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CeBIT Open Source Project Lounge -- IPFire

IPFire -- firewall distribution

29.01.2010

IPFire is among the 15 projects that will present their work at CeBIT, offering an open source firewall distribution.

CeBIT Open Source , Events , Firewall , Programming , Security
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TinyOgg, software freedom and convenience

Off the Beat: Bruce Byfield's Blog

17.01.2010
TinyURL is a brave attempt to overcome the need to use proprietary Flash. But will users choose software freedom over inconvenience?
free software , free software f... , Linux Pro Magazine , open source , Security
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Overflows, underflows, and other security flaws

SYSADMIN: SECURE PROGRAMMING

Our security guy looks at software tools that you can use to audit and secure your software.

DEBIAN , Linux , Programming , Python , Security
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Network Security Toolkit Gets General Overhaul

23.09.2009

The Network Security Toolkit (NST), a live DVD with countless security tools, is available in version 2.11.0. Much of the work focused on the installation and update mechanisms.

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NEWS: Write Access

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SYSADMIN: Honey Net

Security-conscious admins can use a honeynet to monitor, log, and analyze intrusion techniques.

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Tools for visualizing IDS output

COVER STORIES: Pictures

Spot intruders with these easy security visualization tools.

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DoS Attack Exploit in BIND 9

29.07.2009

A specially crafted dynamic update message to a DNS zone for which the server is a master can raise havoc in BIND 9. An active remote exploit is already "in wide circulation."

DEBIAN , Security , Ubuntu
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Adobe Flash Player and Reader with Critical Security Advisory

24.07.2009

Adobe announced a critical vulnerability for its Flash Player 9.0.159.0 and 10.0.22.87 and earlier, along with the authplay.dll component in its Reader and Acrobat 9.x., that goes across platforms in Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris.

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Understanding, detecting, and preventing network attacks

COVER STORIES: Intrusion Stories

This month we look into the intruder's toolkit and investigate some prudent counter-measures for detecting and preventing attacks.

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