SSH is one form of secure, remote access. And most of the time, it's one of the most popular ways to control your server from afar. But in the event that you don't have that option (rare as it may be), you may want to consider PHP Shell.
You might wonder about the security of setting up a PHP script that allows shell commands to be executed, but PHP Shell is no more or less secure an application than any other PHP file on the server. Of course, you must be responsible for your own security.
phpBB, the popular forum software, has a lot of capability when it comes to authorization and template systems, among others. Protecting your forum from the various bots and spammers is an important aspect of any forum. This quick guide gives you a couple of options and even takes you through some implementation.
Ever wanted to secure your DVD collection? How about protecting you data-packed CDs?
This is a quick and concise HOWTO on getting your circular media encrypted from possible attacker. It takes you through getting the necessary tools, and will work on any distro, even though it use Ubuntu.
The popular Linux security guru, James Turnbull, has everything you need to know on getting Bastille up and running.
Hardening your Linux hosts doesn't have to be a difficult process, if you can use an automated security tool like Bastille Linux. Bastille covers a wide variety of platforms and distributions, making it ideal for configuring heterogeneous IT environments. In this tip, I'll describe the way Bastille Linux works and explain how to get started.
Welcome to the LabRat-JBroFuzzer introduction tutorial. In this tutorial we will review the basic uses for JBroFuzzer and how to start it in the LabRat live security distribution. This is an entry level tutorial that requires the user to know how to run a live ISO in VMware. If you are an advanced user and looking for programming resources to add to JBroFuzzer please check the OWASP JBroFuzzer page or Sourceforge.
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This paper presents a wealth of information, ranging from basic, all the way to advanced techniques used in defeating forensic analysis from affecting your network. Why is this important? Because as the tools for protection become more sophisticated, so do the tools for unwanted analysis, and forensics is one of the most growing aspects in security. This is a solid overview and serve as a great resource to find out what forensics is, what it does, where it's going, and what you can do to stop it.
Cross Site Scripting is one of the most common web vulnerabilities in existence today, and subsequently one of the most exploited issues.
This tutorial is geared towards someone who may have heard of cross site scripting, and may even understand the concepts behind it, but would benefit by seeing real examples and having the opportunity to experiment with them.
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One of the fundamental security vulnerabilities that exist among many of the popular flavors of exploits such as XSS and SQL Injection, as well as many others, is the lack of input validation. Web applications that check...
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