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Schwartz On Security: Secure Coding Or Bust

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Secure development offers a clear return on investment and safeguard against both data breaches and "brand erosion." So why aren't more companies buying in?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 11, 2011

UW cyber team plays defense on a national level

A team of eight University of Washington students will wage war this weekend against an expert force, defending their territory with stealth tactics and on-the-fly invention.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 08, 2011

Avoiding Arbitrary Code Execution with nginx and php-fastcgi

Several days ago, I had to deal with a compromised web application: an attacker had somehow managed to upload PHP backdoor scripts onto the application

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 07, 2011

Comodo hack may reshape browser security

Major browser makers are beginning to revisit how they handle Web authentication after last month's breach that allowed a hacker to impersonate sites including Google.com, Yahoo.com, and Skype.com.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 04, 2011

7 Types of Hacker Motivations

There are good and bad hackers. Here is a window into what they do and why: White Hat Hackers: These are the good guys, computer security experts who specialize in penetration testing and other methodologies to ensure that a company

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 21, 2011

Data security in demand, pays well

Aaron Weaver works in the basement of his Pottstown home making the Internet a little safer. His skills as an information-security specialist are in such demand that his employer, Pearson Education, let him work from home after he told the education-publishing firm he wouldn't relocate to Colorado when it recruited him.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 16, 2011

Security on a Shoestring Budget

For many, security is like going to the dentist--you have to deal with it, but that doesn't mean you have to go willingly, or like it once you get there. One of the main problems with IT security, though, comes down to money. While new servers or PCs can be justified as an investment, security is seen simply as an expense and a headache. But, what if you could protect your network and your PCs without breaking the bank?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 08, 2011

10 Cool Hacks For Your NookColor

So, you bought a NookColor. It's a cool device, but if you've had one for a while and find that the novelty is slowly wearing off, you might be wondering what else Barnes & Noble's touchscreen e-reader can do. Wonder no more: Hackers have been hard at work, pushing the NookColor to its limits. Here are a few great things that the NookColor is capable of.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 24, 2011

4 skills CISOs need now

Leading a security program within an organization has taken on a new shape, says career expert Lee J. Kushner. What skills do security professionals need to hone now in order to be competitive in the job market?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 16, 2011

Cracking the Scratch Lottery Code

Srivastava realized that the same logic could be applied to the lottery. The apparent randomness of the scratch ticket was just a facade, a mathematical lie. And this meant that the lottery system might actually be solvable, just like those mining samples.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 10, 2011

SAFECode Issues Best Practices For Writing Secure Code

The nonprofit Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code, a.k.a. SAFECode, today published a best practices guide for the software community based on techniques and processes used by its high-profile membership.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 09, 2011

They're the good-guy hackers

The first time Zach Mayo infiltrated a security program, he was barely in his teens. At home with his family's computer, he bristled at the parental control software cutting him off from the Internet after curfew.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 07, 2011

Hack Your Streaming Set-Top Box

Streaming set-top boxes are all the rage these days, especially with the rising popularity of subscription streaming services such as Hulu Plus and Netflix. Who doesn't want to watch Web-optimized video on their fancy new HDTV?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 04, 2011

The Computer Attacks You've Never Heard Of

We've all heard of worms, Trojan horses, phishing, and other common computer security attacks that aims to infect your system and steal your data. But what about bluebugging, smishing, and scareware? Brush up on your computer security terminology with these lesser-known attackers.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 02, 2011

Multi-factor authentication for the rest of us

We often bemoan the seeming immortality of username/password authentication schemes. Why can't everyone implement strong authentication, multifactor authentication, Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Networks (SSL VPN) for remote access?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 01, 2011

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LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 01, 2011

Version 5.50 of the Nmap network scanner released

After more than a year of development, the Insecure.org developers have released version 5.50 of Nmap, their popular open source network scanner and mapper. According to the developers, the primary focus of this second stable update since Nmap 5.00 is the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE); this "has allowed Nmap to expand up the protocol stack and take network discovery to the next level".

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 31, 2011

Google Starts Censoring BitTorrent, RapidShare and More

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 28, 2011

5 open source security projects to watch

Data security is always top of mind for CIOs and CSOs, and there is no shortage of challenges when it comes to picking the right tool for the job. With network and software vulnerabilities growing at a perpetual rate, good security software can help defend against many of the large-scale threats that occur locally and from all over the Internet.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 26, 2011

Online Class on SELinux Security, Jan. 19 & 26

The Merit Network will hold an Class on SELinux Security, Jan. 19 & 26; this short course focuses on preventing malicious attack. Taught during two three-hour sessions, it is provided through Merit's Professional Learning program and will be held on January 19 and 26, 2011, beginning at 6:00 p.m. EST each day.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 21, 2011

Security Projects - Page 27

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