Network Stack Virtualization with Marko Zec16 min.
Michael Dexter sent in an interview he recorded on behalf of BSDTalk with Marko Zec at EuroBSDCon 2007.
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Which Distro? Linux Learning Zone
There are several different distros user can choose from. After you've finished reading this document you should have a better understanding of several of the top Linux distributions that are available. Information on installation, usage statistics, and the pros and cons of using each will be outlined as well as the differences between each Linux Operating System.
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Novell Small Business Suite Security Recommendations
The Novell Small Business Suite is a powerful tool for a small business, at a low price. Because small businesses have limited budgets, they have limited capability to install, configure, patch and maintain their servers. Because of the technical complexity of such products, it can be easy for security holes to be found and taken advantage of without a small business being aware. Novell has a reputation for strong security. But, since converting their product to become TCP/IP based, it has many potential security risks not yet recognized.
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Hardening the TCP/IP stack to SYN attacks
Most people know how problematic protection against SYN denial of service attacks can be. Several methods, more or less effective, are usually used. In almost every case proper filtering of packets is a viable solution. In addition to creating packet filters, the modification of the TCP/IP stack of a given operating system can be performed by an administrator. This method, the tuning of the TCP/IP stack in various operating systems, will be described in depth in this article.
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A Return to Legacy Security
The purpose of this paper is not to prove that these systems have done the job they have been doing for over 30 years, which is securing the mainframe. The goal here is to show how they can be used as security servers for multiple operating system environments. Let us start off with a little history for those who are not familiar with this class of security software.
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Perimeter Defense-in-Depth: Using Reverse Proxies and other tools to protect our internal assets
The use of a reverse proxy server to provide defense-in-depth security will be discussed in this paper as a practical security solution for protecting our internal assets. There are several tools available that add obscurity to this process. We had a need to disguise our IBM mainframe yet allow access to personal resources. This paper includes a discussion of some of the methods that were successful and some that did not work. With limited resources, we can still provide additional security in our environments.
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Mainframe Security featuring CA - Top Secret
This document will provide an overview of the current status of mainframe security and a detailed understanding of the CA-Top Secret mainframe security product. It will also provide an overview for using Top Secret and an in-depth guide for auditing and reviewing Top Secret security.
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Operating System Build Management in the Enterprise
This paper discusses points to consider in creating system build policies and how to tackle both bringing systems into compliance and ensuring that they remain compliant.
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Some of the Dangers of Connecting your AS/400 to a Network
The AS/400 has evolved since its inception and with each change there have been associated security issues to resolve. The AS/400 in today's networked computing environment has several inherent security exposures that should be addressed.
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Middleware - Emerging Technologies and Its Controls
Middleware technology is firmly entrenched in distributed computing horizon. It is enabler for enterprise application integration in todays state of business at the moment paradigm. While functional units across the enterprise may operate independently, middleware technology can be leveraged to provide integrated solution for better customer service and enhanced management information services.
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