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Articles & Tutorials for February, 2003

Wireless Attacks Primer

Date - Feb 24, 2003

Author - Robert J. Shimonski

Section - Articles / Wireless Security

In general, attacks on wireless networks fall into four basic categories: passive attacks, active attacks, man-in-the middle attacks, and jamming attacks. Let's review what these attacks mean on a wireless network.

Securing Data in Transit with IPSec

Date - Feb 17, 2003

Author - Deb Shinder

Section - Articles / Windows OS Security

With her first article for WindowSecurity.com, we are pleased to welcome Debra Littlejohn Shinder to our team of authors. Network security has many facets, and much emphasis is placed (rightly) on keeping intruders and attackers out of the network via firewalls. However, in today’s business environment, there are also many instances in which sensitive data needs to be protected within the local network from users who have legitimate access to the network – but do not need to have access to the data in question. The answer in that case is encryption.

Why anti-virus software is not enough: The urgent need for server-based email content checking

Date - Feb 15, 2003

Author - GFI Software

Section - Network Security Library / Anti Virus

This white paper explains why anti-virus software alone is not enough to protect your organization against the current and future onslaught of computer viruses. Examining the different kinds of email attacks that threaten today’s organizations, this paper describes the need for a solid server-based content-checking solution to safeguard your business against email viruses and attacks.

Make an Incident Response Plan

Date - Feb 12, 2003

Author - Robert J. Shimonski

Section - Articles / Misc Network Security

Incident Response is when a problem occurs, it is identified and then you need to respond to it. Responding to such an incident would be deemed “Incident Response” and you need to know the underlying concepts to Incident Response for be able to run your network efficiently. In this article, we will look at all the underpinnings of Incident Response, Chain of Custody and how to deal with a problem that occurs on a Microsoft based network.

Denial of Service 101

Date - Feb 05, 2003

Author - Robert J. Shimonski

Section - Articles / Misc Network Security

A denial of service (DoS) attack is an incident in which a user or organization is deprived of the services of a resource they would normally expect to have. Typically, the loss of service is the inability of a particular network service, such as e-mail, to be available or the temporary loss of all network connectivity and services. In this article we will look at a DoS and a DDoS which is a “Distributed Denial of Service” attack where the attack comes from multiple hosts, not just one host, to maximize the resulting devastation.