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Design and Implement a Secure Firewall

Firewalls are one of the most important components of a good security system. A firewall is any computer you set up to evaluate the traffic coming and going through your Internet connection. Many self-proclaimed security experts fail to address the … Continue reading

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The Need for a DMZ

A DMZ, or de-militarized zone, is a network that you can build that connects to the Internet. In this network are all the machines that must talk to the Internet but doesn’t contain any of the machines used by your … Continue reading

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Weak External Routers

Weak external routers is another issue that requires attention when securing a local network. Fortunately, many of today’s routers come configured in somewhat secure configurations. Still, though, you wan to ensure that you aren’t leaving anything to chance by failing … Continue reading

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Web Application Vulnerabilities

Case Study Test Leftovers In this last case study, the client left his web server configured to display directories. The attacker got a listing of the directory in the CGI directory structure and started looking for easy targets. The most … Continue reading

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Microsoft Web Server

Case Study Microsoft Web Server Like so many in the news, this client refused to update his Web Server software since “every time it would break more than it fixed.” As painful as it may be to update your MS … Continue reading

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Microsoft Sharing Vulnerabilities

Case Study Microsoft Sharing Vulnerabilities Sometimes even the best protected network can get infected. In this case, a client had a very strict firewall policy that did wonders at keeping out trouble, even at the expense of a less usable … Continue reading

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Session ID Hijacking

Case Study Session ID Hijacking I got a concerned call from a client upset by what his webmaster had reported as “strange” web activities by some of the customers. Their web application was reporting error messages coming from multiple users. … Continue reading

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Real Audio Server Compromised

Case Study Real Audio Server Compromised This client was running the Real Audio server and left the administration server running. The RealAudio system is administered through a dedicated port on the server. Once the attacker was able to guess the … Continue reading

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Sendmail e-mail Server Commandeered

Case Study Sendmail e-mail Server Commandeered In this case a spammer had successfully exploited a vulnerability in the server code which allowed the sender to use the client’s machine for sending hundreds of thousands of spam. The tremendous load on … Continue reading

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New Network Security Technology Website

As you may have noticed, we’re in the process of updating the Network Security Technology website. Please bear with us during the construction and be sure to come back often to see the changes. Feel free to leave a comment … Continue reading

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