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	from Tony Bradley, your Editor and Guide Welcome back. The onslaught of MyDoom, Netsky and Bagle worms hasn't slowed much. Today, another classic- Sober- hit the Internet with a new variant which is spreading quickly. The social engineering is pretty good. It is designed to look like an alert from Microsoft to help users stop the spread of MyDoom. Be on the look out for it and update your antivirus software. Have a great week!
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Introduction to Vulnerability Scanning Vulnerability scanning can be a key part of ensuring the continued security of your network. This is a brief article introducing the concepts of vulnerability scanning- how it works, what sorts of things it checks for, what the results mean...read more					More Topics • Security Showdown: Linux Vs. Windows • Book Review: Building Secure Wireless Networks With 802.11 • Book Review: Hacker's Challenge 2 • Interview With Ed Skoudis • Add Netsecurity to Your My Yahoo! Page • To Disclose Or Not To Disclose • Plan Ahead To Catch An Intruder
Introduction to Intrusion Detection Firewalls are good, but when malicious traffic originates from inside your network or enters through a hole in the firewall you may need another line of defense to protect you. This is a brief article introducing the concepts of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)- how they work, what sorts of things they monitor for, what...read more
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