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Network Security Strategies: Understanding TCP/IP and Firewalls

If you are reading this article, you should have a good understanding of how computers work and a working knowledge of how to use Internet tools such as web browsers, Telnet, and e-mail. In addition, you're probably already aware of the . . . . If you are reading this article, you should have a good understanding of how computers work and a working knowledge of how to use Internet tools such as web browsers, Telnet, and e-mail. In addition, you're probably already aware of the need to protect computers on your network from exterior threats, while still allowing your web and e-mail traffic to traverse your connection to the Internet. You may install a firewall to secure your network, but to configure it correctly you must know just how your computer connects to other computers and downloads web pages, exchanges e-mail, or establishes a Telnet session. You'll also need to know how to set firewall rules to differentiate the legitimate network traffic of your network users from the illicit access of hackers and other external threats. As TCP/IP is the mechanism by which your computer communicates with the rest of the Internet, you will need to have more than a passing familiarity with it. This article will give you a better idea of what is going on behind the scenes. But why do you care how TCP/IP works if you aren't a computer programmer or network engineer? You should care, because the hackers attempting to get past your network security often are computer programmers or network engineers (self-taught or otherwise), and in order to stop them you need to understand and correct the weaknesses in TCP/IP or higher-level protocols that they will attempt to exploit. In other words, know what your enemy knows. The link for this article located at Hacking Linux Exposed is no longer available. . If you are reading this article, you should have a good understanding of how computers work and a wo. reading, article, should, understanding, computers. . Anthony Pell

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39% Financial Institutions Experienced Security Breaches In The Past Year

A global survey has revealed that 39 percent of financial institutions experienced at least one security breach within the past year. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's Global Security Survey, which was released Wednesday, showed that two-thirds of the security breaches were breaches from outside the organization. . . .. A global survey has revealed that 39 percent of financial institutions experienced at least one security breach within the past year. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's Global Security Survey, which was released Wednesday, showed that two-thirds of the security breaches were breaches from outside the organization. Of the institutions, 47 percent have maintained or increased IT security staffing in the past two years, and 78 percent plan to adopt public key infrastructure (PKI) technologies, with almost as many planning to incorporate "smart" identification cards into their security system. Almost half of the companies surveyed have already instituted security policies related to wireless communications. Despite this, only 5 percent of respondents to the survey were "extremely confident" about how well their organization's systems are protected from internal attacks. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . A global survey has revealed that 39 percent of financial institutions experienced at least one secu. global, survey, revealed, percent, financial, institutions, experienced, least. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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