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Articles & Tutorials for October, 2005

Delegating Group Policy Privilege using the GPMC: Date - Oct 27, 2005; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; If you have an Active Directory domain or enterprise, you are all too familiar with Group Policy. Group Policy is the preferred way to ensure standardized and secure domain controllers, servers, and clients. With standards becoming so highly regarded to reduce the TCO of clients, Group Policy control is essential. This article describes "who" can perform "which" tasks with Group Policy and the proper way to configure them within the GPMC.
The Importance of Web Application Scanning: Date - Oct 26, 2005; Author - Acunetix; Section - Network Security Library / Web Security; Organizations need a Web application scanning solution that can scan for security loopholes in Web-based applications to prevent would-be hackers from gaining unauthorized access to corporate applications and data. Web applications are proving to be the weakest link in overall corporate security, even though companies have left no stone unturned in installing the better-known network security and anti-virus solutions. Quick to take advantage of this vulnerability, hackers have now begun to use Web applications as a platform for gaining access to corporate data.
Shells for Sale! (Part 1): Date - Oct 25, 2005; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Viruses, trojans and other malware; What would happen if a semi-skilled hacker decided to harvest some computers, and then in turn sell access to them? It is an intriguing concept that we will explore over the next few articles. As always, there will be a premium placed on technical detail, which will allow you to recreate what I have done.
Robot Wars – How Botnets Work: Date - Oct 20, 2005; Author - hakin9; Section - Articles / Viruses, trojans and other malware; One of the most common and efficient DDoS attack methods is based on using hundreds of zombie hosts. Zombies are usually controlled and managed via IRC networks, using so-called botnets. Let's take a look at the ways an attacker can use to infect and take control of a target computer, and let's see how we can apply effective countermeasures in order to defend our machines against this threat.
New Security Features in IE 7.0: Date - Oct 18, 2005; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; The browser security wars have been heating up again lately. After a small but significant exodus in which many computer users switched from Internet Explorer to Mozilla’s Firefox because of its supposed security advantages, last month a report from Symantec shocked many open source fans with data showing the Mozilla browsers suffered from more security vulnerabilities than IE, including more that were of high severity.
Changing Passwords for Key User Accounts: Date - Oct 13, 2005; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; I must warn all readers that this article is direct and aimed to make you feel a bit uncomfortable. The goal is to expose a few vulnerabilities in your network, so that they can be fixed. However, my experience and research has proven that most companies fall into the same bucket when it comes to these vulnerabilities.
I installed my Home Wireless Network and my neighbor was using it!: Date - Oct 12, 2005; Author - Darren Miller; Section - Network Security Library / Wireless Security; When I moved into my new home in south Florida I found 10 unsecured wireless networks in range of my home office. As I introduced myself to my neighbors I asked them if they had installed a wireless network and told them if they had, their computers may be exposed. I helped them secure their networks but it seems every holiday brings more unsecured networks. Do you live in a neighborhood like mine? Do any of your neighbors have the experience to help you configure your wireless networks securely? Or, does your neighbor have other ideas in mind?
First Look at Windows Vista: Secure at Last?: Date - Oct 11, 2005; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; In the early days of Windows operating systems, security was not at the forefront of computer users’ priorities as it is today – especially for home computer users. Now that the vast majority of systems are connected to the Internet, wireless networks have popped up everywhere, and we’re much more vulnerable to viruses and attacks, security is a necessity. With the release of each new version, Microsoft has focused more and more on protecting the system from inadvertent and deliberate security breaches, and the culmination of those efforts is Windows Vista (formerly known as Longhorn), the next generation of their client operating system that’s expected to be released sometime in 2006.
Standardization and the security appliance: Date - Oct 06, 2005; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; There is a dizzying array of appliances out there today, which will address almost every security concern. Problem is that the vendors are all touting that they can accomplish this performance benchmark or task for you. There would be little point in a vendor making outright falsifications about their wares, but it would surely be nice to have them ascertained to a certain degree by an independent source.
Review of Security Planning Guides from Microsoft: Date - Oct 04, 2005; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Section - Articles / Windows 2003 Security; This article reviews the recommendations of several recently released security planning guides from Microsoft that deal with securing administrator accounts and implementing smart card authentication in enterprise environments.