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Securing encrypted traffic in SSL
Insight perspective Encrypted traffic can still be dangerous, despite being carried by Secure Sockets Layer. Find out what options firms can consider to contain threats via SSL.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Authentication, Malware, SSL, antivirus, SSL certificate, certificate authority
Choosing a vendor solution for wireless LAN security with 802.1x and EAP
Insight 802.1x and EAP are open standards, and implementation is left to individual vendors. Here's how to choose the best solution.
Building a Google Android application
Blogs The new Google Android HTC G1 smartphone promises to cover the middle-ground, between the Apple iPhone and Windows Mobil...
Apple plugs holes for domain spoofing, other attacks
News Security update for Mac OS X addresses 43 specific issues, including holes that could allow an attacker to take over the computer.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Web sites, Apple Inc., Security, SSL, Web sites, Domain, Attack, Apple Mac OS X
Researchers exploit flaws in SSL, domain authentication system
News Dan Kaminsky and Moxie Marlinspike explain how flaws in the way domain names are verified on the Internet could allow attackers to impersonate a site and steal information from unsuspecting Web surfers.
Tags: Network security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Web sites, Authentication, Security, SSL, Domain Name, Web Browser, Vulnerability
10 obscure Linux apps to try
Techguide With thousands of Linux tools out there, some of the very best ones might get lost in the crowd. Here are some, more admins should know about.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Business applications, File, Tea, Tool, Video, certificate authority, Floola, Giver
New MD5/SSL exploit is not end of civilization as we know it
Techguide MD5 insecure? Absolutely. SSL hacked? Sort of, but it's not broken. A case of certificate authority negligence? You decide.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Certificate, Security, SSL, VeriSign Inc., SHA-1, Tool, Risk
SSL: Broken even more
Techguide Lately, security conferences have been bad news for SSL. At this year's Black Hat, independent security guru Moxie Marlinspike explained how he was able to completely bypass SSL security.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Data security, PC security, SSL, Web Page, Web Browser, SHA-1, Moxie Marlinspike, SSLstrip
Firefox extension protects against man-in-the-middle attacks
News New software helps guide users to safe Web sites and away from malicious sites, without being confused by an error message Firefox displays for many Web sites that do not pay third-parties to verify their security.
Tags: Security, Mobile/Wireless, Domain names, Web browsers, Site, Attack, Mozilla Firefox, Carnegie-Mellon University, software, Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Learn the concepts behind Certificate Services for Windows 2000
Insight Deploying Certificate Services can be necessary for Windows 2000 security, but it's complex. To help get you past the new terms and concepts involved in this process, here's a rundown of Certificate Services basics.
Friendly rootkits a must for secure Web shopping?
News Secure Socket Layer certificates have made e-commerce more secure, but a U.S. security researcher reckons benevolent rootkits might do a better job.
Tags: E-commerce, SSL/TLS, Digital signatures
Exchange 2000 planning: Server placement and topology
Insight Exchange 2000 features several important topology changes from previous versions of Exchange, including Routing Groups, Administrative Groups, and bridgehead servers. See what preparations you need to make for these and other topology factors.
Install Novell's NetMail XE as an alternative to Exchange
Insight Microsoft Exchange is a great e-mail server, but for some organizations, it's overkill. Novell provides a simple but effective e-mail server in its new NetMail XE product. Here's how you can quickly install and configure NetMail XE.
Post-install tasks help tune BizTalk Server 2002
Insight Microsoft BizTalk Server helps companies integrate services and applications both within an organization and also with business partners to create business-to-business (B2B) solutions.
Digital stimulus for Philippine e-commerce
Blogs A few days ago, I had the opportunity to attend a government-organized public consultation meeting on a proposed certifi...
