LinuxSecurity Contributor - Benjamin D. Thomas
Benjamin D. Thomas
Articles From Benjamin D. Thomas
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Black Hat DC: Researchers To Release Web Development Platform Hacking Tool
29 January 2010
A technique used in Web application development platforms that provides a constant look-and-feel acr
Organizations/Events
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DDoS attacks are bigger threat than hackers planned
14 January 2010
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack are certainly nothing new. Companies have suffered the s
Network Security
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'Jester' ex-military hacker takes the distributed out of DDOS attacks
13 January 2010
A politically-motivated hacker has apparently developed a multi-thread, thin-client denial of servi
Network Security
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The most insecure part of your network is...
12 January 2010
I was recently reminded while troubleshooting a friend's small business network of where most comput
General Security
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The Great FOSS Debates: Kernel Truths
14 September 2009
As the central element of Linux, the kernel is equally central to open source software in general. B
General Security
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No more Linux security bragging: botnet discovery worry
14 September 2009
Bad guys have created a botnet of Linux Web servers. In a way, that's even more frightening than reg
General Security
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Ten Linux commands you can
03 September 2009
"To be a good administrator, you have to know the command line. Why? Well, with Windows there are ti
Documentation
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The lifecycle of Web-based malware
01 September 2009
HelpNetSecurity writes, "According to the August edition of the MessageLabs Intelligence monthly rep
Host Security
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Hackers use evasive manuevering to escape detection
05 June 2007
Hackers trying to host malicious code on otherwise innocent websites are using increasingly sophisti
General Security
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Quick way to stop apache and connect floods with csf
31 May 2007
Well first off this will only stop http or connect floods if you are having a real ddos problem you
Network Security
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Peer-to-peer networks co-opted for DOS attacks
29 May 2007
A flaw in the design of a popular peer-to-peer network software has given attackers the ability to c
Network Security
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OpenOffice virus reaches across platforms
24 May 2007
A virus writer with something to prove has written a proof-of-concept OpenOffice document to demonst
General Security