‘Security’ Articles

Tweet As internet conducted most important role in our daily life, our work, business, education or play it becomes increasingly important to use a diverse set of strong passwords. In this article we will take a look at the five best password managers to keep our passwords secure. You can not afford to use the same [Continue]

Tweet When it comes to network security there are several things one must address. Patch management will take care of any vulnerability that the vendor is aware of and has issued a patch for, but it will do nothing for vulnerabilities for which a patch is still in development or the vendor chose not to [Continue]

Tweet   Basic Configuration of Cisco ASA (5505) In this article, I will guide you to basic configuration of Cisco ASA 5505. http://www.o2.co.uk/broadband/ Open Cisco ASA 5505  from packing box, attach power cord and console cable. Access ASA 5505 console through hyper terminal / putty program and you will see below interface: ode: Type [Continue]

Tweet Server Hardening Security Tips Securing your Linux server is important to protect your data, intellectual property, and time, from the hands of crackers (hackers). The system administrator is responsible for security Linux box. In this first part of a Linux server security series, I will provide 20 hardening tips for default installation of [Continue]

Tweet Why Buy Antivirus Software? Today, an unprotected computer isn’t just vulnerable, it’s probably already infected. New viruses, spyware, trojans, worms, and other malware are created every day. New threats are disguised to bypass other security measures, and specifically designed to catch you and your PC off guard. The virus landscape has [Continue]

Tweet Everyone has been infected with a virus at one time or another either through the common cold or the flu. A virus attacks the human body by entering through one of the many openings and attaching itself to a host cell. It releases a piece of genetic information into the cell and recruits the [Continue]

Tweet Fake Antivirus scanners, or Rogue scanners come in many forms. Many alter the properties of your browser window to make it look like a legitimate program, when in reality, it’s just a browser window. Others, executed via active-x, script or injected via a Virus, will actually look like a running program. These programs have [Continue]

Tweet What is SQL Injection Most new web developers have heard of SQL injection attacks, but not very many know that it is fairly easy to prevent an attacker from gaining access to your data by filtering out the vulnerabilities using MySQL extensions found in PHP. An SQL injection attack occurs when a hacker or [Continue]

Tweet There are many different antivirus and anti-malware protection programs available, ranging in price from free, to several hundred dollars, depending upon their sophistication and scope of use. It is critically important that anyone that connects to the internet has adequate protection against possible infections by viruses, trojans, worms, [Continue]

Tweet I’m glad to share the information about Live hacking CD that is a Linux distribution packaged with collection of amazing tools for ethical hacking and penetration testing, that includes some IPv6 tools. This CD contains the tools and utilities you need to test and hack your own network but using the tools and techniques [Continue]

ASP.net Vulnerability patch released [Continue]

In our first community post we covered a workaround you can apply immediately on your sites and applications to prevent attackers from exploiting it. Today, we are revising it to include an additional defensive measure. This additional step can be done at a server-wide level, and should take less than 5 minutes to implement. Importantly, this [Continue]