Intrusion Detection Platform-independent and extensible IDS with Prelude

Mar 23, 2011

The Prelude security information management system receives both host- and network-based IDS messages and displays them in an easy web interface. We show you how to set it up.

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Security Lessons: Secure Video Secure Video Surveillance

Mar 01, 2011

Unless your surveillance cameras are wired directly to a video board, they are notoriously insecure. We show you how to keep your cameras from being compromised.

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Security Lessons: HTML5 HTML5 – Building a better botnet

Jan 31, 2011

New web technologies address shortcomings in web browsers but create new problems as well.

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Security Lessons: OpenID User authentication for the masses

Dec 28, 2010

Outsourcing authentication services gives you access to more services – at a price. Kurt examines the pros and cons of distributed authentication.

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OSSTMM 3.0 Released

Dec 15, 2010

The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies (ISECOM) announced the released of the Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM) 3.0.

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Caine The Caine 2.0 forensic distribution

Nov 29, 2010

Caine is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 10.04 for forensic scientists and security-conscious administrators. Poised to do battle against IT ne’er-do-wells, Caine has a comprehensive selection of software, a user-friendly GUI, and responsive support.

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Security Lessons: Passwords Avoid password fatigue with a password storage system

Nov 23, 2010

Keeping track of all your passwords can be tricky. Kurt says: Keep your friends close and your passwords closer.

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Centrify Announces Partnership with Canonical

Nov 15, 2010

Centrify Express now available through the Ubuntu Software Partner Repository.

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