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Articles & Tutorials for 2007 year

Altiris SecurityExpressions - Voted WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Network Auditing Software: Date - Dec 27, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; Altiris SecurityExpressions was selected the winner in the Network Auditing Software category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. Professional Audit Expander and SSL-Explorer Enterprise Edition Protection were first runner-up and second runner-up.
Analyzing a Hack from A to Z (Part 1): Date - Dec 19, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; Within this article series we will both pull off a hack, and analyze its methodology. By understanding a hacker's methodology one can better defend one’s networks.
Old Threats Never Die: Date - Dec 19, 2007; Author - Gunter Ollmann; Section - Network Security Library / Misc; New threats come and go, but as many of us know new threats are often based on old threats! New strains are developed, yet old versions still create problems and noise on the Internet long after the intial threat and media hype has diminished. Unpatched machines still flourish on the Internet.
Phishing Metamorphosis in 2007 - Trend and Developments: Date - Dec 12, 2007; Author - Dancho Danchev; Section - Articles / Content Security (Email & FTP); An account of various trends and developments that phishers embraced during 2007, and what are the driving factors behind the huge percentage increases in phishing emails during the year.
Whole disk encryption is a must for mobile computers and devices: Date - Dec 12, 2007; Author - Scott Wright; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; As more and more employee's use laptops, the chance for information loss increases. Many companies are looking to protect their data assets, and whole disk encryption is becoming more popular.
Group Policy related changes in Windows Server 2008 - Part 3: Introduction to Group Policy Preferences: Date - Dec 05, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; The upcoming Windows Server 2008 operating system brings a lot of new goodies. This article series will focus on the Group Policy related features which will bring both easier manageability and better security.
Testing Password Safety: Date - Dec 05, 2007; Author - Elcomsoft; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; Proactive is always better than reactive, especially when trying to secure a corporate network. Learn more about the weaknesses in password security, and how you can audit your network to improve your security level.
AccessPoint SSL VPN Software - Voted WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - VPN Software Category: Date - Nov 29, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; AccessPoint SSL VPN Software was selected the winner in the VPN Software category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. Astaro VPN Clients and SSL-Explorer Enterprise Edition Protection were first runner-up and second runner-up.
Windows Administrative Delegation Techniques: Date - Nov 28, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; Now that Group Policy is becoming more important, it also has delegation options. Understanding where to establish these delegations, as well as how to delegate certain tasks can help you establish a more secure and efficient network.
XMorphic Exploitation: Date - Nov 28, 2007; Author - Gunter Ollmann; Section - Network Security Library / Misc; Traditional exploitations are not all that hard to stop due to the defineable pattern or signature that can be identified. But what about code that dynamically changes or morphs to avoid detection engines?
Group Policy related changes in Windows Server 2008 - Part 2: GPMC Version 2: Date - Nov 22, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; The new Group Policy related features which will bring both easier manageability and better security.
Backup Encryption: Date - Nov 21, 2007; Author - Kerry Thompson; Section - Network Security Library / Cryptography; How to encrypt backup tapes using more than one method. This article also covers performance issues related to encrypted backups.
Multifactor authentication in Windows – Part 1: Smart Cards and USB Tokens: Date - Nov 20, 2007; Author - Martin Kiaer; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; Taking a look at various multifactor authentication technologies that can be used with Windows. In the first article we’ll look at the basics of chip based authentication.
New White Paper Section Now Available!: Date - Nov 19, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; WindowSecurity.com has further expanded the amount of content available to visitors by launching a new Security White Paper section!
Popular Spammers Strategies and Tactics: Date - Nov 14, 2007; Author - Dancho Danchev; Section - Articles / Content Security (Email & FTP); An assessement of several different recent spam campaigns, demonstrating the key concepts spammers use, and providing concise strategic advice on how to undermine their current model.
The Vishing Guide: Date - Nov 14, 2007; Author - Gunter Ollmann; Section - Network Security Library / Phishing; Vishing is a relatively new term used to describe voice + phishing. It is basically an exploitation on VoIP (Voice over IP), used to socially engineer the victim into providing personal information often used for Identity Theft or to gain access to their financial accounts.
Security Market Trends for 2007: Date - Nov 07, 2007; Author - Ricky M. Magalhaes; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; What leading organizations are doing this year to better secure their environments.
Recipe for Mobile Data Security: Date - Nov 07, 2007; Author - Tom Olzak; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; The concerns regarding protection of mobile data. Read further to get some helpful insight into protection of the data your laptops contain.
Controlling Resource Permissions: Date - Oct 31, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; Controlling permissions on network resources.
5 Key Steps to Defining Your Application-Access Control: Date - Oct 31, 2007; Author - Evidian; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; This article defines 5 key steps in defining good access control processes.
Nessus Security Scanner - Voted WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Security Scanner Software Category: Date - Oct 30, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; Nessus Security Scanner was selected the winner in the Security Scanner Software category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. GFI LANguard NSS and Retina Network Security Scanner Protection were first runner-up and second runner-up.
Group Policy related changes in Windows Server 2008 - Part 1: What are Starter GPOs?: Date - Oct 24, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; This article series will focus on the Group Policy related features which will bring both easier manageability and better security.
How Do You Know Your Data Encryption is Really Secure: Date - Oct 24, 2007; Author - Darren Miller; Section - Network Security Library / Cryptography; A thought provoking article regarding data encryption, that insures you think about the various things required to be sure your data is really secure like you intended it!
Web Application Hacking vs the IDS: Date - Oct 18, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Web Application Security; The world of web application hacking is an enormous one, and also one that is constantly changing. Just how well does your IDS fare against it?
How to Improve Business Results through Secure Single Sign-on to SAP: Date - Oct 17, 2007; Author - Peter Adams; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; How to improve your company’s business results by improving user and IT productivity, and by avoiding this specific IT security risk within your SAP environment.
Privacy - Keeping your information confidential: Date - Oct 16, 2007; Author - Ricky M. Magalhaes; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; Important tips on keeping your information confidential when using the net.
Prepare for MPACK: Date - Oct 10, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Viruses, trojans and other malware; Insight into a new high tech attack that is running around the Internet also known as MPACK.
Spyware and Phishing scammers' tricks to avoid: Date - Oct 10, 2007; Author - Scott Wright; Section - Network Security Library / Privacy; Even though many of us in the industry are aware of tricks computer deviant's use, are we making sure the people in our businesses and our friends and family are aware?
Protect Public Computers with Windows SteadyState, Part 1: Date - Oct 03, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; This article series will focus on “Windows SteadyState” – a completely free toolkit from Microsoft that helps administrators take control of shared access computers running Windows XP.
Protecting Digital Assets: Full Disk Encryption White Paper: Date - Oct 03, 2007; Author - Tristan Kromer; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; Full Disk Encryption (FDE) is the safest way to protect digital assets. By encrypting the entire hard drive, data is completely protected without requiring any user interaction, thereby increasing productivity and eliminating user error.
ISA Server - Voted WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Software-based Firewall Category: Date - Sep 27, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; ISA Server was selected the winner in the Software-based Firewall category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. Astaro Security Gateway SA and Symantec Sygate Enterprise Protection were first runner-up and second runner-up.
Binders and Malware (Part 4): Date - Sep 26, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Viruses, trojans and other malware; Taking a look under the hood of our newly created malware.
A Microsoft PKI quick guide – Part 4: Troubleshooting: Date - Sep 19, 2007; Author - Martin Kiaer; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; How to maintain and troubleshoot your PKI using some basic, but very valuable tools.
PowerShell Security: Date - Sep 13, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; The built-in PowerShell security features as well as some additional security you can configure once in PowerShell.
Authentication: The Next Frontier: Date - Sep 11, 2007; Author - Ricky M. Magalhaes; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; Understanding Authentication.
Win a Copy of the Microsoft Windows Group Policy Guide!: Date - Sep 07, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; We are offering WindowSecurity.com visitors the opportunity to win a copy of the Microsoft Windows Group Policy Guide.
Cross Site Scripting – The Underestimated Exploit: Date - Sep 05, 2007; Author - Jacques Guillaumier; Section - Articles / Web Application Security; Understanding and preventing Cross Site Scripting
GFI LANguard N.S.S.- Voted WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Patch Management Category: Date - Aug 30, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; GFI LANguard N.S.S was selected the winner in the Patch Management category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. WinINSTALL and PatchLink Update were first runner-up and second runner-up.
Unique Group Policy Security Settings: Date - Aug 29, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; Enforcing Group Policy Security Settings (including some in-depth Registry “hacks”), and some of the most common scenarios where security settings do not behave as they appear.
Encryption Key Management: Date - Aug 22, 2007; Author - Ricky M. Magalhaes; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; What needs to be done to effectively store the keys to your encrypted data.
Blissfully Aiding and Abetting Hacker: Date - Aug 22, 2007; Author - Scott Wright; Section - Network Security Library / Network Security; A case study of a recent hack against university computers, describing the need to harden computers and other prevention techniques.
Attachment spam – the latest trend: Date - Aug 16, 2007; Author - GFI Software; Section - Network Security Library / Anti Spam; Spammers using common file formats as attachments for pump-and-dump scams.
A Microsoft PKI Quick Guide – Part 3: Installation: Date - Aug 15, 2007; Author - Martin Kiaer; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; How to install a PKI based on Microsoft Certificate Services in Windows Server 2003.
Reducing the Attack Surface of the Administrator Account: Date - Aug 09, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; Limiting what the 'administrator' accounts can do in networks.
The Role of Encryption in Document DRM: Date - Aug 08, 2007; Author - Dr. Stephen Hitchen; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; Document DRM (dDRM) involves controlling both access to and use of (through digital rights restrictions) the content of documents.
Configuring Granular Password Settings in Windows Server 2008, Part 2: Date - Aug 07, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; How to configure Granular Password Settings for individual users or groups in a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory environment.
Microsoft UK Events Website Hacked: Date - Aug 01, 2007; Author - Jonathan Spiteri; Section - Articles / Web Application Security; A detailed analysis how the website was hacked and how it could have been avoided.
Getting to Secure Internet Identity Management: Date - Aug 01, 2007; Author - Tom Olzak; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; Microsoft's planned integration of CardSpace with the OpenID project.
Efficient Registry Cleanup: Date - Jul 25, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; How to script a registry cleanup or modification for all user profiles on a given computer.
A Microsoft PKI Quick Guide – Part 2: Design: Date - Jul 18, 2007; Author - Martin Kiaer; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; How to avoid common mistakes during the design phase.
Binders and Malware (Part 3): Date - Jul 11, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Viruses, trojans and other malware; Binding malware specimen to Pong.exe with the binder YAB.
The WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Awards - Vote for your Favorite Product!: Date - Jul 05, 2007; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; Beginning in July 2007 WindowSecurity.com will hold monthly Readers’ Choice polls, giving visitors the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category.
Securing DNS for Windows (Part 2): Date - Jul 05, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; How the DNS database is secured.
Document DRM: Replacing Encryption as the Standard for Document Protection: Date - Jul 04, 2007; Author - Dr. Stephen Hitchen; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; In this article, it is argued that dDRM has rendered traditional encryption, as a method for protecting information in documents, obsolete and that dDRM will become the new standard for protecting electronic documents in general.
Configuring Granular Password Settings in Windows Server 2008, Part 1: Date - Jul 03, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; How to configure Granular Password Settings for individual users or groups in a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory environment.
Block Party: A Cryptographic Standard Shindig: Date - Jun 27, 2007; Author - Justin Troutman; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; The greatest product of modern cryptography is probably the competition for a new cryptographic standard which will, in the near future, give us a new hash function standard.
PCI DSS made easy: Date - Jun 27, 2007; Author - GFI Software; Section - Network Security Library / Policy & Standards; Addressing the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Binders and Malware (Part 2): Date - Jun 20, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Viruses, trojans and other malware; Malware binder YAB - how to bind various parts together.
Securing DNS for Windows (Part 1): Date - Jun 13, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; Regardless of the attack on your DNS infrastructure, you need to take precautions to thwart off these attacks before it is too late.
Profiling an Operating System (Part 4): Date - Jun 07, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; How to use NBTSTAT to get host information.
Default Deny All Applications (Part 2): Date - Jun 05, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; A quick “brush up” on how to configure and implement Software Restriction Policies.
The Payment Card Industry Compliance - Securing both Merchant and Customer data: Date - May 31, 2007; Author - Jacques Guillaumier; Section - Articles / Web Application Security; A look at the Payment Card Industry Compliance and its consequences for online merchants.
Profiling an Operating System (Part 3): Date - May 29, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; Testing Windows 2003 Standard.
Using Advanced Group Policy Management to Protect your GPOs: Date - May 23, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Windows 2003 Security; The new Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) tool from Microsoft.
Choosing an Enterprise Rights Management System: Architectural Approaches: Date - May 23, 2007; Author - Avoco Secure; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; Enterprise rights management systems (ERM) attempt to combat data leakage by going a step beyond encryption and adding controls to the use of the content of a document. However, the way that an ERM system approaches this task is vital in retaining the fluid communication characteristic of electronic documents.
Binders and Malware (Part 1): Date - May 16, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Viruses, trojans and other malware; How malware authors bind the malware to legitimate files.
Web Services - The Technology and its Security Concerns: Date - May 16, 2007; Author - Acunetix; Section - Network Security Library / Web Security; The technology behind Web Services, how the system is made available to the user, and the way connections are made to back-end (and therefore sensitive) data.
A Microsoft PKI Quick Guide - Part 1: Planning: Date - May 09, 2007; Author - Martin Kiaer; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; How to design, install and troubleshoot a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) based on Microsoft Certificate Services in Windows Server 2003.
Profiling an Operating System (Part 2): Date - May 02, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; What a computer's packet can reveal.
Default Deny All Applications (Part 1): Date - Apr 26, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; The built-in software control in modern Windows operating systems.
Packet fragmentation versus the Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Part 2: Date - Apr 19, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Intrusion Detection; More advanced fragrouter options to attempt IDS evasion.
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol: Date - Apr 17, 2007; Author - Ricky M. Magalhaes; Section - Articles / Firewalls & VPNs; SSTP (Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol) and the VPN capabilities it will offer in future.
Packet fragmentation versus the Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Part 1: Date - Apr 11, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Intrusion Detection; Packet fragmentation and how it can affect the IDS.
Longhorn Poised to Provide Multiple Domain Passwords: Date - Apr 05, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; Longhorn Domain Passwords and its capabilities in this area.
Reverse Engineering Malware (Part 5): Date - Apr 03, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; The malware sample in its uncompressed format.
Best practice security guide to built-in device control in Windows (Part 2): Date - Mar 28, 2007; Author - Martin Kiaer; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; A quick overview of the device control options in Windows Vista.
Profiling an Operating System (Part 1): Date - Mar 22, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; Architectural and host profiling.
Controlling Block (GPO) Inheritance via Delegation: Date - Mar 20, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; How to control Block Inheritance via delegation.
Is your website hackable? Why you need to worry: Date - Mar 14, 2007; Author - Kevin J Vella; Section - Articles / Web Application Security; Prominent hacking episodes of December 2006 and much needed statistics on web application hacking.
An Overview of Common Database Architectures: Date - Mar 14, 2007; Author - Bradley Morgan; Section - Network Security Library / Software Engineering; Overview of three main categories of database architectures and their sub-categories.
Product Review: GFI EndPointSecurity: Date - Mar 08, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Product Reviews; In this article we will take a look at an application that makes it possible to control a somewhat neglected part of the in- and outgoing data traffic we have in modern corporations. Portable storing devices are nowadays so cheap and commonly used that they can be considered a direct threat against data security in most corporate networks.
The 25 Most Common Mistakes in Email Security: Date - Mar 07, 2007; Author - Brian Provost; Section - Network Security Library / Anti Spam; 25 of the most common and easy to fix mistakes that people make when it comes to email security.
Reverse Engineering Malware (Part 4): Date - Mar 06, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; Unmasking the efforts of spammers, internet bottom feeders, and others with ill intent trying to mask what is in reality malware.
Best practice security guide to built-in device control in Windows (Part 1): Date - Feb 28, 2007; Author - Martin Kiaer; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; How to protect your Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or Vista based computer from unwanted or built-in devices.
Preparing for Security Event Management: Date - Feb 28, 2007; Author - Nick Hutton; Section - Network Security Library / Network Security; How to mitigate some of the risks and reduce the costs associated with implementation of Security Event Management systems.
The True Nature of Web Application Security: The Role and Function of Black Box Scanners: Date - Feb 21, 2007; Author - Kevin J Vella; Section - Articles / Web Application Security; A holistic view of the security infrastructure of any organization and web application security.
Passive Information Gathering (Part 2): Date - Feb 21, 2007; Author - Gunter Ollmann; Section - Network Security Library / Auditing; Part 2 of what can be gathered passively in order to formulate a targeted attack.
Reverse Engineering Malware (Part 3): Date - Feb 15, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; The actual malware analysis.
Targeted Cyber Attacks: Date - Feb 14, 2007; Author - GFI Software; Section - Network Security Library / Network Security; The dangers faced by your corporate network.
How to Force Remote Group Policy Processing: Date - Feb 13, 2007; Author - Jakob H. Heidelberg; Section - Articles / Windows 2003 Security; Tricks, scripts and free tools for updating Group Policy Settings on remote domain computers.
Web Applications: What are they? What about them?: Date - Feb 07, 2007; Author - Kevin J Vella; Section - Articles / Web Application Security; A layman’s understanding to web application function and related security issues.
Passive Information Gathering (Part 1): Date - Feb 07, 2007; Author - Gunter Ollmann; Section - Network Security Library / Auditing; What can be gathered passively in order to formulate a targeted attack.
Reverse Engineering Malware (Part 2): Date - Jan 31, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; The actual process of rev eng, as many call it.
Controlling Privileges of the Administrator Accounts: Date - Jan 30, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; A look at what Administrator accounts are capable of doing and accessing.
Keystroke Dynamics: Low Impact Biometric Verification: Date - Jan 24, 2007; Author - Tom Olzak; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; How the effectiveness of biometric solutions are measured, followed by an examination of keystroke dynamics technology.
PSTools suite (Part 3): Date - Jan 24, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; The remaining tools in the PsTools Suite.
A best practice guide on how to configure BitLocker (Part 2): Date - Jan 23, 2007; Author - Martin Kiaer; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; A look at BitLocker from an Active Directory point of view and a look at BitLocker and TPM configuration using Group Policies and how to perform key recovery.
Reverse Engineering Malware (Part 1): Date - Jan 18, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; How to apply reverse engineering, the rapidly growing computer security field.
The Dangers Of Ad-Hoc Wireless Networking: Date - Jan 17, 2007; Author - Darren Miller; Section - Network Security Library / Wireless Security; How vulnerable many people are out there in the business world.
Protecting Your Laptop: Date - Jan 16, 2007; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; Steps to take to protect your laptop.
PSTools suite (Part 2): Date - Jan 10, 2007; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; A look at more of the tools available in the PsTools suite.
A best practice guide on how to configure BitLocker (Part 1): Date - Jan 03, 2007; Author - Martin Kiaer; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; How to configure BitLocker and how to get BitLocker to rock in Windows Vista using best-practice methods.