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 | from Tony Bradley, CISSP, your Editor and Guide Hello again. This week I posted a couple of reviews- a book review of Exploiting Software by Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw and a product review of Backup For Workgroups v2.0 from Lockstep Systems. I also wrote a basic article illustrating 5 steps you can take to secure a Windows XP Home system. I will be updating the Secunia advisories in Security Alerts and Bulletins throughout this week so check back to make sure there are no serious vulnerabilities impacting your systems. | ||||
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| 5 Steps To Securing Windows XP Home Windows XP Home is more secure than previous home operating systems from Microsoft such as Windows 98 or Windows Me, but it still has a long way to go. Microsoft has still sacrificed a number of features and options for security in the name of "ease of use" or convenience and trying to make the home version of the Windows XP OS...Read More |
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| Book Review: Exploiting Software Network and security administrators have an entire arsenal of books available to illustrate for them the tricks, tools and techniques used by malicious hackers to find and exploit weaknesses in their networks and computers. Hacking Exposed, Counter Hack and the whole genre of hacker technique and defense books give the network administrator a look into the hacker's world to help them understand how to defend their networks. Exploiting Software: How To Break Code by Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw provides a similar...Read More |
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| Product Review: Backup For Workgroups v2.0 Late last year I reviewed a product from Lockstep Systems- Backup For One. It was an excellent product that I found to be simple to configure and which performed automated scheduled backups quickly and reliably. The one problem with it was that it only works on one computer. Backup For Workgroups from Lockstep Systems fills the role...Read More |
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