IT security

Quiz: Identify and analyze Web server attacks

Test your knowledge of the material covered in the "Identify and analyze Web server attacks" section of Intrusion Defense School. Continue Reading

Quiz: Identify and analyze Web server attacks, answer No. 3

Quiz: Identify and analyze Web server attacks, answer No. 3 Continue Reading

Quiz: Web attack prevention and defense

Test your knowledge of the material covered in Web attack prevention and defense, including the fundamentals of securing a Web server. Continue Reading

Zombie machines used in 'brutal' SSH attacks

IT managers use SSH to gain secure access to remote computers. Hackers are using it to crack your network, with help from their zombie friends. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Network configuration: IIS SMTP mail relay service and Microsoft Exchange Server

Learn how to use the IIS SMTP mail relay service to prevent spammers from directly interacting with your Microsoft Exchange Server. Continue Reading

Patching resource kit

From vulnerability scanning to patching flubs, here's a collection of other helpful resources to ensure your patching efforts are effective. Continue Reading

Pre-CISSP: Options for the security newbie

Shon Harris advises novice security practitioners on the value of entry-level certifications -- and good, old-fashioned experience -- in preparation for the CISSP®. Continue Reading

Should the government define spyware?

Who's best qualified to define what is and isn't spyware -- your congressman or your online user community? Security experts say no entity can do it alone. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Some vendors get labeled as spyware pushers

To win the battle with spyware, you must be able to spot it. That's not as easy as you think. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

A new era of computer worms: Wireless mobile worms

In this excerpt of Chapter 9 from "The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense," author Peter Szor dissects the Cabir worm. Continue Reading

Learning Guide: Low-cost storage

Resources on low-cost networking, iSCSI, SATA and IP storage Continue Reading

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• Andrew Burton

Your shout: Security and skills

Have your say at computerweekly.com Continue Reading

The acceptable rules of the mobile game

Mobile networks allow you to connect to your network from almost anywhere by the appropriate methodology. Yet that may also mean... Continue Reading

Who should be on (and off) the hook for ID theft?

An influential cryptographer and a panel of technologists today debate how best to fight false authentication and fraudulent transactions. Continue Reading

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• Anne Saita, TechTarget

Are identities safer on laptops than central databases?

Microsoft pledges better ID security. Given the theft of a laptop storing 100,000 Social Security numbers, Redmond's approach could prove controversial. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

Quiz: Do you have a firm e-mail security foundation?

This Security School quiz is the first in a series of three on e-mail security essentials. Continue Reading

Linux lags Windows in new security report

A controversial research paper takes a critical look at two popular platforms' track record on vulnerabilities and fixes. In turn, its findings are facing sharp scrutiny as well. Continue Reading

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• Anne Saita, TechTarget

Botnets more menacing than ever

Researchers from the Honeynet Project and iDefense say bots are spreading quickly, digging their heels into more than a million machines around the world. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

RootkitRevealer turns root kits' tactics back at them

A contributor reviews freeware RootkitRevealer from Sysinternals. Continue Reading

Managed services: Looking to the long term

IT directors looking for an easy way to manage increasing volumes of data by buying more hardware could be storing up problems... Continue Reading

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• Jessica Twentyman

ID theft and national security

Check out what some ITKnowledge Exchange members had to say about this controversial issue. Continue Reading

HIPAA causes data security problems for small businesses

If your local dentist isn't complying with HIPAA's security rules, he's not alone. Experts say most doctors' offices aren't getting it. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

HIPAA security rules apply to firms with healthcare plans

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• Bill Brenner

HIPAA security rules set hurdles for struggling hospitals

Most healthcare organizations have one more month to meet the security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Will they make it? Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Winning the cyber arms race in the classroom

In the struggle for cybersecurity, Lenny Zeltser's most important weapons are the classroom and the pen.

For the past few years he has taught part-time at the SANS Institute, creating a course on how to analyze malicious software,. He's also directed security efforts for several organizations as a consultant and employee. As a writer, he co-authored Inside Network Perimeter Security and contributed a few chapters to the book Malware: Fighting Malicious Code.

In this Q&A, Zeltser outlines his latest course offerings and book projects, and what he sees as today's greatest threats.

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• Bill Brenner

Exploit code targets critical CA flaws

Anyone who ever evaluated CA software is potentially at risk. The good news is patches are available and a free scanner is out now to identify systems vulnerable to attack. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Small businesses targeted with RFID

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• Robert Westervelt, TechTarget

Passwords still the weakest link

Businesses are still struggling to convince their staff of the importance of password security, according to a survey of 67,000... Continue Reading

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• Antony Savvas

A sound architecture involves both strong technology and a professional approach

Although many large organisations need to respond rapidly to changes in the market as well as to competition and globalisation... Continue Reading

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• Alan Brown

Windows vulnerable to LAND attack

Security researchers say this type of attack leaves enterprise customers of popular Windows products open to a denial of service. There is good news, though. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

SMBs' real risk of being online

Stuart King CISSP, is responsible for online security and risk assessment for the Reed Elsevier Group. Continue Reading

Security Bytes: Cisco patch available for ACNS flaws

Workaround outlined for new php exploit. IBM issues patch for DB2 flaw. Payroll service goes offline to investigate security claims , and BoA loses personal data on customers. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

Federal agency security still poor, but improving

Report cards give federal security a D-plus average, but the Homeland Security Department is still failing. Continue Reading

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• Keith Regan, Contributing Writer

Local mirror

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• Maryann Tripp

Local backup

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• Maryann Tripp

Strategic Storage: DR planning blueprint

Developing a good disaster recovery (DR) plan is similar to good dental hygiene -- and almost as exciting. Similar to going to the dentist twice a year, you should also test your DR plan with the same frequency. Wait too long to clean up your plan and you'll be stuck with the root canal of recovering your data. Continue Reading

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• Garry Kranz

The Controversy of Hacking Books and Classes

Read this excerpt and download Chapter 1, Ethics of Ethical Hacking from Shon Harris' All-in-One Gray Hat Hacking. Continue Reading

CEOs and CIOs split on IT success

Business and IT directors are still at loggerheads on key technology issues, according to a new survey by the Economist... Continue Reading

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• Nick Huber

Compressed files strike another blow to AV

The "alternative" .rar files are picking up where popular .zip files left off as attack vectors. Continue Reading

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• Shawna McAlearney, News Editor

ID theft remains No. 1 worry

For the fifth straight year, the FTC said most complaints came from identity theft victims. And that's a problem for enterprises. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Cyberstorm chasers: The folks who look out for the latest Internet threats

They keep a 'round-the-clock watch on conditions in cyberspace. CTO Johannes Ullrich discusses the volunteer effort behind the SANS Internet Storm Center. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Sun develops Centera competitor

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• Jo Maitland, TechTarget

Financing the future

Don't get a headache working out the best ways to pay for hardware and software. Danny Bradbury offers a user-friendly guide to... Continue Reading

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• Danny Bradbury

A 'critical' Patch Tuesday

Microsoft issues three security bulletins for January, two of them critical. Attackers have already exploited some of the vulnerabilities. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Security Bytes: George Mason U. hacked; new Trojans on the loose

Hackers steal personal data of more than 30,000 members of George Mason University. Two new Trojans emerge. BMC Software buys a Parisian company. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

Security on a Shoestring: Creating Internet policies on the cheap

No matter how small the organization, it's impractical to stand over employees and make sure they properly use the Internet. So here's how to write a decent acceptable use policy, and make sure everyone abides by it. Continue Reading

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• Mathew Schwartz, Contributor

New solutions for the zero hour

IT vendors are looking to fill the gap between when a virus first hits and when its remedy is released. Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Lawinski, News Writer

Fixes, workaround for Kerberos 5 vulnerability

A security hole could be exploited to launch malicious code. But there are fixes and a workaround. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Transforming the cybersecurity culture

Eleven New Year's resolutions can help employees at all levels empower the security function at their organization. Continue Reading

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• Shawna McAlearney, News Editor

The security lingo of 2004

This was the year of botnets, zombie PC armies and phishying online schemes. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Think Sarbanes Oxley extension changes things? Think again

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• David Foote, Foote Partners LLC

Botnets target the enterprise warn experts

Versatile and increasingly vicious bots will cause enterprises a lot of grief in 2005, security experts say. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Crash Course: Recovery

What good is backing up your data if you can't get it back? The goal of this Crash Course on recovery is to make sure you can effectively and efficiently recover data no matter what iteration of the lifecycle it's in. Included here are also hints on how to construct a rock solid disaster recovery plan. Continue Reading

NTFS permissions

This excerpt from Chapter 5 of "The definitive guide to Windows 2000 security" discusses the advantages of using NTFS for access control. Continue Reading

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• Paul Cooke

MoD may write off £200m Chinook helicopters

The Ministry of Defence could write off more than £200m spent on eight Chinook Mk3 helicopters. Continue Reading

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• Tony Collins

Spamming the universe

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• Douglas Schweitzer, Contributing Writer

IP everything, essentially

What are the fundamental deliverables of IP networks? How can you use IP networks to gain financial benefits in addition to... Continue Reading

The basis of profitability

Not so long ago, you didn't have much choice - your IT and communications requirements were acquired, implemented and maintained... Continue Reading

Symantec offers bare metal restore software

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• Shane O'Neill

Training for CISSP Certification: SearchSecurity.com's Security School

Study guides for each of the ten domains of the CBK for those preparing to take the CISSP exam or expanding their knowledge of security concepts and practices. Continue Reading

Authorize.Net says it has 'learned' from attack

The credit card processing service was unprepared for the kind of attack it suffered last week, but it will use the experience to improve security. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Survey shows SOX bringing IT, business together

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• Ed Parry, News Editor

Hackers costing enterprises billions

Symantec's semi-annual Internet Threat Report finds hackers continued adding billions to the cost of doing business on the Internet. Continue Reading

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• Mark Baard

Management matters

Cath Everett finds out how you stay on top of networking. What are the management issues related to your telecoms and networks... Continue Reading

Over-specify when buying low cost replacement for Frame Relay

A project manager reveals how a VPN saved £275,000 a year Continue Reading

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• Peter Skipwith

Latest worm uses IM to lure victims

A version of the worm which spread from infected Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers in June has been... Continue Reading

Undercover operations

Computer crime is on the rise, but collecting admissible evidence is a tricky business. Helen Beckett gets expert advice on what... Continue Reading

New attacks and vulnerability trends highlighted at Black Hat

Presentations beginning today will analyze vulnerabilities, zero-day code, phishing and secure wireless deployment, among many other topics. Continue Reading

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• Shawna McAlearney, News Writer

Fewer IT supplier conflicts are going to court

Law firms have reported a sharp fall in the number of IT disputes reaching the courts over the past 12 months as more users turn... Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Know Your Enemy -- Learning about Security Threats: Chapter 8, Legal Issues

Find out more about the legal issues swirling around the use of Honeypots. Continue Reading

Learning about Security Threats: Profiling

A look at what it means to be a hacker. Continue Reading

Debian fixes multiple flaws

Denial-of-service, buffer overflow and format string vulnerabilities in Debian GNU/Linux that an attacker could use to remotely execute malicious code has been fixed. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Enterprise-class RAID functions, part 2: N-way mirroring, splitting and more

With the convergence of RAID and lower-priced storage technologies, advanced RAID functions can be enjoyed by any small-to-medium sized organization with critical data. Continue Reading

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• Randy Arnott

Continuous backup gains traction

For continuous backup technology, 2004 is the year that vendors have moved from promises to actual products. Although the market is still small -- inhabited by startups such as Revivio, Mendocino Software, Alacritus and XOsoft -- the buzz is relatively loud. Continue Reading

Users at risk after web host attack

Users have been warned to brace themselves for attacks on sites which provide patch downloads and web hosting services. Continue Reading

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• Arif Mohamed

From exposition to exploit: One security book's story

A new manual that discloses vulnerabilities may have had a hand in compromises at supercomputing centers this spring. Continue Reading

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• Anne Saita, News Writer

Hacking for Dummies: Chapter 10 -- Wireless LANs

Read Chapter 10, Wireless LANs, from the book "Hacking for Dummies" written by Kevin Beaver. Continue Reading

IT experts not losing sleep over code theft

Days after Cisco acknowledged someone may have stolen source code from its network, IT experts said they doubt it will amount to anything catastrophic. After all, source code has made it onto the Internet before, and there's no proof it has ever led to an attack. For them, the bigger question is how to prevent such a thing from happening to their organization. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Consequences of Cisco source code theft unclear

Opinions are divided on the impact of stolen data now circulating on the Internet. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Hacking For Dummies: Chapter 7 -- Passwords

In his latest book, "Hacking For Dummies," Kevin Beaver takes the reader into the mindset of a hacker in order to help admins fend off vulnerabilities and attacks. Continue Reading

Return to sender?

Several researchers have identified a new e-mail attack that can be used to swamp enterprise e-mail servers, as well as some secondary systems. Continue Reading

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• Hank Hogan, Contributing Writer

Bacs launches online billing service

UK clearing house Bacs has embarked on a joint venture with a US software company to provide an online bill presentation and... Continue Reading

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• Nick Huber

IBM and Cisco battle remote attack vulnerabilities

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• Edmund X. DeJesus, Contributing Writer

Best practices for enabling and maintaining compliance

As part of our Storage Decisions conference preview series, Shaun Mahoney, senior storage engineer for Citigroup, Randy Wilson, assistant vice president of IT at Essex Investment Management Company and Enterprise Storage Group's Peter Gerr discussed the best practices for enabling compliance. Continue Reading

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• Mark Lewis, Editor

Achieving the goal of CIO

What exactly does a chief information officer do?Paul Burfitt, global CIO at AstraZeneca, analysed the various aspects of his job... Continue Reading

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• Julia Vowler

There's no government like no government

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• Niall McKay, Contributing Writer

Exploiting Software: How to Break Code, Chapter 7 -- Buffer Overflow

This excerpt is from Chapter 7, Buffer Overflow of Exploiting Software: How to Break Code written by Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw. Continue Reading

Security legislation: Where's the breach?

Security legislation isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Find out how California's SB 1386 is letting some breaches fall through the cracks. Continue Reading

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• Michael Fitzgerald, Contributing Writer

NHS IT plan risky but will not fail, says OGC

The £2.3bn national programme to modernise health service IT systems is "risky and ambitious" but it has sufficient safeguards in... Continue Reading

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• Nick Huber

What's in an IT name?

What exactly does a chief information officer do?Paul Burfitt, global CIO at AstraZeneca, analysed the various aspects of his job... Continue Reading

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• Nick Huber

Users warned as number of software holes soars

IT departments were put on alert this week after it emerged that the number of security vulnerabilities discovered in commercial... Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Courts Libra system 'is one of the worst IT projects ever seen'

The cost of the Libra project to provide a national system for 385 magistrates courts soared from £146m to £390m, and the main... Continue Reading

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• Tony Collins

Essential contacts

The security arena is like every other aspect of the IT industry, suppliers and special interest groups come and go. However,... Continue Reading

Who watches the watchers?

The Civil Aviation Authority must come clean about how it has policed Nats' computer systems Continue Reading

Victory! Lords confirm CW stand - software flaw could have caused Chinook crash

An historic House of Lords report has this week vindicated a five-year campaign by Computer Weekly for justice after the crash of... Continue Reading

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• Tony Collins

CBI warns on cybercrime

A new survey warns that UK e-commerce is being stifled by rising crime and consumer caution about buying goods on the Internet Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Government picks pathfinder councils

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• Chris Mugan

Government makes grants to council IT schemes

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• Chris Mugan

Government trials digital signatures on mobile phones

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• Arlene Martin

Why PKI?

Public Key Infrastructure could revolutionise the way companies do business online - if only anyone would use it, says Danny... Continue Reading

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• Danny Bradbury