Recent Security Articles
Find Application Security Holes with AppScan!
Watchfire’s AppScan 7 (AppScan) is just the thing for detecting website vulnerabilities. Whether your organization is a financial institution, a managed service provider, or hosts its own web applications that contain confidential and private information, AppScan finds the holes. Specifically designed to find web based vulnerabilities, AppScan is suitable for use on both intranet and Internet based applications. I recently used AppScan on a consulting engagement and found it to be one of those products that anyone doing security audits shouldn’t be without. Let me tell you how it works, and what I liked best about it.
May 3, 2007
Best Security Product of TechnoSecurity 2006
After scouting out the exposition for several days, Laura Taylor found a butch new security product at TechnoSecurity that was long past due. The Best Product of TechnoSecurity 2006 is judged by innovation, quality, and usefulness. Your company probably needed one of these products 10 years ago and didn't even know it.
August 6, 2006
Use AirMagnet to Analyze Your WiFi Security
Security vulnerabilities are abundant on wireless networks. Without the right safeguards in place, your wireless network is ripe for exploit and unauthorized access. A cool product known as AirMagnet Handheld Analyzer can assist you in locking down your wireless network and trouble-shoot performance problems to boot.
January 11, 2006
Step-by-Step Guide: Google Hacking to Test Your Security
Brien Posey’s five part series on how to using Google to hack your own website helps you determine if your website is exposing sensitive information.
October 20, 2005
Plug those Bluetooth Inspired Vulnerabilities
Bluetooth is the wireless technology most often used to synchronize your mobile device to a desktop computer. It also enables wireless keyboards and mice to connect to desktop or laptop computers, for example. Laura Taylor fills you in on Bluetooth’s security vulnerabilities.
October 4, 2005
Fingerprinting the Bad Guys
Learn how to identify the operating system running on a hacker’s computer to gain evidence against the hacker. Brien Posey explains how.
September 22, 2005
Basic Security Safeguards for PocketPC
Brien Posey tells you how to beef up the security on your PocketPC.
September 13, 2005
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FISMA Certification and Accreditation Handbook by Laura Taylor
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This book is the first publication with numerous practical examples than can help you step through the C&A process from beginning to end. Order it here.
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