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Build A Secure Linux System With LIDS: Step By Step Guide

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The documentation of LIDS -- "Build a secure Linux system with LIDS" is updated to version 0.2. This document talks about what LIDS is, what the benifit of LIDS is, and how to build a secure linux system step by step . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 10, 2000

Linux 2.2.17 Kernel Patch Overview: Security Enhancements and Fixes

Solar's kernel security enhancement patch is now available for the recently-released 2.2.17 Linux kernel. "This patch is a collection of security-related features for the Linux kernel, all configurable via the new 'Security options' configuration section. In addition to the new features, . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 10, 2000

Founder's Sharks Product Delivers Advanced Internet Security No IP Needed

China's Founder Electronics Co. has developed a new method of Internet security and expects that it will become one of the world's leading Internet security solutions. ... He said that most existing Internet security products worldwide are still using the traditional firewall technology whose weakness is the possession of an Internet protocol address, which can be bypassed or destroyed by hackers.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 05, 2000

Rep. Stephen Horn's Report Card on U.S. Government Cybersecurity

Rep. Stephen Horn, R-Calif., who made a name for himself by grading government agencies on their Y2K computer readiness in the months leading up to last year's millennial date rollover, is at it again, gearing up to release a report card . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 28, 2000

StopCarnivore.org: Challenging FBI Email Surveillance Tactics and Impact

A new site devoted to shutting down the FBI's Carnivore email surveillance system has launched, "Stop Carnivore", The site explains what Carnivore is, why it is wrong, what you can do, and how it hurts the Internet. Below is a quick summary on the major issues the site deals with. . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 02, 2000

Funding Threatens Cybersecurity Initiative For Denial-of-Service Prevention

A lack of funding is threatening a public-private initiative aimed at preventing cyberattacks similar to the denial-of-service attacks against Yahoo, eBay and others in February.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 01, 2000

Linux Kernel Audit Aims To Strengthen Security Practices

Linux developers have begun an ambitious project to identify security problems with the open source operating system before they trouble end users. The Linux Kernel Auditing Project is an attempt to audit the Linux kernel for any security holes. The project . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 27, 2000

KAIST: ISC Achieves Perfect Defense in Global Hacking Contest

The Information Security Education Research Center (ISC) of the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Sunday that no hackers among the 3,664 teams worldwide managed to conquer its third level server and win in the First World Information . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 03, 2000

U.S. Senate Approves Internet Filter Requirement For Education Facilities

Schools and libraries that receive federal funds to help pay for their Internet access would be required to add filtering software to their systems under an amendment to an appropriations bill approved by the U.S. Senate. The Senate voted 95-3 Tuesday . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 30, 2000

ZDNet Hack-Contest Server Disables Participation in Ethical Hacking

Exhibitionism at its worst. "Other interpretations exist. The hacking underground, for example, sees this sort of thing as part reconnaissance, and part publicity stunt, and one in which no truly elite cracker would participate for fear of having their best . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 28, 2000

Insights From Conversations With a System Cracker After a Breach

Soon after rebuilding the system I started talking to someone on IRC that identified themselves as the person that had cracked our system. He was connecting from the same places that the cracker had been coming from and seemed to know . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 28, 2000

Revised Federal Internet Privacy Guidelines For Agencies

Federal agencies will have to demonstrate a ``compelling need'' to gather the data, publicly disclose how any collected personal information would be safeguarded and get the authorization of the agency head. For example, using a cookie on a State Department Web . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 26, 2000

Assessing P3P Effectiveness For User Privacy Compliance

This report examines whether P3P is an effective solution to growing public concerns about online privacy. The report surveys earlier experience with "cookie" technology and notes similarities. The report finds that . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 23, 2000

RootFest 2023 Kicks Off Today At St. Paul’s RiverCentre With 1000 Expected

"The Midwest's largest computer security convention opens today in St. Paul's RiverCentre. RootFest organizers estimate that as many as 1000 people may attend RootFest this year. It is hoped that the con will be broadcast in both audio and video in . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 14, 2000

Kernel Auditing Project: Securing Linux Through Comprehensive Reviews

Brian Paxton writes, "It's an attempt to audit the linux kernel for any security vulnerabilities and/or holes and/or possible vulnerabilities and/or possible holes, and of course without adding more bugs or drawbacks to the existing kernels. The suggested kernels to be audited are 2.0.x kernel series , 2.2.x kernel series, and the 2.3.x/2.4.x kernel series. The group and it's work shall be dealt and worked with via a mailing list."

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 09, 2000

OpenWall Kernel Patch For Linux 2.2.16 Adds Security Enhancements

Solar's kernel security enhancement patch is now available for the recently-released 2.2.16 Linux kernel. "This patch is a collection of security-related features for the Linux kernel, all configurable via the new 'Security options' configuration section. In addition to the . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 08, 2000

In-Depth Guide to Bastille Linux Hardening for Red Hat and Mandrake Systems

This article presents a walkthrough of Bastille Linux, a popular hardening program for Red Hat and Mandrake, available for free from Jon Lasser, Pete Watkins, myself, and the rest of the Bastille Linux project. This walkthrough won't be the kind . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 07, 2000

Arash Baratloo And Navjot Singh Discuss Libsafe Security Features

Here is an interview with the authors of Libsafe..."Arash Baratloo and Navjot Singh two of the primary developers for Libsafe, a free software library that protects against security exploits based on buffer overflow vulnerabilities. They work as members of . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 07, 2000

CIO Council Calls For Immediate Action Against Critical Cyber Threats

The CIO Council is asking every federal chief information officer to find and fix the lapses that made a top 10 list of critical Internet security threats. The list, released Thursday, includes problems that have solutions, but the solutions have . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 02, 2000

SANS Meeting Highlights Ten Major Security Threats and Solutions

The System and Network Security group is is meeting with several key players in the information security arena on Friday to discuss and outline the 10 top security threats. "Tomorrow (June 1) the FBI, Justice Department, GSA, the CIAO . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 31, 2000

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