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Industry Notebook: Seclarity joins security community; Edgeos offers free guide for Nessus
A new security company launches, while several established vendors release upgrades. Another provides a free guide for Nessus users. Article
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Is Snort better than proprietary IDS?
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Vulnerability scanning with Nessus
Nessus is a free vulnerability scanning tool that works differently than other scanners. Tip
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POF fingerprint scanning tools mitigate OS fingerprinting vulnerabilities
Nmap's silent parnter, POF is an OS fingerprinting tool for the good guys. Tip
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Network packet analyzers enable enterprise 'packet peeking'
Marcus Ranum explains how network packet analyzers offer a worm's-eye view of what's traversing an enterprise network. Column
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Snort survives first vulnerability
Snort, the immensely popular open-source intrusion-detection system, is no longer confined to cult status. Since going commercial in 2001 with the formation of Columbia, Md.-based Sourcefire Inc., Snort has extended its reach into enterprises and dee... Interview
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Cisco Catalyst 6500 IDS card versus Snort Sensors
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Basic security tenets apply to open source programs too
Making source code available for all to see and manipulate does not make it secure. Secure development and proper configuration are essential to the safety of Linux systems as well as proprietary. Article
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SSH installations open to remote exploit
Vulnerabilities discovered in Secure Shell could lead to system crashes or remote execution of code. Article
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Open-source security: It's all in the scrutiny
Open-source security: It's all in the scrutiny Article
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