Firewall Configuration
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How to manage Windows Vista Firewall
Insight Vista has changed a lot of the basic things found in Windows XP. Among the changes is a completely updated firewall.
Tags: Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Security, Firewalls, Network security, Security applications/tools
Firewall tweaking after SP2
Insight After installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you will notice several changes to the XP firewall. Depending on your system, you may need to tweak the firewall's configuration.
Tags: Windows XP
Fix common internal and external security flaws
Insight When you conduct a security assessment of your network, you'll probably discover a number of soft spots. Here's a look at how to fix many of the most common flaws and vulnerabilities.
Secure remote firewall administration via SSH
Techguide Using Web-based component to configure firewalls may not be secure. Vincent Danen highlights another way.
Tags: Open source, Firewalls, Security Management, Authentication, TCP, Linksys Inc., network, firewall configuration, SSH, Web Browser
Outward bound with Vista's new firewall
Techguide Robert Vamosi takes a closer look at Windows Firewall in Vista.
Tags: Applications and tools
Critical flaw in RPCSS is similar to the cause of Blaster
Insight A flaw in the way Windows handles RPC requests can lead to serious problems. The Blaster worm is just one example. Now, there's a serious new RPC vulnerability that affects most versions of Windows currently in use.
Prepping for Windows Server 2003 SP 1
Insight Finished up with deploying the recent Windows XP SP2? Good, get ready now for Windows Server 2003's first service pack.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003
Fight back against spyware
Insight With techniques like Winsock fix, policy control and firewall tuning, Brien M. Posey shows you how to get spyware under control.
Tags: Network security, Software
Take this four-phase approach to a network risk assessment
Techguide Using a combination of various freeware and commercial tools and techniques to evaluate your network, offers a clear picture of the dangers the company faces.
Tags: Network security
Configure client-side offline file settings
Techguide The Offline Files feature of Windows 2000 and later enables users to maintain a local copy of a shared folder so they can work with the folder and its contents when the server is unavailable. However, you might prefer to disable offline folders in your network for security reasons or simply to avoid the problems that will inevitably crop up when users try to take advantage of offline folders.
Linux 101: Get control with secure service management
Techguide A critical part of the process of securing any computer is maintaining positive control over the services that are running. Learn to configure a PC running Linux for secure service management.
Build next-generation applications now
Insight Pick up any leading analyst report and you’ll see two recurring themes. The first is that software development is rapidly moving away from native code and toward virtual machines.
Should we worry about bot escalation?
Insight comment If there is one eye-catching trend in Symantec's latest half-yearly Internet security threat report, it is that bots are upon us.
Tags: Security
Securing remote users: Scaling the firewall for protection
Insight Although there are plenty of personal firewall products that can help you secure remote users, some implementation and management issues persist. Find out what the primary problems are, and start your product search from our list of leading vendor links.
Security assessment shows idlescan is not an idle threat
Insight Idlescanning allows malicious hackers to scan targets without sending data packets to a target from their own IP address. During a recent security assessment, one consultant found the client particularly vulnerable to this type of attack.
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