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Review: Googling Security: How Much Does Google Know About You

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:25:00 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: If I ask "How much do you know about Google?" You may not take even a second to respond. But if I may ask "How much does Google know about you"? You may instantly reply "Wait... what!? Do they!?" The book "Googling Security: How Much Does Google Know About You" by Greg Conti (Computer Science Professor at West Point) is the first book to reveal how Google's vast information stockpiles could be used against you or your business - and what you can do to protect yourself.

A Secure Nagios Server

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:00:00 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: Nagios is a monitoring software designed to let you know about problems on your hosts and networks quickly. You can configure it to be used on any network. Setting up a Nagios server on any Linux distribution is a very quick process however to make it a secure setup it takes some work. This article will not show you how to install Nagios since there are tons of them out there but it will show you in detail ways to improve your Nagios security.

Never Installed a Firewall on Ubuntu? Try Firestarter

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:09:41 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: When I typed on Google "Do I really need a firewall?" 695,000 results came across. And I'm pretty sure they must be saying "Hell yeah!". In my opinion, no one would ever recommend anyone to sit naked on the internet keeping in mind the insecurity internet carries these days, unless you really know what you are doing. Read on for more information on Firestarter.

Review: Hacking Exposed Linux, Third Edition

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:00:00 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: "Hacking Exposed Linux" by ISECOM (Institute for Security and Open Methodologies) is a guide to help you secure your Linux environment. This book does not only help improve your security it looks at why you should. It does this by showing examples of real attacks and rates the importance of protecting yourself from being a victim of each type of attack.

Security Features of Firefox 3.0

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:12:18 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: Lets take a look at the security features of the newly released Firefox 3.0. Since it's release on Tuesday I have been testing it out to see how the new security enhancements work and help in increase user browsing security. One of the exciting improvements for me was how Firefox handles SSL secured web sites while browsing the Internet. There are also many other security features that this article will look at. For example, improved plugin and addon security. Read on for more security features of Firefox 3.0.

Review: The Book of Wireless

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:00:56 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: "The Book of Wireless" by John Ross is an answer to the problem of learning about wireless networking. With the wide spread use of Wireless networks today anyone with a computer should at least know the basics of wireless. Also, with the wireless networking, users need to know how to protect themselves from wireless networking attacks.