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add to cart | quick buy » Hacking an IBM iSeries server
Shalom Carmel
iSeries aka AS/400 servers are used by manufacturers, banks, insurance companies, casinos and governments. Odds are that wherever there is an iSeries based application, the money is as well. With over 300,000 customers worldwide and millions of users, some people are bound to be rogue hackers looking for a way to exploit it for their own means. We present what should be done to avoid such practise.

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add to cart | quick buy » Secure Linux - security kit review
Micha� Piotrowski
Linux systems are fairly resistant to intrusion attempts. However, for certain applications requiring very high security levels, the features found in standard distributions may prove insufficient. This article examines several of the most popular ways to increase Linux system security at kernel level.

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add to cart | quick buy » Security tool - GFI Network Server Monitor 7
Stefan Lochbihler
We show you how to monitor servers in your network using GFI Network Server Monitor.

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add to cart | quick buy » Security tool - SwitchSniffer
Pawe� Charnas
We present how simple is SwitchSniffer for monitoring local area networks, and describe more its features like basic administration and abuse detection.

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add to cart | quick buy » ICMP use and abuse
Antonio Merola
We describe how to use ICMP protocol and how it can be used by intruders for evil purposes. We present all ICMP protocols, their meaning and ways in which can be used. We explain how to configurate firewall to protect our system against attacks.

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add to cart | quick buy » Automating the exploitation process on Linux x86
Stavros Lekkas
We describe some automation buffer overflow bugs identification methods and compare some techniques. We present a tool which could identify them and produce exploit code would definitely ease the burden.

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add to cart | quick buy » Sony, rootkit and the fifth power
Micha� Piotr Pr�gowski
We present the Rootkits and spyware history putting on audio CDs by Sony company. We describe the scandal.

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add to cart | quick buy » Sender authentication - protection or threat
Tomasz Nidecki
We criticise the sender authentication mechanism and show why SPF is insecure However, solutions being implemented as a quick and dirty patch to the notoriously insecure and broken SMTP protocol are introducing more threats, instead of fixing the problem at hand.

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add to cart | quick buy » Building an IPS using Snort
Micha� Piotrowski
Computer systems are usually protected by firewalls, with any attacks that do get through being monitored by intrusion detection systems. However, nowadays it is not enough to detect an intruder - what use is detection if we cannot prevent the attack? Intrusion prevention systems (IPS's) provide the answer, and in this article we will go through building an IPS and maintaining it.

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add to cart | quick buy » Column - The future's so bright I gotta wear shades
Konstantin Klyagin
We present the different view on Rootkits.

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add to cart | quick buy » Column - Microsoft does it again
Tomasz Nidecki
We consider the fact that Microsoft has made using digital signatures next to impossible for common users.

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