his article provides good information on what a Denial of Service (DoS) attack is and why they can be so harmful to networks and sites on the Internet. The information here provides in-depth information regarding “smurf” and “fraggle” attacks with a focus on Cisco routers and how to reduce the effects of the attack. Some [...]

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Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the number of identity theft incidents reached 9.9 million in 2003, and is estimated to have taken the average victim $500 and 30 hours to resolve. This article is designed to help network administrators and consumers understand the issues surrounding [...]

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Social Engineering is a method often employeed in the attempt to break through network security. It is based on the premise that it is often easier to ask for something than to work for it. Although “social engineering” is not a brand new style of gaining network access. This article will make you think about [...]

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Many forms of code injection (for instance cross-site scripting and SQL injection) rely upon the instantaneous execution of the embedded code to carry out the attack (e.g. stealing a user’s current session information or executing a modified SQL query). In some cases it may be possible for an attacker to inject their malicious code into [...]

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By Joris Evers, CNET News.com
Internet service providers face mounting pressure to keep their networks free of pests–not only for the benefit of their customers, but also for the good of the Internet in general.
In the next few months, ISPs in the United States will begin receiving reports on the zombies, or PCs [...]

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By Kurt Seifried kurt@seifried.org
While the majority of random and remote attacks come in over the network physical and console security are important factors. In a perfect world every machine would be physically secure with access to the console (i.e. keyboard, reset switch and monitor) tightly controlled. Unfortunately this is not a perfect world it is [...]

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