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Proxy servers have become increasingly popular security devices in corporate networks. It is becoming a standard practice to use a dedicated proxy server to relay Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) requests to web servers protected by a firewall. In addition to relaying HTTP requests, proxy servers can also be used to …
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Managing isolated systems is already a complicated task. Network connectivity from outside the Local Area Network (LAN) introduces new complexities that must be taken into account when designing an information security plan. The most significant concern when connecting a LAN to the Internet is protecting internal information from external attackers …
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Initially, information security was tightly bound to physical security. The introduction of networked systems created a need for a new kind of security system. Not only must information be protected from improper physical access, it must also be protected from outside attackers using the very tools that make distributed computing …
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Email communication has become so common, users often forget that there is no inherent security in the common implementation. For general correspondence it might be acceptable to forsake security in the interest of ease of use. After all, the sharing of recipes between old friends is not always a matter …
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In the field of information technology, there are two kinds of professionals. Those that seek to make information more accessible through applications and services, and those that strive to protect that same information. Information security professionals protect information by first striving to identify the individuals access the system and then …
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It can be said that security policies are living documents that must be frequently reviewed and revised. As organizations evolve, their security needs evolve as well. Policies written before the evolution of the organization may not adequately reflect newly developed needs. Therefore, it should be considered standard procedure to review …
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I manage servers and network devices that, for a variety of reasons, allow users to connect via SSH from anywhere in the world. Although the traffic generated by these connections is encrypted, leaving this open to the world does present a bit of a security risk. Would-be crackers use compromised …
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Firefox 3.0.6 has been released by Mozilla. As with all minor releases in Firefox 3, this release mainly focuses on security and stability fixes. Specific stability issues addressed include fixing display issues with long running Firefox processes and improving the interaction of scripted commands and plugins. For the …
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Mozilla released Firefox 3.0.5 and your automatic update should have kicked in by now. This release is mainly focused on security and stability updates for the Firefox 3 release. You can find a list of security fixes at the end of this post.
In addition to the security …
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After almost a year of development, the Internet Software Consortium (ISC) announced the newest release of their Domain Name System (DNS) server, BIND 9.4.3, today. This release includes over 140 fixes over BIND 9.4.2.
Although this maintenance release is mainly focused on bug fixes, it does …
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