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Virtual Private Networks  19 September 2000 
Source: SysAdmin Magazine - Posted by Dave Wreski   
This is a general introduction to VPNs, including information on why they're used, architecture decisions, and more. A Virtual Private Network is a secured network connection between an individual and a private network (client-to-server) or a remote LAN and a private . . .
 
Reflections on the Future of Security  19 September 2000 
Source: Bruce Schneier - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Every season yields a bumper crop of computer security stories: break-ins, new vulnerabilities, new products. But this season has also given us a crop of stories about computer security philosophy. There has been a resurgence in opposition to the full disclosure . . .
 
When security fails: Forensics  18 September 2000 
Source: ITWorld - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
You've got a sound security setup, with firewalls, intrusion detection, authentication and authorization -- the gamut. Still, one day you find that valuable data is missing from a corporate server. You have no idea whether it's in the hands of an external hacker or a malicious insider. Now what do you do? . . .
 
Fed Execs Rank Top Security Computer Concerns  14 September 2000 
Source: TechWeb - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
The SANS Institute revealed Tuesday that the top computer security concerns of 56 federal executives and administrators are: systems being used to attack other agencies' systems; computers being taken off-line for weeks because of hacker-caused corruption; and hackers changing data on . . .
 
Network ICE Releases Open-source Carnivore  08 September 2000 
Source: NewsAlert [LinuxToday] - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Network ICE is disclosing the source code to a new e-mail sniffing program called "Altivore." This software provides a potential alternative to ISPs who do not want to install the FBI's secretive black-box known as "Carnivore." Altivore will allow ISPs to respond to court ordered e-mail surveillance without FBI help, thus allowing them to be self-regulated instead of government regulated.. . .
 
Authentication: Patterns of Trust  07 September 2000 
Source: InfoSecurity Mag - Posted by Dave Wreski   
There are plenty of options for user authentication, but none is a "one-size-fits-all" solution. With so many available technologies, how do you select the right one for your organization's needs? "Systems architects sometimes get stuck on security planning, because it's hard . . .
 
Unix, Linux computers vulnerable to damaging new attacks  07 September 2000 
Source: CNET.com - Posted by Jen Olson   
Security experts have uncovered a new class of vulnerabilities in Unix and Linux systems that let attackers take full control of computers. These "format string" vulnerabilities started surfacing about two months ago, said Elias Levy, a moderator of the Bugtraq . . .
 
Inexpensive measures to solve security problems  01 September 2000 
Source: Security Portal - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Computer security is difficult to achieve. It requires constant vigilance, and it involves inconvenience. Sometimes, expensive products are offered that are claimed to solve your security problems with no problems, and they do not deliver. However, there are a number of . . .
 
Investors call for action to curb hacking  31 August 2000 
Source: Times of India - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
It could almost be a film script. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is attacked by hackers who wreck havoc by flooding its website with false requests and bring it to a standstill. Yet this is what happened earlier this year. . . .
 
Patent application could evolve into trouble for e-commerce  28 August 2000 
Source: MSNBC - Posted by Dave Wreski   
If the U.S. Patent Office does what it has said it will do, companies using the Internet for computer-to-computer international trade will have to pay a royalty fee to Ed Pool. Mr. Pool, 45 years old, hails from this tiny lakeside . . .
 
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