LinuxSecurity Contributor - Benjamin D. Thomas
Benjamin D. Thomas
Articles From Benjamin D. Thomas
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An Inexpensive and Versatile IDS
26 December 2005
An intrusion detection system can be an effective technical control in the modern world of informati
Intrusion Detection
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IT security professionals moving up the corporate pecking order
26 December 2005
Ultimate responsibility for information security is moving up corporate management hierarchies, as b
General Security
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Four Security Resolutions For The New Year
25 December 2005
I always know what my first New Year’s resolution is going to be, because it’s the same every ye
General Security
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Adaptive Firewalls with iptables
25 December 2005
Up until now, we've looked at stateless and stateful firewalls. Remember, stateless firewalls only h
Firewalls
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New biometrics software looks for sweat
23 December 2005
Researchers at Clarkson University have found that fingerprint readers can be spoofed by fingerprint
Host Security
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Pre-Review: Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit
22 December 2005
Today I received a copy of the new Syngress book Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit by Johnny
Documentation
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Security Risks You and Your Family Impose on your Companies’ Computing and Networking Assets
21 December 2005
Computer and Network Security is quickly becoming Information Technology’s hot occupation. After t
General Security
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Social Engineering And Other Threats To Internal Security
20 December 2005
Consider the following scenario. A good looking woman is wandering around your premises and approach
General Security
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Security: Forensic Tools in Court
20 December 2005
An interesting question comes to mind when you use as many open source forensic and security tools a
General Security
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Information Security for Small Businesses
20 December 2005
Due to technological advances, the rapid growth of the Internet, and a significant decline in comput
General Security
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Firms count the cost of security threats
20 December 2005
Security threats soared during 2005, along with the risk of financial losses, but a new report shows
General Security
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Viewing 2005: The year in security
19 December 2005
The security events of 2005 led some to believe things were getting better when, in truth, it was mo
General Security