Security Features

Power by Proxy (Server) - June 30, 2009
By David Strom
From Iran's recent election to a Microsoft lawsuit against alleged purveyors of advertising click fraud proxy servers are front and center.

Mind the Egress When Filtering for Security - June 18, 2009
By Paul Rubens
As important as it is to watch incoming traffic, it's equally important to watch what comes out. Packets leaving your network can be just as damaging as the malware and spyware coming in. Learn which traffic to watch especially closely.

Stop the Flood: Keeping Sensitive Data in Your Environment - June 1, 2009
By Sonny Discini
The bad news is there's no way to plug all of your data leaks. The good news is mitigation can slow the leakage to a trickle.

Eavesdropping on the Wi-Fi Eavesdroppers - May 18, 2009
By Eric Geier
From e-mail to IM exchanges to file transfers, learn how Wi-Fi eavesdroppers work so you can protect your wireless communications.

Social Network Protection - May 11, 2009
By Kenneth van Wyk
It's critical to protect yourself and your PC when using Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites.

Malware Prevention Trends and Tips - April 22, 2009
By Sonny Discini
With anti-virus detection software unable to catch at least 80 percent infections, it's critical enterprises do whatever they can to protect their IT infrastructure. This how-to guide offers tips for stopping the new methods of infiltration in their tracks.

Special Ops Software Password Policy and Password Reset - March 30, 2009
By Marcin Policht
Looking to go beyond the fine-grained password policies available in Windows Server 2008? Consider Special Operations Software, software designed to fill functionality and manageability gaps in Microsoft-designed products.

Take the Sting out of Security With Astaro Appliances - March 23, 2009
By Paul Rubens
Underneath its unassuming exterior, this best-of-breed open source software helps Astaro's security appliances police your network.

LDAP and Kerberos, Together More Secure - March 13, 2009
By Juliet Kemp
LDAP organizes information and provides access to it. Kerberos is designed to handle authentication. Separate they are useful; together they offer a more secure and powerful solution.

IT Cost Cutting - Efficient Infrastructures and Open Source Software Alternatives - February 27, 2009
By Sonny Discini
Learn how an honest assessment of your storage infrastructure along with Ossim, Ubuntu and other open source alternatives can lead to effective cost-cutting measures.

Google as Your Guide to Malware - February 23, 2009
Learn how malware creators are gaming Google to build their exploit toolkits and lure your users to malicious sites.

Windows Server 2008 Read-Only Domain Controller Benefits - February 18, 2009
By John Policelli
Discover how read-only domain controllers provide improved security, faster logon times and an expanded set of administrative roles.

Indispensable Open Source Network Security Apps - February 12, 2009
By Rafael Hernandez
Learn how Angry IP Scanner and Wikto can alert you to open avenues of attack against your systems. And they don't cost a dime...

Dynamic Robots.txt Rules for Apache Security - February 5, 2009
By Ken Coar
Learn how to customize protection against overreaching bots and spiders with a dynamic Robots.txt file and a dash of MySQL know-how.

SSH at Work: Manage Long-Running Processes with screen - February 4, 2009
By Jeremy M. Jones
Learn how to set up screen sessions and stay in charge of those extended, ssh-connected tasks even if your duties require a change in venue.

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