Posts Tagged with 'security'

When it comes to system security, there's no single correct solution. But with vigilance and these techniques, you will be five steps closer.

Do you think your systems are secure? Install DenyHosts and you'll realize that you were in denial.

Download and use Nikto before an attacker reduces your website to a burned-out cinder.

Contrary to popular belief, virtual machines are no more secure than physical machines. They are also no less so.

Providing a little taste of honey to would-be intruders could save the whole hive from greedy paws.

Mitigate attacks with this simple to setup and deploy desktop firewall.

The author of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten left out (at least) one important lesson: Secret knocks are really, really useful. As kids, we'd use secret knocks to keep undesirables (the kids we didn't like) out of our clubs or rooms. As system administrators, we can use secret knocks to protect our systems from crackers.

Last month's "Tech Support" showed you how to monitor filesystem changes with Tripwire, a handy system utility that alerts you to all filesystem changes. Like SNORT and others, Tripwire's just one of many practical security measures that minds your system 24/7.