

Anthony Pell
Dec 01, 2000

BindView: 2023-004 Moderate: TCP/IP Denial-of-Service Threats

A variety of denial-of-service vulnerabilities has been explored and documented by BindView's RAZOR Security Team. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to consume limited resources on victim machines. BindView's RAZOR Security Team has referred to these vulnerabilities as Naptha vulnerabilities. Denial-of-service attacks . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 30, 2000

Honeynet Monitoring: Attacks on Windows Ports 137 and 139 Uncovered

During just one month of monitoring, the Honeynet team's "honey pot," which poses as a real network to attract hackers, had been scanned by hundreds of unique IP addresses looking for two particular ports: UDP (User Datagram Protocol) port 137, used . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 27, 2000

Usenix Security Conference: Explore Engaging Talks And Network

Tired of conferences not living up to your expectations? Then you haven't been to Usenix. In this month's Wizard's Guide to Security, Carole Fennelly reports that Usenix's recent security conference offered interesting and accessible talks -- and a who's who of . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 21, 2000

ISC BIND: CERT Advisory on Denial-of-Service Risks for Critical Patch

Several security vulnerabilities have been found in the latest version of BIND. CERT has now issued an advisory outlining those vulnerabilities and how to resolve them. "The CERT Coordination Center has recently learned of two serious denial-of-service vulnerabilities in the Internet . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 14, 2000

Kris Kennaway Appointed FreeBSD Security Officer Following Warner Losh

Kris Kennaway succeeds Warner Losh as FreeBSD security officer. " I am resigning as FreeBSD's Security Officer. Over the past several years I have enjoyed watching FreeBSD's security improve. The change in attitude towards security issues of FreeBSD has . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 09, 2000

Security Highlights from the First Federal Linux Conference

Security was a hot topic at Monday's first-ever federal Linux user's conference. The news that Microsoft Corp.'s network had been breached and that hackers had gained access to source code underscores the need for effective security systems to protect large institutions . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 31, 2000

Key Insights and Security Evaluations from the SANS 2000 Conference

Now you can download some late arriving presentations from SANS Network Security 2000 last October 15 - 22 in Monterey. Just click on the title of the presentation you're interested in to access the PDF file. Brief session descriptions are provided . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 30, 2000

Intensive BSD Security Tutorial Highlights At BSDCon Monterey CA

This year's BSDCon is being held at the Monterey Hyatt, in Monterey Ca. The first tutorial was a two-day tutorial covering BSD System Security. For the most part the classes are intensive and there was a lot of ground to cover. . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 19, 2000

International Coalition Appeals For Revisions To Cybercrime Treaty Proposal

Members of the Members of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign (GILC) will today urge the Council of Europe to reconsider a draft treaty on cybercrime. The international coalition of civil liberties and human rights organizations, which includes the Electronic Privacy Information . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 19, 2000

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