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TLS/SSL Certifying Authority system a scam?

TLS/SSL Certifying Authority system a scam?

The traditional Public Key Infrastructure implementation of TLS/SSL is a confidence game. Chad Perrin explains more in this article.

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Use SCP for quick, secure file transfers

When you need to securely transfer a single file, SCP may be the ideal tool.

Tuesday, November 24 2009 11:30 AM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

What Windows 7 means to security admins

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.

Tuesday, November 17 2009 12:07 PM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Never use dynamic variable names

How to dynamically name variables is a common subject of programming questions. That's a great way to create security problems, though.

Tuesday, November 10 2009 12:23 PM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Perspectives provides out-of-band verification for SSH

There is more to Perspectives than the Firefox extension for TLS/SSL validation.

Tuesday, November 03 2009 02:36 PM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Is Firefox + Perspectives the most secure browser for TLS/SSL encryption?

Perspectives is a TLS/SSL encryption certificate validation tool that works even for self-signed certificates.

Tuesday, October 27 2009 11:36 AM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

IT security: Maxims for the ages

Roger G. Johnston of the Argonne National Laboratory's Nuclear Engineering Division attempts to enlighten the rest of the world about managing security.

Tuesday, October 20 2009 01:11 PM

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Hire security pros based on reasoning and aptitude

In-house education--not resume bullet points--is the key to having the best possible employees.

Tuesday, October 13 2009 12:23 PM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

The Bobby Tables guide to SQL injection

Avoiding SQL injection vulnerabilities is much easier than you might think. XKCD inspired a simple tutorial.

Tuesday, October 06 2009 11:16 AM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Is paranoid cookie management for you?

How much paranoia you employ in Web cookie management determines how much work you must put in, and which strategies you'll use.

Tuesday, September 29 2009 11:51 AM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Flash cookies: What's new with online privacy

If you thought refusing HTTP cookies prevented tracking, think again. Web site developers have found a way.

Tuesday, September 22 2009 12:48 PM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

IT security policies: Why they don't always work

IT security policies never pleases everyone, and can be nebulous and difficult to get right. Learn from one company's experience of getting its plan to work.

Tuesday, September 15 2009 12:29 PM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Unmask your passwords with this JavaScript trick

If you think you mistyped a password into a password field in your browser, a simple JavaScript trick can help you find out by unmasking the password.

Tuesday, September 08 2009 01:06 PM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Use RFC 2606 example domains for example e-mail

Example e-mail domains were created specifically for use in examples, so that people with real e-mail accounts that happen to coincide with your examples don't suffer the fallout of an unfortunate choice of example.

Tuesday, September 01 2009 11:41 AM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Why automatic updates may be the next big threat

Michael Kassner discusses a potential problem--an attacker hijacking automatic updates and downloading malware onto users' computers.

Tuesday, August 25 2009 12:28 PM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

IPv6: Oops, it's on by default

Do you know whether your computers are actively using IPv6 or not? Better check, as the bad guys probably already know.

Tuesday, August 18 2009 11:38 AM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Understanding risk, threat and vulnerability

IT security, like any other technical field, has its own specialized language developed to make it easier for experts to discuss the subject. It pays to understand this jargon when researching security.

Tuesday, August 11 2009 12:20 PM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Basics of secure admin privilege use with Unix

Sometimes, it's worthwhile to get back to basics. Read about the basics of secure administrative privilege use on Unix-like systems.

Tuesday, August 04 2009 11:41 AM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Why masking passwords isn't a good idea

A respected individual argued that password masking isn't worth the effort, even detrimental. Michael Kassner digs deeper to see if that's really the case.

Tuesday, July 28 2009 11:18 AM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Six principles of practical ciphers

Core ideas of a set of principles familiar to cryptographers and other security experts as Kerckhoffs' Principle, are still relevant today--more than 125 years after they were articulated.

Tuesday, July 21 2009 11:31 AM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management

Intellectual property: Do you have a leak?

Is your organization's intellectual property floating around the Internet? Not sure? Here are some ways to check.

Tuesday, July 14 2009 11:58 AM

Tags: Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management



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