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Hacks From Pax: A Linux Security Look To The Future  17 January 2006  Print E-mail
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Features Hi, and welcome back. Today in Hacks From Pax we're going to shift gears a little, step back for a higher level view and talk about the year in security from a Linux standpoint, both the good and the bad, and have a brief discussion of trends for the coming year.

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IPv6 approach for TCP SYN Flood attack over VoIP, Part IV  12 January 2006  Print E-mail
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Source: Suhas Desai - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Features Service Providers are scrambling to offer voice, video, data and innovative services such as gaming, interactive TV and messaging, on a single pipe. At the same time, network equipment is being upgraded to IPV6.But some Real-Time IPV6 Security overwhelms performance due to the application intelligence which is the rapid inspection of VoIP signaling SIP, H.323 and audio packets, and the prompt opening and shutting of "pinholes" to allow the passage of valid voice traffic over wireless networks.

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Malware - Future Trends  10 January 2006  Print E-mail
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Source: Dancho Danchev - Posted by Pax Dickinson   
Features Malware has truly evolved during the last couple of years. Its potential for financial and network based abuse was quickly realized, and thus, tactics changed, consolidation between different parties occurred, and the malware scene became overly monetized, with its services available on demand.

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IPv6 approach for TCP SYN Flood attack over VoIP, Part III  05 January 2006  Print E-mail
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Source: Suhas Desai - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Features When a normal TCP connection starts, a destination host receives a SYN (synchronize/start) packet from a source host and sends back a SYN ACK (synchronize acknowledge). The destination host must then hear an ACK (acknowledge) of the SYN ACK before the connection is established. This is referred to as the "TCP three-way handshake."

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IPv6 approach for TCP SYN Flood attack over VoIP, Part II  30 December 2005  Print E-mail
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Features There are several general categories of DoS attacks. Some groups divide attacks into three classes: bandwidth attacks, protocol attacks, and logic attacks. Following are brief descriptions of some common types of DoS attacks.

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