Netsecurity New Year's Resolutions
Your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley, has put together a Top 10 list of New Year's resolutions you can use to help you and your computer have a better year in 2004 Encryption on the Rise
A brief article on the efforts of the RIAA to halt the swapping of illegal MP3 music files and the effect it has had on network security- namely that more users are adopting encryption schemes to try to 'hide' from the RIAA. Introduction to Packet Sniffing
A brief article introducing the concepts of packet sniffing- how it works, what information can be gathered, what you can do to protect yourself and how you might use packet sniffing information to help protect or secure your network Introduction to Port Scanning
Introduction to Port Scanning is a basic overview of TCP/IP port scanning - how to do it and what the results will or won't tell you- from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley National Strategy to Protect Lobbyists
A brief article about the Bush administration's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace and how the current version, watered down by lobbying interests and unfunded to actually accomplish anyhting, does virtually nothing to protect the critical infrastructure or public Internet Disclosing Exploit Code
Computer security researchers wrestle with the moral and ethical dilemma of whether or not to publicly release exploit code to prove the existence of a vulnerability. Even if they choose to release the code- the question becomes when? How long after notifying the vendor of the discovered flaw is acceptable for publishing exploit code? Computer Security 101
A series of articles on computer security for home users. Computer Security 101 is a 10-part series of lessons about basic computer, network and Internet security. Lesson 1 introduces hosts, IP addresses, DNS, ISP and backbone. What Is a Firewall?
an article on firewalls- what is it? how does it work? Talks about firewalls as the first line of perimeter network security to restrict access to your network. Covers packet filters, circuit-level gateways, application gateways and proxy servers as well as stateful inspection, ip spoofing and outbound filtering Windows XP Security "Flaw"
article about windows xp security "flaw" allowing a user to bypass password security requirements by using the windows 2000 installation disc to boot a windows xp computer system Password Security
Article on password security. Passwords need to be long enough and complicated enough to protect you, but not so complicated you forget them. Also, due to password cracking algorithms and the format of the encrypted password hash, sometimes a shorter password can be better than a longer password In Depth Security
An article about security in depth- the concept that layering multiple lines of defense provides a more secure network overall. By combining antivirus, firewall, intrusion detection (IDS) and other forms of defense you create a more secure network. VPN's: IPSec vs. SSL
VPN's: IPSec vs. SSL is an article comparing and contrasting internet protocol security (IPSec) virtual private networks (VPN) with secure sockets layer (SSL) VPN's from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley Interview With Ed Skoudis
interview with author and security lecturer ed skoudis from your about.com guide for internet / network security, Tony Bradley. Ed Skoudis has written books like Counter Hack and the CD video training course Hack Counter-Hack. Computer Security 101
The 8th installment of the Computer Security 101 series from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley. Lesson 8 covers some simple proactive steps to take to stay secure- always keep your system patched, disconnect your computer from the Internet when not in use and don't run files you don't recognize or trust. Intuit Apologizes For "TurboHacks"
Intuit apologizes for product activation and spyware in the flagship Turbotax income tax preparation software program. H&R Block capitalized on the customer backlash to sell more copies of its program- TaxCut Microsoft Windows Security 101
quick overview of basic steps to take to secure your microsoft windows computer system including using strong passwords and a firewall Security Basics In A Home Computing Environment
a short article describing basic computer and network security steps for home users and small office home office (SOHO) users Hacking Exposed Chat Session
On June 12, 2003 two of the authors of Hacking Exposed, George Kurtz and Stuart McClure, joined us at the About.com Internet / Network Security chat room to talk about their books and information security- this is the transcript of that chat session Interview with Eric Cole
This is an interview with Eric Cole by your About.com Guide, Tony Bradley, Eric Cole is the author of Hiding In Plain Sight and Hackers Beware. He is currently chief scientist for The Sytex Group's Information Warfare Center. Eric Cole spent more than five years working in information security for the CIA. Mea Culpa or Tu Culpa?
an article on patch management and who is responsible. worms like sql slammer and msblast / nachi have crippled the Internet. are vendors, users or ISP's responsible for patching and protecting the operatings systems and applications? Computer Security 101
The tenth (10th) and final lesson of the Computer Security 101 series covers some final proactive security measures such as changing the name of the administrator account, restricting access to sensitive files and performing regular backups of critical data Computer Security 101
The 9th installment of the Computer Security 101 series from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley. Lesson 9 covers some simple proactive steps to take to stay secure- always run antivirus and personal firewall software, disable hidden file extensions and disable active scripting for non-trusted web sites Zone Alarm Pro 4.0 Flaw
Upgrading to ZoneAlarm Pro version 4.0 reportedly drops some of the functionality from version 3.7. Certain firewall rules seem like they should still work according to the documentation, but reports claim that Zone Labs have confirmed that some functionality may have been dropped due to lack of use. This follows on a recent issue with Windows that affected the ZoneAlarm freeware version If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
Wayne Rosso, president of P2P network Grokster, is launching a lobbying organization to defend the interests of P2P networks against the lobbying efforts of the RIAA and MPAA. Computer Security 101
This article is about viruses, worms, trojan horses, backdoors and other malicious code. It discusses antivirus software and techniques including heuristics. The impact of virus hoaxes is also discussed. This is the 6th in a 10-part series on computer security from your About.com Guide, Tony Bradley | 