There are very few malware threats that actually infect or affect a Unix or Linux machine. The vast majority of malware targets Windows systems- partially because they seem to be ... Read More

Chris McNab has written a great addition to the hacker technique and defense genre of books. Whereas books like Hacking Exposed, which defines this category of books and constantly sets ... Read More

The Mac OS X operating system is almost undeniably one of the most stable and secure out there. However, even being one of the most secure doesn't mean that it ... Read More

A packet sniffer can be a valuable tool for monitoring and assessing your network. The freely available open source product Ethereal is one of the best and most popular available. ... Read More

Microsoft is almost ready to release the Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) for public use. They may call this an update, but it includes so many new and improved ... Read More

Cisco has not yet confirmed it, but according to articles on both CNet and eWeek, hackers may have managed to break into the Cisco network and steal all of the ... Read More

The protection of critical or proprietary files and folders on a corporate network is an imperative of network administration and security. With legislative mandates such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley and the ... Read More

An April 2004 report from MessageLabs declares that spam accounts for an average of 67% of the email in the world. According to MessageLabs that number is over 80% in ... Read More

The O'Reilly 'Hacks' series is an excellent collection of books designed to give you the tips and tricks you need to get the most out of a given application or ... Read More

eEye Digital Security discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Symantec firewall products a short while ago. Secunia re-released their Security Advisory for this vulnerability this week bumping the criticality up to extreme. ... Read More

The second Tuesday in May is mild in comparison with the barrage of bulletins and patches Microsoft unleashed in April. There is only one new security bulletin this month. MS04-015 ... Read More

You wouldn't send your credit card information on the back of a picture postcard, so why would you send it in a plain-text, unencrypted email message? This short article points ... Read More

There are plenty of different attacks and exploits that threaten your network or computer systems daily. Conventional network security suggests using a layered defense- using various products to protect your ... Read More

Thomas Greene has written an excellent book to provide the home and small office users with a comprehensive introduction to computer security. Parts of the book, like quotes from Simple ... Read More

Malicious code seems malicious enough as it is. Threats like Netsky and Bagel and now Sasser don't seem to have any problems spreading across the Internet and wreaking havoc in ... Read More

If your computer becomes infected with malware- particularly worms which run in memory- your antivirus software may not be able to get rid of it. The problem is that the ... Read More

Spyware and adware is becoming increasingly pervasive and increasingly malicious. While primarily benign- simply tracking your web surfing habits to provide companies with data for their marketing efforts- spyware can ... Read More

Unless this last week was the first time you ever visited About.com you most likely noticed a significant overhaul in the look and feel of the site. About.com felt it ... Read More

A new worm is spreading rapidly and has been bumped up to a Medium criticality ranking by most antivirus vendors. Dubbed "Sasser" because it exploits a buffer overflow in LSASS ... Read More