Archive for the ‘security’ Category.
Pringles: the latest hacker tool
Pringles: the latest hacker tool. vnunet.com Mar 8 2002 12:40PM ET
But security firm I-sec recently demonstrated that using an empty Pringles tube as an antenna could boost the hacker’s chance of picking up a wireless signal by as much as 15 per cent.
Apparently the hollow tube shape combined with a tinfoil lining makes the empty crisps tin ideal for concentrating a signal.
[Moreover – Computer security news]
Klez E-mail Worm To Go Off Today
Klez E-mail Worm To Go Off Today. ZDNet Mar 6 2002 10:12AM ET [Moreover – Computer security news]
Idiot-friendly virus generator shut down
Idiot-friendly virus generator shut down. vnunet.com Mar 6 2002 9:18AM ET [Moreover – Tech latest]
PGP is dead! Long live PGP? Maybe
PGP is dead! Long live PGP? Maybe. Interactive Week Mar 5 2002 7:58AM ET [Moreover – Computer security news]
Online virus generator causes concern
Online virus generator causes concern. vnunet.com Mar 4 2002 6:52AM ET [Moreover – Computer security news]
Malware by numbers: online virus creation tool spotted. Pirate site for click kiddies [The Register]
IPSec VPNs for Extranets: Not what you want to wake up next to
IPSec VPNs for Extranets: Not what you want to wake up next to
The VPN Paradox:
For the past several years, vendors have touted VPNs as the natural solution for leveraging the lower cost Internet medium to support intranets, remote access, e-commerce, and extranets. While VPNs have made significant progress in replacing dial and leased lines for RAS and intranet connections, they have fallen short when it comes to Extranets. In general VPNs are ill suited to building multi-company extranets [see Jim Slaby, Giga Information Group] or any situation that extends across organizational boundaries or where there is unbalanced trust between end points.
Software That Asks “Who Goes There?”
Business Week: Software That Asks “Who Goes There?” It’s enough to give any business a headache, let alone a health-insurance company. Tech-support staffers at insurer Wellpoint say they receive 14,000 calls every month from employees who have forgotten their computer-access passwords for the company’s Intranet site and need a manual reset. [Tomalak’s Realm]
Snort Sniffs Out a Commercial Future
SecurityFocus:
Snort Sniffs Out a Commercial Future
The creator of the popular open source intrusion detection system gets megabucks in venture capital for a Snort start-up.
