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Articles & Tutorials for December, 2005

The Different Shades of Hackers: Date - Dec 29, 2005; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; The computer security world is populated by various types of people. Notably in that world are your various hacker types. Be they white, grey, or black, it now seems that almost every hacker is assigned a color. What does it all mean though? Read on to find out.
Anonymous Connections: Date - Dec 27, 2005; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; Is your network safe from intruders? With all of the different methods that intruders use to weasel their way into your network and servers, you can’t be sure. Hackers will use trojan horses, backdoors, compromised user accounts, and the front door. That is right, the front door! Ok, maybe a side door, but unless your Windows environment is protected, an intruder can use a door to your house that was put there when you made the installation. This “door” in a Windows operating system is the anonymous connection.
Remote Authentication: Different Types and Uses: Date - Dec 22, 2005; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; Computer networks have arguably helped worker efficiency and helped a company’s bottom line. Well with that has come the need for workers to, at times, remotely log into the corporate network. This is ideally done via secure means. Within the confines of this article we will look at several of these methods.
Book Reviews: Creating Security Policies and Defining Security Roles: Date - Dec 20, 2005; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; Large organizations looking for help on creating security policies and defining security roles and responsibilities need look no further — two titles from Information Shield provide help on just that.
Access Controls: What is it and how can it be undermined?: Date - Dec 15, 2005; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; We have stoplights on city streets, and locks on the doors of our homes. What these things have in common is that they are access controls. The world of computer security is very much the same in that it employs various ways to limit access. In this article we will cover several ones and discuss their usage.
Will upgrading to 64 Bit Windows make you More Secure?: Date - Dec 13, 2005; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; Both Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP now come in 64 bit versions, to run on the 64 bit processors made by Intel and AMD. 64 bit hardware and operating systems offer some big advantages over the currently more commonplace 32 bit systems, including the ability to handle more physical memory and big performance boosts for applications that are written for the 64 bit system.
Biometrics and You: Date - Dec 08, 2005; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; The world of computer security has spawned yet another way to help secure one’s computer assets. That would be the still maturing area that is biometrics. Just what are biometrics anyway, and are they really being adopted by the mainstream? Read on to find out.
Protect your network from rogue users: Date - Dec 06, 2005; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; IT departments spend a great deal of time, effort and money to protect against external threats – those that enter the network via the Internet or remote access – but sometimes forget the harm that can be done by an authorized user who decides to “go rogue” (circumvent network security policies for his/her own purposes).
Studying Network Activity Using the Chaosreader Tool: Date - Dec 01, 2005; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows Networking; I have written quite a bit about investigating network activity at the packet level. This practice can yield some key information about your network. Another tool that can help you discern network activity is a program called Chaosreader. Read on to find out more about this outstanding tool, and its ability to help you.