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Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?: The latest rootkit in the wild hides on your hard drive's boot sector and is starting to infect Windows PCs, according to security researchers. And the real kicker: The rootkit can't be detected by most antivirus applications. Symantec has been tracking the latest rootkit--Trojan.Mebroot--and...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., SANS Institute, Trojan.Mebroot Kernel, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-09
sans institute paints gloomy security picture: SANS Institute paints gloomy security pictureMy suggestion - shut down the internetIs there anyone willing to do that ? Well, I didin't think so. So stop whining, and take care of your turf. Accept that we're not at a point where we have a world police, but we are at...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Spyware, adware & malware, Deodorant, gloomy security, security picture, Internet, rich content, SANS Institute, security, village, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-11-28
sans institute paints gloomy security picture: The SANS Institute report on the state of security circa 2007 is enough to make you want to pull your ethernet cord out. Is anything out there secure? On Wednesday, the SANS Institute released its top 20 security risks update for 2007. It's pretty bleak across the board. There...; Tags: Software, Antivirus, Microsoft Office, Vulnerability, SAN, Backup, Backup Software, Plug-in, SANS Institute, Anti-virus Software, Backups, Security, Viruses And Worms, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-28
Zero Days: How to protect yourself: The SANS Institute released its top 20 security risks for 2007, which documents the security arms race between cyber criminals and the folks playing defense. But let's focus on the big scourge--zero day attacks. The report released Wednesday press release gives a nice overview of zero day...; Tags: SANS Institute, Zero-day Bug, Security, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-28
Ten Ways to Hack Proof Your Identity: This webcat provides ten ways to hack proof one's identity.; Tags: SANS Institute; Webcasts 2006-06-09

sans institute embarrasses FBI: SANS Institute embarrasses FBIInterestingthat GW used the NSA to spy on citizens - INSTEAD of the FBI. This should speak volumes about the ability/trustworthyness of the FBI.Not really...Think of the FBI people as "Lawyers with a badge and a gun". NSA has always pretty much been in the electronic...; Tags: Federal government, FBI, NSA, SANS Institute; Discussion threads 2005-12-23
sans institute embarrasses FBI: Today's headlie (see my Dec 19th blog for the rules on these) is the third in the series: 2005: the missing headlies. Basically: the thing has to relate to IT and be both true and false at the same time. When the SANS Institute, in co-operation with the FBI,...; Tags: FBI, SANS Institute, vulnerability; Blog posts 2005-12-23
SANS Tool Talk Webcast: Desktop Security - A Multi-Layered Approach to Protecting Your Investment: This informative Webcast hosted by The SANS Institute explores the threat environment that host systems face and addresses the confusion surrounding desktop technology. In addition it fully examines the available desktop security technologies in an attempt to determine which solution is right for you and which can be trusted to...; Tags: Webcast, Investment, Tool, SANS Institute, Productivity, Desktops, Security, Hardware; Webcasts 2005-06-09
Cyberthreat and Response - 2006 and Beyond: The current architecture simply has not protected one from the Internet threat to the networks, operating systems, or applications. There is a lot of promising technology, so one is told. Now that one has these financial resources, one must calculate the cost of implementing a given technology or architecture, and...; Tags: Threat, Architecture, SANS Institute, Internet, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2005-04-12
Configuring Watchguard Proxies: A Guideline to Supplementing Virus Protection and Policy Enforcement: In this paper, the configuration of commonly used stateful proxy filters on the current Watchguard Firebox II and III appliances using LSS 6.2 SP1 are described. Emphasis is placed upon the use of content filters and egress policies that enhance defenses against viral code and support AUPs. Defenses that effectively...; Tags: Emphasis, SANS Institute, Viruses And Worms, Security; White papers 2003-09-05
Wireless Security and Monitoring for the Home Network: Home wireless users and security professionals the world over are conceptually trying to solve similar problems. They both need to find a way to provide a secure working environment. The first part of this document will briefly review the basic home access point security mechanisms, and their weaknesses. The second...; Tags: Network, Home Network, Monitoring, SANS Institute, Wireless Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security; White papers 2003-08-21
Red Teaming: The Art of Ethical Hacking: As security professionals one must never underestimate the attacker or overestimate our existing security posture. Many companies believe their data is unimportant to anyone but themselves and therefore do not protect it effectively. The role of Red Teaming in security is to provide customers with an awareness of how they...; Tags: Hacker, SANS Institute, Hacking, Security; White papers 2003-07-16
Setting Up and Securing a Small Network with OpenBSD: It is often difficult for a small business to figure out how to build a network with all of the services that they need. Often they have their network services managed by an ISP or a consulting company. By bringing their network services in house, they will gain the advantage...; Tags: Network, Network Service, OpenBSD, SANS Institute, Networking; White papers 2003-04-28
Intrusion Prevention - Part of Your Defense in Depth Architecture?: The tools available to IT security professionals are becoming more proactive by attempting to prevent, rather than only detect, exploits from damaging critical assets. Intrusion prevention, in particular, has received a lot of attention in the IT press in the last several years. This paper will explore Intrusion Protection Systems...; Tags: SANS Institute, Intrusion Prevention, Productivity, Strategy, Security, Management; White papers 2003-04-03
A Practical Methodology for Implementing a Patch Management Process: The time between the discovery of an operating system or application vulnerability and the emergence of an exploit is getting shorter, imposing pressure on IT managers to rapidly patch production systems which directly conflicts with configuration management best practices of quality assurance testing. IT organizations must develop...; Tags: Security Patch, Patch Management, SANS Institute, Patches, Security; White papers 2003-04-01
Layers One & Two of 802.11 WLAN Security: This paper will address most of the fundamental security concerns by examining closely OSI layers one and two of the 802.11 standard, media access control Layer two and physical layer Layer one. This will provide with a foundation to implement more secure WLAN environments and avoid existing security holes. It...; Tags: 802.11 Wireless LAN, IEEE 802.11, MAC, WLAN, SANS Institute, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, LANs, Wireless, Wireless Security, Security, Networking; White papers 2003-02-19
UNIX System Management and Security: Differences between Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX: Understanding the capabilities and limitations of an operating system, its software installation and management procedures and how to configure and manage other system software is a key ingredient of keeping systems secure. This paper discusses the differences in system configuration, management and security between some of the most common versions...; Tags: Security, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Unix System, SANS Institute, UNIX, Operating Systems, Sun Solaris, Linux, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware; White papers 2003-02-18
A Guide to Wardriving and Detecting Wardrivers: Computer users have been deploying 802.11b wireless access points in homes, offices, and schools without any regard to the security of these devices. A new activity has taken form: Wardriving. Participants of this activity assemble their rigs of hardware and software with the intent of cruising streets to find your...; Tags: Rig, Activity, SANS Institute, Access Point, Wireless, Wi-Fi; White papers 2003-02-06
Securing e-Commerce Web Sites: The job of building an e-commerce web site never stops. The web site, as the technology itself, constantly evolves. Security risks change as the site positions itself on the net, and, as the platform used by the site become obsolete. The different web site configuration and approaches shown in this...; Tags: Web, Web Site, E-commerce Web Site, SANS Institute, E-business, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing; White papers 2003-02-06
Implementing A Norton AntiVirus Managed Infrastructure: This paper will examine how to roll out a centrally managed antivirus solution using Symantec’s Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition 7.6. We will go beyond the general implementation guidelines to the detailed considerations and lessons learned. We will specifically examine rolling this infrastructure to a large enterprise environment, with many different...; Tags: Norton Co., Antivirus, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, SANS Institute, Viruses And Worms, Security; White papers 2003-02-06