Kerberos
55 Stories
Security pros warn of critical flaws in Kerberos
News Vulnerabilities in technology widely used for network authentication leave computers open to attack.
Tags: Security Management, Mac OS, UNIX, Linux
IE flaw opens door to infection on sight
News Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture.
Tags: Data security, Web browsers
Troubleshoot IPSec with these tips
Techguide Running IPSec to secure your network's communication traffic provides a very strong layer of defense to your network. However, it's important that you test these policies before deploying them and verify that they're running properly.
Tags: Data security, Digital signatures, Applications and tools, Policy and management
Restarting Active Directory as a service in Windows Server 2008
Techguide Dependency services will also restart, when the Active Directory Domain Service is restarted.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, DNS Server, Active Directory Service, Directory Service, domain controller, Kerberos, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server
What Windows 7 means to security admins
Techguide Windows expert Greg Shultz reviews the most significant differences in Windows 7 that will affect the role of security administrators, including changes to UAC, the new AppLocker, and BitLocker To Go.
Tags: Security, Data security, PC security, Windows 7, AppLocker, NTLM Authentication Protocol, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Windows Vista
Kerberos-related vulnerability affects many Linux/UNIX versions
Insight A new vulnerability discovered in the Kerberos protocol could compromise authentication mechanisms in Linux/UNIX systems. Here's a look at the technical details of this flaw, what dangers it poses, and which systems are affected by it.
Apple fixes 15 flaws in Mac OS X
News The Mac maker patches a bushel of security issues in its flagship operating system, some of which are considered "critical."
Flaws could open systems to attack
News "Critical" flaws in widely used security authentication technology could expose many software products to hacker attack.
Tags: Network security
Microsoft investigates Exchange security hole
News The newly launched server software appears to contain a serious flaw that allows Web-based users to access other accounts.
Flaw opens door in Windows, Mac, Linux
News A buffer overflow glitch in common communications software could let hackers crash systems, execute malicious code or steal sensitive information, the CERT security center warns.
RPC/XDR flaw affects multiple operating systems
Insight A newly discovered flaw in the XDR library used in Sun RPC has far-reaching consequences for operating systems, including Mac OS, Linux, UNIX, and possibly even Windows. Check out the dangers involved.
New Samba beta targets Active Directory
News The test version of the open-source file-sharing software emulates Microsoft's Active Directory ID management.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Open source
BEA looks to modernize Tuxedo
News Updated high-end transaction software could be used for processing high volumes of data
Tags: Programming languages, Web services
Authentication caching with nscd
Techguide Distributed authentication is increasingly popular as home networks add more computers and business networks continue to expand.
Tags: Linux, Linux desktop OS, Linux server OS, Open source
Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X flaws
News Fourth security update this year addresses vulnerabilities that could let attackers hit Macs.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Mac OS
