CeBIT 2010 CFP

When it comes to security, public disclosure of vulnerabilities and working exploit code is now common. We look at why this can be both harmful and helpful to securing your systems.

Ed Schaefer reviews the newest edition of Hacking: The Art of Exploitation.

Coworkers at the University of Tel Aviv have presented a prototype for a new host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) for Linux. Named Korset, it uses static code analysis and promises zero failures.

You don’t need expensive proprietary tools to practice the craft of computer forensics.

Nagios monitors your network and provides early warning for problems with hosts and services.

If you can’t monitor everything yourself, why not let your computers watch your computers? This month we examine some practical techniques for network monitoring.

We'll show you how the lessons learned in the 1980s movie "The Karate Kid" can be applied to securing your systems.

Kurt Seifried explains how you can safely play with your systems in the security of a sandbox.