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Introducing Cutting-edge Security Tools into Your Linux Environment: A 2024 Guide

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Linux Guide: How To Easily Create A Bootable Live USB Using Ubuntu

Linux Guide: How To Easily Create A Bootable Live USB Using Ubuntu

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I've been writing frequently about Ubuntu and have come across a bunch of people who've dipped their toes into Linux desktop waters as a result. Perhaps they referenced this guide to create a bootable Live USB on Windows, allowing them to test drive something like Ubuntu without making any changes to their PC.

Three Most used Backdoor Programs

Three Most used Backdoor Programs

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There is a general misconception about security today. Most people would love to believe that their firewalls are completely capable to protect them from anything indecent. The sad part, they could not be more wrong. Hungry Hacker aim to prove it with three separate programs that can compromise the security of computers. You have the opportunity to say “What’s a backdoor?” Yes, these programs were created in 1990, but still pose a real threat today.

How to Write an Information Security Policy

How to Write an Information Security Policy

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An Information Security Policy is the cornerstone of an Information Security Program. It should reflect the organization's objectives for security and the agreed upon management strategy for securing information. Here's a great article on how to implement one in the real-world and how to get management to buy in to your plan.

PHP Shell, for secure remote access when SSH isnt available

PHP Shell, for secure remote access when SSH isn't available

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SSH is one form of secure, remote access. And most of the time, it's one of the most popular ways to control your server from afar. But in the event that you don't have that option (rare as it may be), you may want to consider PHP Shell. You might wonder about the security of setting up a PHP script that allows shell commands to be executed, but PHP Shell is no more or less secure an application than any other PHP file on the server. Of course, you must be responsible for your own security.

Encrypting CD/DVDs in Ubuntu

Encrypting CD/DVD's in Ubuntu

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Ever wanted to secure your DVD collection? How about protecting you data-packed CDs? This is a quick and concise HOWTO on getting your circular media encrypted from possible attacker. It takes you through getting the necessary tools, and will work on any distro, even though it use Ubuntu.

Bastille Linux: Introduction and installation

Bastille Linux: Introduction and installation

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The popular Linux security guru, James Turnbull, has everything you need to know on getting Bastille up and running. Hardening your Linux hosts doesn't have to be a difficult process, if you can use an automated security tool like Bastille Linux. Bastille covers a wide variety of platforms and distributions, making it ideal for configuring heterogeneous IT environments. In this tip, I'll describe the way Bastille Linux works and explain how to get started.

OWASP Introduction to Using JbroFuzzer In Labrat

OWASP Introduction to Using JbroFuzzer In Labrat

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Welcome to the LabRat-JBroFuzzer introduction tutorial. In this tutorial we will review the basic uses for JBroFuzzer and how to start it in the LabRat live security distribution. This is an entry level tutorial that requires the user to know how to run a live ISO in VMware. If you are an advanced user and looking for programming resources to add to JBroFuzzer please check the OWASP JBroFuzzer page or Sourceforge. Read More

Anti Forensics: Making Your Computer Protected

Anti Forensics: Making Your Computer Protected

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This paper presents a wealth of information, ranging from basic, all the way to advanced techniques used in defeating forensic analysis from affecting your network. Why is this important? Because as the tools for protection become more sophisticated, so do the tools for unwanted analysis, and forensics is one of the most growing aspects in security. This is a solid overview and serve as a great resource to find out what forensics is, what it does, where it's going, and what you can do to stop it.

OWASP Introduction to XSS using WebGoat

OWASP Introduction to XSS using WebGoat

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Cross Site Scripting is one of the most common web vulnerabilities in existence today, and subsequently one of the most exploited issues. This tutorial is geared towards someone who may have heard of cross site scripting, and may even understand the concepts behind it, but would benefit by seeing real examples and having the opportunity to experiment with them. Read More

WebScarab

WebScarab

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One of the fundamental security vulnerabilities that exist among many of the popular flavors of exploits such as XSS and SQL Injection, as well as many others, is the lack of input validation. Web applications that check...

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