Security Lessons The death of MD5 (and some SSL certificates)
Feb 28, 2009Researchers set out to compromise MD5 in an effort to convince people to stop using it. We explain how the attack worked and what this means for you.
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Security Lessons (Almost) undetectable hardware-based rootkits
Nov 30, 2008We look at the history of the rootkit, including its newest incarnation, the DR RootKit.
more »Stopgap: ClamAV 0.94.1 Fixes Errors
Nov 04, 2008Free antivirus toolkit ClamAV released a stopgap version 0.94.1 to fix a number of bugs, but also to provide a new feature.
more »Smart Access Intro Techniques for managing user identities in Linux
Oct 31, 2008Maybe password security isn't perfect, but most networks depend on it. This month we examine some tools for smarter, more versatile authentication.
more »Security Lessons How hacking got easy
Oct 31, 2008When 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.
more »OWASP Releases Web-Security Videos
Oct 21, 2008The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has placed videos of its latest conference online. The open- source project concerns itself with web application security.
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