Archive for the ‘ Security ’ Category
PC security is really an after thought for most users. So why do I wipe my hard drive once a year[ READ MORE ]
A hacker broke into a Homeland Security Department telephone system over the weekend and racked up around $12,000 in calls to the Middle East and Asia[ READ MORE ]
Found this virus scan site recommended by SANS and PC World. You can uploaded or email files under 10MB and VirusTotal will scan the file with many of the virus scan engines such as ClamAV, TrendMicro, Fsecure, McAfee, AVG, etc[ READ MORE ]
IPS Maintenance Tuning and Response Guide Go to configuration guide Go to installation guide IPS and intrusion detection system tuning and response may seem cumbersome at first but gets less cumbersome with time[ READ MORE ]
IPS configuration guide Skip to IPS maintenance tuning and response guide Go back to IPS installation guide Configuration is and will be vendor specific however the below list can be used as a universal baselines[ READ MORE ]
Purpose Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) is a device that monitors the network traffic passing through it (inline) or given to it (promiscuous) and reacts based on predefined variables. Intrusion Detection Systems react but not in a invasive manner.. meaning they only can report or log activity[ READ MORE ]
2-factor authentication by definition means to authenticate a persons by what he has, knows and is or does. 2-factor authentication in the banking industry is increasingly important. Yes 2-factor authentication can be cracked but it is extremely difficult especially when implemented properly. I’d like to quickly review the basics of 2-factor authentication and then perform [ READ MORE ]
A proxy site is a site used to get web information for you and display the content from within that proxy site. Here is a example of a site proxy – http://www.google.com/translate_t?hl=en Notice the option to translate a website. Place a website url in there like facebook.com and this is what you get[ READ MORE ]