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Nasty Denial-Of-Service Tool On Network Hosts

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A computer-security company is warning network administrators to watch out for new rogue software capable of playing the role of foot soldier in denial-of-service attacks against Internet servers. X-Force, the research-and-development arm of Atlanta-based Internet Security Systems Inc., reported Tuesday that . . .

How to perform a secure remote backup

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What do you do when your site is attacked or your system fails? Backup, Avi Rubin argues, is the most reliable way to ensure that what you've lost can be recovered. Here he takes a look at protecting your backup and recommends some products that can help. . . .

Securing Linux Mandrake

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As Linux Mandrake works it's way away from it's Red Hat roots, they've added a number of features "out of the box" that make it easier to use as a server. However, there are still a number of things that I . . .

Apache Guide: Apache Authentication, Part II

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There are basically three reasons to use a database, rather than a text file, to store data. The first reason is speed. Accessing data stored in a database is much faster than accessing data stored in a text file. A database is designed for rapid location of information. A text file, you have to read through each record until you find what you are looking for.. . .

Maximizing Apache Server Security

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An extensive article on Apache security. ... However, does "free" come at a price when it comes to security? It doesn't have to. The diligent network manager will quickly recognize the advantages of choosing a platform that is field-tested on . . .

Smart card accepted at portal

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Pulsar Data Systems Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its secure e-commerce portal, PulsarData.com, which uses smart cards to enable agencies to purchase information technology products. Pulsar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Internet data security company Litronic Inc., announced the smart card feature, . . .

Unix Security Holes

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The hottest trend these days in network intrusion is to exploit buffer overruns, a technique where-by you feed a program more data than it has allocated, overwriting the memory in the hope of making the program do something it would normally . . .

Securing Sendmail

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This two-part series on securing sendmail, based on the tutorial given by Eric Allman and Greg Shapiro at the recent USENIX technical conference in San Diego, begins by detailing the measures you can take to secure any sendmail installation. It continues . . .

Securing Apache for AllCommerce

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Tips on securing apache for use with virtual hosts. "There is no best way to do this except to be paranoid about every detail, pay attention to security alerts and trust no one. Fortunately, Apache has some recommendations. Here is how . . .

Securing Your Web Pages with Apache

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This article discusses the various security mechanisms for apache. "... But what's all this noise about 'discretionary' and 'mandatory,' you ask? Put simply, discretionary control (DAC) mechanisms check the validity of the credentials given them at the discretion of the . . .