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Choose a page number: 1 Security RSS FeedsLinux And Unix Internet Users And Site Security - How Much Is Too Much? - LinuxSecurity.com: As we all know, maintaining a decent level of personal and professional site security on the Internet is possible to a degree. Unfortunately, as long as there's profit in breaching that security, building industries devoted to thwarting those breaches or some interdependent mish-mosh of the two, there's no way to achieve absolute security on the Internet unless you opt not to use it. Recently we posted a poll regarding security policies, and the highest poll went to "When it suits them". This article also talks about the security in reference to deal with site, and user, security on the Internet. To what percentage do you think can we keep ourselves secure?...Feed Source: www.linuxsecurity.com Keeping an Eye On Your Network with PasTmon - LinuxSecurity.com: The PasTmon passive traffic monitor keeps an eye on your network, recording which clients are interacting with which services, when and how long things took. You can then use the application's PHP Web interface to investigate these figures to see if any host is connecting to Web services that it shouldn't, or is contacting services suspiciously more frequently than you would expect for normal operation, or when response times become excessively long. Knowing what traffic is going on your network is an important security practice. This article looks at the traffic monitoring software called PasTmon. Do you have any favorite security tools that you use on your network?... Data Encryption and Ubuntu - LinuxSecurity.com: In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to encrypt emails using the popular Ubuntu distribution. In the previous article we looked at the basics of using PGP, creating and backing up PGP keys and using them to encrypt files locally. Now we'll look at how to send someone an encrypted email. This article will show you ways to encrypt your email communication. Do you use any software to keep your email private?... Set Up a SSH-Based Point to Point Connection - LinuxSecurity.com: OpenSSH version 4.3 introduced a new feature: the ability to create on-the-fly "Virtual Private Networks" via the tunnel driver (the so-called "tun" driver). This allows you to create a network interface that bridges two physically disparate network segments in different locations. This article explains how to use SSH to set up SSH-based point to point connections with OpenSuse 11.0 which can then be used to create routes that create virtual private networks. This article will show you how to set up an on-the-fly Virtual Private Network with the tunnel driver. If you are interesting in setting up your own or want to learn more please read on ... 10 Mistakes New Linux Administrators Make - LinuxSecurity.com: For many, migrating to Linux is a rite of passage that equates to a thing of joy. For others, it's a nightmare waiting to happen. It's wonderful when it's the former; it's a real show stopper when it's the latter. But that nightmare doesn't have to happen, especially when you know, first hand, the most common mistakes new Linux administrators make. This article will help you avoid those mistakes by laying out the most typical Linux missteps. If you are new to Linux and want to secure your network with improved Linux Administrator skills, then reading this article would be a good starting point. Read on for more information. ... Linux Role in Botnets Studied - LinuxSecurity.com: Researchers at a major security vendor are exploring the extent to which Linux systems - especially servers - are involved in the botnet plague. A six-year old Linux virus is still in circulation, and Sophos suspects the high uptime exhibited by servers (compared with the typical home or office Windows PC that spends much of the day switched off or asleep) makes them valuable to bot-herders as central control points. What do think is the role of Linux in Botnets. This article presents a study on the relationship between Linux and Botnets.... RedHat: Moderate: Red Hat Application Stack v2.2 - LinuxSecurity.com: Red Hat Application Stack v2.2 is now available. This update fixes several security issues and adds various enhancements.A flaw was found in the mod_proxy module. An attacker who has control of a web server to which requests are being proxied could cause a limited denial of service due to CPU consumption and stack exhaustion. (CVE-2008-2364) ... Ubuntu: nfs-utils vulnerability - LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that nfs-utils did not properly enforce netgroup restrictions when using TCP Wrappers. Remote attackers could bypass the netgroup restrictions enabled by the administrator and possibly gain access to sensitive information. ... Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVSA-2008:237 ] apache2 - LinuxSecurity.com: A vulnerability was discovered in the mod_proxy module in Apache where it did not limit the number of forwarded interim responses, allowing remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of interim responses (CVE-2008-2364). This update also provides HTTP/1.1 compliance fixes. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.... Debian: New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities - LinuxSecurity.com: Eugene Teo reported a local DoS issue in the ext2 and ext3 filesystems. Local users who have been granted the privileges necessary to mount a filesystem would be able to craft a corrupted filesystem that causes the kernel to output error messages in an infinite loop. ... A Secure Nagios Server - 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 - 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. ... IBM Business Transformation - IBM's Business Transformation. Business Week
writes about IBM's focus on business transformation services: "BM, with
its legions of PhDs and closets full of patents, is not built to duke
it out with the likes of Dell. Palmisano's strategy promises a neat
escape. Instead of battling in cutthroat markets, he takes advantage of
all the low-cost technology by packaging it, augmenting it with
sophisticated hardware and software, and selling it to customers in a
slew of what he calls business transformation services. That way IBM
rides atop the commodity wave -- and avoids drowning in it." [E M E R G I C . o r g]... MSNBC: "HERE COME THE VLOGS - MSNBC: "HERE COME THE VLOGS".
MSNBC: Ready for your close-up? Here come the vlogs is a great snapshot of videoblogging by Michael Rogers. He namechecks all our favorites including Rocketboom, Ryanne, Jay, Human Dog, Steve Garfield, and Dylan. He also mentions the tools making it easier to find videoblogs, such as ANT and ... Do The VoIP Math. - Do The VoIP Math.
Russell Shaw does the math and shows how VoIP is cheaper than a cell
phone only.I agree. Which is why I think the wireless companies need to
be in the VoIP business and fast . [VoIP Watch]... Blog, Vlog, Podcast, Mobcas - Blog, Vlog, Podcast, Mobcast. So many new words, so little time.
Blog (web log), Vlog (video web log), Podcasting (including audio in
your RSS (really simple syndication) feed for download into an Apple
iPod or other MP3 player) and Mobcasting (mobile podcasting) an Andy Carvin
acronym which posits the use of smart phones to create podcasts -- are
all relatively new words that represent one extremely big idea --
unfettered plebeian access to the fifth estate.
Until a few years ago, governments (secular or non) had almost
complete control of information. That made (and continues to make)
information a form of currency -- like the military and other stores of
economic value. These "new words" are much more powerful than the
technologies they represent, they speak a new language of information
and, to be sure, currency.
The value you will place on this information is in direct
proportion to the use you have for it. Most people won't care about the
ranti...
Small telecom carriers focus on providing choices. - Small telecom carriers focus on providing choices.
WASHINGTON - As traditional competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs)
retool to keep up with U.S. regulations and battle the huge regional
Bells, a range of new business models are emerging. [InfoWorld: Top News]... Ten To Watch in Mobile Content - Ten To Watch in Mobile Content. This is not a definitive list, just
a list of smart young blood in the mobile content sector. Notice that
except for one, none of them are CEOs (yet), but you’ll hear a lot
from and about them in the next few years (that was the criteria). Just
a way of recognizing the people in the second wave of mobile content
(in no particular order):
» Greg Clayman, Vice President, Wireless Strategy and Operations, MTV Networks
» Rio Caraeff, mobile head at Universal Music
» Thomas Ryan, Senior VP, Mobile Development, EMI Music
» ...
Telesym Podcast: the Future of VoWLAN. - Telesym Podcast: the Future of VoWLAN.
If you're interested in where Voice over IP over WLAN is heading in the
enterprise, listen to this interview with Telesym: I met over in
Bellevue, Wash., today with Telesym, a firm that extends an
enterprise-based phone exchange (PBX) system into laptops, handhelds,
and "scanners": bar-code devices used in retail and logistics by store
and floor personnel. I spoke with Mike Houston, Telesym's director of
Marketing, Ken Myer, senior VP of sales and marketing, and Jennifer
Gehrt, a founding partner at Communiqué Public Relations about
Telesym's position in the market, but more largely about the future of
VoWLAN. (Ken had to leave for a meeting, so I spoke primarily with Mike
in this podcast). You'll hear at the outset of the recording after my
introduction a conversation we had using Telesym technology: I was on a
USB headset connected to a Telesym client running under Mac OS X; Mike
w... CLEC New Business Model - CLECs search for new business models.
WASHINGTON - Recent months have been tough for competitive local
exchange carriers (CLECs), as their allies get gobbled up by
competitors and the government dismantles network-sharing regulations.
But CLECs say they will survive by adopting new business models and
focusing on customer relations. [InfoWorld: Top News]... Podcasting The Night Away. Forbes: - Podcasting The Night Away. Forbes:
"For now, Podcasting is no threat to radio as we know it. But pay
attention to it. It may not always be called Podcasting, and it may not
always be free in the way it is now, but as we've seen with MP3s, these
things sometimes have a funny way of taking on a life of their own." [Adam Curry's Weblog]...
New Free VoIP, Video & P2P IM Client using Open Standards. - New Free VoIP, Video & P2P IM Client using Open Standards. ineen
is new P2P IM software with VoIP and Video that's easy and free to use.
The client was built using Xten's eyeBeam SDK and makes use of SIMPLE
for P2P IM and Presence. VoIP is supported by SIP and the Video media
is H.263[+]. You can use ineen to call over other networks as well,
including: Free World Dialup, SIPphone, & iptel.org.
Xten will be demonstrating ineen at VON next week. [SIPthat.com]... Searching for weather, by web or phone - Searching for weather, by web or phone
As a kid, I would stare for hours at repetitious weather reports on TV.
Boring, you say? Not to me - I love weather. And since I've worked
here, I've wondered why Google doesn't do weather. It seemed like a
perfect 20% project
for me, so now I'm pleased to report that you can get
current conditions and a forecast
by typing [weather Chicago], or whatever your U.S. location is (zipcodes are also fair game). If you prefer, use
Google SMS
to send a text message to the U.S. five digit shortcode 46645 (GOOGL on
most mobile phones) followed by your meteorological query.
Ben Sigelman
Sof... VON 2005 - Spring 2005 VON: In the News Today. Investors Business Daily - March 7th: Internet Telephone Service Buzz Comes Calling At Big Trade Show
Mercury News - March 6th: Phone calls destined to be sent like e-mail, as packets of data (requires subscription)
[The Jeff Pulver Blog]... SODA - SODA. A month
or so ago, I was reading a Gartner handout for a conference, and came
across an acronym they invented- SODA[1]. SODA (Service-Oriented
Development of Applications), as Gartner defines it, consists of the
following areas: []... Yahoo Web Service API - Yahoo Web Service API.
Yahoo joins the growing number of web sites exposing their API as Web
Services. Their API is available from Yahoo Developer Network . []... Copyright © 2008, Blurbosphere.com. All Rights Reserved. |
