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Articles & Tutorials for May, 2006

Calamitous Cryptography: The Extortoise and the Haregretful: Date - May 31, 2006; Author - Justin Troutman; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; Cryptovirology - cryptography's evil younger sibling. Let's look at how the intensity of this dark science feeds directly from the security of its older, defensive brother.
Wireless Authentication Solutions: Date - May 31, 2006; Author - Bradley Morgan; Section - Network Security Library / Wireless Security; As is the case with any valuable resource, there must be limitations on who can access and use your wireless medium.
Event Log/Monitoring Consolidation: Date - May 24, 2006; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; In most corporate organizations today there is a large array of computer network security devices deployed. All of these security tools produce voluminous amounts of output. What good is that output unless you can make use of it?
Video On How To Hack A PC: Date - May 24, 2006; Author - Darren Miller; Section - Network Security Library / Information Warfare; This paper by Darren Miller reviews a new video describing the "Anatomy of a Hack" and methods to thwart the hack. Some might consider this video controversial or "self serving" marketing information.
How to Nest Users and Groups for Permissions: Date - May 18, 2006; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; In this article I will show you how to nest users and groups for permissions.
Strengthen Data Protection with Network Access Controls: Date - May 17, 2006; Author - Tom Olzak; Section - Network Security Library / Network Security; One of the first steps in meeting the challenges associated with the evolving demands for new network access methods, is the segmentation of the network. Once your network is segmented, the next step is to ensure that all endpoint devices (workstations, laptops, handheld devices, etc.) conform to your security baselines. Using a generic view of network access controls, we step through three common network connectivity scenarios in this paper.
Auditing your Network: Date - May 16, 2006; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; In this article we will cover just what it means to have a computer security network audited.
Compliance and You: Date - May 10, 2006; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; This article is squarely aimed at those of you who are at best confused about the whole compliance quagmire.
Wireless Security Attacks and Defenses: Date - May 10, 2006; Author - Bradley Morgan; Section - Network Security Library / Wireless Security; This paper provides great insight into properly securing Wireless LAN's. It's amazing the number of WiFi installations that are open to neighbors and others! Is your network as secure as it can be?
One Week Left to Win a free Security Book: Date - May 08, 2006; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; There is only one week remaining to win a copy of one of two essential security books. Please read on for more details.
Understanding Windows NTFS Permissions: Date - May 03, 2006; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; In this article I will explain the NTFS methods and features that are available with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server.
10 Things To Do For A Healthy & Secure PC: Date - May 03, 2006; Author - Darren Miller; Section - Network Security Library / Patch Management; This article lists 10 things that are of key importance in maintaining a healthy computer. To many of us these steps seem so common place, but it makes for good reading you can hand to that friend or family member just getting started with computers.