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- Centralising OSSEC HIDS via an agent/server framework yields good results
- Customizing the rulesFirst time here at techr, just to reply to this post. I had the same issue with the rules being too sensitive, but after working with the developers (at #ossec on freenode), I got my rules pretty much tunned down to a point where I only get a...
- Tags: kdd_linux@..., server, agent
- Discussion threads 2007-07-11
- I'm ready for biometric authentication
- While speaking at a conference sponsored by Australia's national Computer Emergency Response Team AusCERT, Jesper Johansson, Microsoft's senior program manager for security policy, suggested IT departments change decades of common policy, and encourage users to write down their passwords. According to Johansson, users required to remember passwords on dozens of...
- Tags: SECURITY, password, Jesper Johansson
- Blog posts 2005-05-25
- HP becomes next vendor to ship malware-infected media
- In yet another case of infected media being sent out direct from a manufacturer, HP's software security response team has issued a warning on this to AusCERT earlier this week. Affected were some USB flash drives with installation files for a range of Proliant servers. Apparently, they are...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Antivirus, Media, Malware, Worm, USB Flash Drive, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- Microsoft releases three critical bulletins but ignores Word flaws
- *nixA reminder to *nix managers, if you want me to continue and expand UNIX and Linux vulnerability coverage you need to let me know you are interested by posting comments here.Other Related OS'sIf your looking to expand your coverage, consider adding M$ Terminal Services in your reviews. Not only...
- Tags: linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, security, Tech Locksmith
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- Nasty IFRAME flaw in Internet Explorer rated "extremely critical"
- A new critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 hasbeen exposed. Exploits for the flaw have already published. However, while it'spossible to mitigate damage from this flaw, no complete method of protection iscurrently available.DetailsUS-CERT has released avulnerability report, VU#842160,concerning the newly disclosed exploit in Internet Explorer 6.0. The problem istied to...
- Tags: John McCormick, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, US-CERT, vulnerability
- Technical articles 2004-11-05
- Take notice of three serious new BIND/DNS flaws
- DNS runs the Internet, and in most cases, BIND is the underlying DNS software being used. Any BIND/DNS flaws are serious business, and now admins need to address three new, critical BIND vulnerabilities.Accordingto AusCERT Security Bulletin AL-2002.13 from Australian CERT, Internet Security Systems has discovered three serious vulnerabilities in the...
- Tags: Domain names, John McCormick, BIND, vulnerability, DNS, Internet Software Consortium
- Technical articles 2002-11-25
- Securing from the inside: Whitelisting
- In my last post, I talked about the dangers that the humble USB port can pose to the unsuspecting security administrator. I also suggested some possible ways of dealing with this often overlooked vector. This time, I want to talk about one of my suggestions -- whitelisting....
- Tags: Antivirus Product, Antivirus, Malware, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-11-28
- Phishers catch on to the Net's 'long tail'
- Report shows that online crime is expandingAccording to a new report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group, online scammers are no longer targeting just the best-known brands. While the top 80 percent of scams were concentrated on 15 brands, the number of brands targeted by the remaining 20 percent is a...
- Tags: phishing, security, news, attacks, report, Sonja Thompson, brand
- Discussion threads 2006-09-13
- Get IT Done: Effectively manage security alerts and software updates
- Learn some strategies for staying abreast of critical security developments to better protect your organizationIn my article "Code Red worm raises doubts about administrators," I sounded off about lapses in system administration that allowed a quarter of a million Microsoft IIS server installations to remain unpatched for the widely publicized...
- Tags: Patches, Viruses and worms, CERT, John McCormick, Get IT Done, software, Code Red worm, security, patch management, administrator, Microsoft IIS Server, vulnerability, security alert
- Technical articles 2001-08-27
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