LinuxSecurity Contributor - Benjamin D. Thomas
Benjamin D. Thomas
Articles From Benjamin D. Thomas
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Reporter's Notebook: Security
03 January 2006
Compliance will dominate the security agenda for 2006. The growing number of regulations -- and the
General Security
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CISOs Move Beyond Tech
03 January 2006
Top security executives will have some of the most fluid job descriptions in the industry this year.
General Security
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All the Rage: Happy Rue Year
03 January 2006
If 2005 seemed a particularly overwhelming year in terms of security problems, you're not imagining
General Security
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What are Rootkits?
02 January 2006
Rootkits are Internet-based threats that have recently been discussed at great length, basically in
Host Security
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All the Rage: It's 2006: Do You Know Where Your Security Policies Are?
01 January 2006
It's the beginning of a new year--time to review your approach to security policy. If you think impl
General Security
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Over 5,000 bugs in 2005
01 January 2006
The end of an old year and beginning of a new one is always a favorite time to compile lists. One su
General Security
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Ethereal 0.10.14 Release Notes
30 December 2005
Ethereal 0.10.14 has been released. Several security-related vulnerabilities have been fixed. Everyo
Security Sources
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Cisco vulnerability posted to Internet
28 December 2005
One day after a security researcher and organizers of the Black Hat USA conference agreed not to pos
Network Security
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Data Security Movement Back-Burnered By Lawmakers
28 December 2005
Despite a year's worth of highly publicized security breaches and a lot of talk in Congress this sum
Government
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Rootkits, cybercrime and OneCare
27 December 2005
The year 2005 in net security will likely be remembered as the year of the Sony rootkit DRM controve
General Security
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Bandwidth monitoring with iptables
27 December 2005
Linux has a number of useful bandwidth monitoring and management programs. A quick search on Freshme
Network Security
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Browser developers meet, see eye to eye on security
27 December 2005
Developers of four major Web browsers -- Konqueror, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer (I
General Security