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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Is Open Source really more secure than closed?
17 April 2000
One of the great rallying cries from the Open Source community is the assertion that Open Source Sof
Network Security
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Eric S. Raymond: Designed for Insecurity
17 April 2000
The status of the "back door" I discussed in "Microsoft: Designed For Insecurity" is now uncertain.
Host Security
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mod_ssl 2.6.3 Released
16 April 2000
"mod_ssl combines the flexibility of Apache with the security of OpenSSL." This module provid
Cryptography
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Proposed computer security bill under fire
16 April 2000
"A bill designed to protect confidential company information is under fire from critics who chara
General Security
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Safety in Numbers: Digital Security
16 April 2000
After thumbing through Lawn and Garden, you decide to order a lawn sprinkler. The salesperson who an
General Security
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Microsoft -- Designed for Insecurity
15 April 2000
"Microsoft programmers had inserted a security-compromising back door in their FrontPage web serv
Network Security
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Strong Encryption’s Weakness
15 April 2000
Think that encryption will secure corporate data? Not according to virus specialist Ncipher (https:/
Cryptography
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Crypto-Convict Won't Recant
15 April 2000
Before Jim Bell went to prison, he suspected that most government officials were corrupt. Three year
Cryptography
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Lax Corporate Policies
14 April 2000
Many companies are taking a surprisingly laid-back approach to IT security amid the recent escalatio
Host Security
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Hacker to Speak at Security Conference
14 April 2000
Kevin Mitnick, the self-confessed superhacker who was recently released from jail following his late
General Security
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Vendors tighten security offerings
14 April 2000
Security vendors in the government market are increasingly seeing a new type of customer: agency man
General Security
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CRYPTOCard PalmToken PIN Extraction Advisory
13 April 2000
The CRYPTOCard PalmToken is a software-based token system that provides challenge-response authentic
Cryptography