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 | from Tony Bradley, your Editor and Guide This week I reviewed an excellent book for anyone interested in computer incident response and / or forensic investigations. I also posted a brief article about new technology that aims to block buffer overflows and make them a thing of the past as a security threat. Have a great week! | ||||||||||||||||
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| Industry Teams Up To Prevent Buffer Overflows Microsoft, AMD and Intel are all working to implement technology which seeks to eliminate the threat of buffer overflows or buffer overruns. Buffer overflows represent a significant proportion of the vulnerabilities that are discovered and a huge security risk to many computer systems and networks. |
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| Book Review: Incident Response & Computer Forensics Television shows like CSI have given the concept of forensic investigation a very glamorous appeal. The reality isn't quite as flashy as the shows would have you believe, but for the right person the thrill of collecting seemingly unrelated evidence and putting together the puzzle can be exhilirating. Incident Response & Computer Forensics - 2nd Edition is a comprehensive, must-read book for anyone responsible for handling these events. |
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| Top 10 New Year's Resolutions As 2003 draws to a close and we reflect on the year and start to plan and dream of what 2004 will bring, many of us will turn to declaring New Year's Resolutions- those age-old promises we make to ourselves every January 1st that rarely make it past February. This article will give you a list of 10 things you can consider as your computer and network security resolutions for 2004. If you aren't already doing these things hopefully you will start and hopefully you will continue on past February. Have a Safe and Happy New Year! |
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