LinuxSecurity Contributor - Anthony Pell
Anthony Pell
Anthony Pell is an experienced Linux admin with decades of experience managing Linux systems. He is also an experienced pentester and ethical hacker who enjoys finding and fixing vulnerabilities in open-source software. Anthony loves writing about Linux security-related topics and has contributed content to LinuxSecurity.com for many years.
Education: Pentest Penguin Polytechnic: "Keep Calm and sudo On"
Experience: Experienced Linux Sysadmin, Pentester & Ethical Hacker
Citizenship: USA
Articles From Anthony Pell
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The Virus 'Ambulance Chasers'
19 May 2000
You mean it didn't really cause $10, $7, or even $5 billion dollars worth of damage? You mea
Host Security
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Updated CERT Advisory on Kerberos Vulnerabilities
19 May 2000
The Computer Emergency Response Team has updated their advisory on the recent Kerberos buffer overfl
Network Security
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Kerberos In The Legal Limelight
19 May 2000
This article discusses the recent turmoil over the Slashdot postings regarding Kerberos, and the mod
Network Security
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How to Hack a Bank
19 May 2000
You'll want to read this article before you do your next bank heist. "Of eight respected computer
General Security
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Building An E-Commerce Site - Part 2 - Users and Sessions
19 May 2000
This is the second article in a three-part series dealing with using PHP 4 and MySQL to make a compr
Server Security
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Chapter Excerpt from, Apache: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
19 May 2000
The operation of a web server raises several security issues. Here we look at them in general terms;
Documentation
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Ex-CIA Chief: Beware Spy-Viruses
19 May 2000
Former CIA director R. James Woolsey, speaking on a panel here Wednesday, warned that international
Network Security
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Security Beyond the Garden of Eden
19 May 2000
For security-conscious IT managers, choosing between Linux and Windows NT is like a return trip to t
General Security
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Standards Group Updates Privacy Proposal
18 May 2000
The W3C is working on creating a consistent means to find information on a site's security policy.
Security Projects
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The Plausibility of UNIX Virus Attacks
18 May 2000
This CyberSoft article talks about how possible it is to "contract" a UNIX virus. "I am still am
Host Security
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Taming the cookie monster
18 May 2000
You may not realize it, but "cookies" (those little tags placed on our computers ostensibly to ident
Host Security
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Obscurity as Security
18 May 2000
This slashdot article states, "Matthew Priestley has taken a break from slaving for the man to wr
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