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WPA crack details revealed
News Two German researchers have published a paper giving details of how to crack the Wi-Fi Protected Access encryption standard, as well as a proof-of-concept tool.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security, WEP, Access Point, SANS Institute, IT Professional, Attack, TKIP, WPA, Wi-Fi
IBM raises stakes for wireless notebooks
News IBM is trying to take a bite out of Apple Computer with the introduction of new wireless-capable notebooks.
IBM to offer e-commerce security standard
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OpenAmplify developer's diary Part 1: Making the request
Techguide Justin James chronicles his process of using Hapax's OpenAmplify Web service to create an application which can match documents that have similar content or is identical to the source document.
Tags: Web services, Protocols and platforms, LINQ, Simple Object Access Protocol, WSDL, OpenAmplify Developer, Web Browser, Dividend, client system, Developer
Create your own yum repository
Techguide Learn how to create your own yum repository with the createrepo tool. One thing it allows you to do is distribute specialized packages within an organization.
Tags: Open source, Operating systems, Infrastructure/architecture management, Repository, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., client system, Tool, Yum, computer
Symantec acquires Mi5, expands security offerings
News Company has bought Web security appliance maker Mi5 and plans to announce two new enterprise suites at the RSA conference.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Acquisitions, Malware, Security, client system, Mi5 Networks, Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, RSA Security Inc., Web security
Get network versatility with SSH tunneling and netcat
Techguide Vincent Danen explains how to use netcat with SSH tunneling when you need to create a secure connection to a server from a remote location.
Tags: Open source, Bastion, Authentication, ProxyCommand, network, OpenSSH, SSH, IP, Tool, Password
Setting up a dynamic DNS service
Techguide Vincent Danen shows you how to configure the BIND side of a dynamic DNS service.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Network administration/implementation, IP, DHCP, BIND, DHCP Server, Server, DNS, dynamic DNS
Secure remote tasks with ssh and keys
Techguide If you want to set up another administrator on your server or execute remote tasks securely, learn to use ssh with keys.
Tags: Servers, Security, Linux
OpenOffice nears download milestone
News The open-source productivity application OpenOffice.org has been downloaded almost 50 million times since the project was started.
Tags: Office suites, Open source
Check out new Microsoft security bulletins, including critical flaw in PPTP
Insight Windows administrators need to take note of three new Microsoft Security bulletins, one that affects Win2K, one that affects IIS, and one that reveals a potential DoS issue in PPTP. Get all the details and a look at the fixes.
Ensure basic Web site security with this checklist
Techguide A security procedures checklist is a useful tool for affecting workplace security policies.
Solve registry problems with Registry Clean Pro
Insight With RegClean no longer supported by Microsoft, there are several options out there for cleaning the registry. However, getting one that does the job as effectively as RegClean used to is the trick. Now you can look no further with Registry Clean Pro.
Commentary: P2P needs compelling applications
News For individual consumers, P2P promises more control over their systems and a return to more "personal" computing. For businesses, it's a whole different ball game.
Commentary: P2P needs compelling applications
News The Internet application revolution has resulted in a migration of applications and data onto servers, dampening the growth of client-side performance requirements.
