Network Security Software Review: Agnitum Outpost Firewall versus ZoneAlarm Personal FirewallApril 22nd, 2006 I am unable to use ZoneAlarm Personal Firewall as it proved incompatible with Asrock Motherboard. So I switched to Agnitum Personal Firewall.
Java Firewall ProjectMay 23rd, 2006 I have been playing with the idea of a Java Firewall. So far I have implemented a fully functional port blocker using port hijacking.
FireStarter - Super Easy Powerful Firewall for LinuxApril 16th, 2007 FireStarter is for Linux what ZoneAlarm is for Windows, a simple to use but fully functional firewall for small business and homes for free. The simplicity of firewall even surpasses ZoneAlarm, even a novice can set it up properly with very minimum knowledge.
Wiki: A disaster waiting to happen?November 27th, 2004 Wiki's allow collaborative editing of web-sites. Most wikis like the original c2 wiki allow anonymous users to modify the web pages, including complete deletion of contents or insertion of external links.
Security Vulnerability: Firewall Site Exposes Sensitive Data Through phpMyAdminSeptember 9th, 2007 I was looking for the wiki of a popular Linux based firewall site. The main url was 404, so I went up one level hoping to find a new url.
OpenSSL: How To Create Self-Signed CertificateNovember 9th, 2007 OpenSSL is a free, popular, robust, high quality, open source (Apache License) toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols as well as a full-strength general purpose cryptography library. It is available on multiple platforms (Linux, BSD & Windows).
Serious Security Vulnerabilities in Outpost Firewall Pro & Lavasoft Personal FirewallJuly 18th, 2006 Bipin Gautam has reported a vulnerability in Outpost Firewall Pro, which can be exploited by local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the Virtual Firewall driver (filtnt.sys) and can be exploited to crash the system by e.g.
Microsoft Vista Firewall Defanged by Switching off Outbound Filtering by DefaultApril 29th, 2006 In an interesting move Microsoft decided to turn off outbound filtering of inbuilt Firewall in Vista by default. Outbound filtering for applications will configurable by enterprise administrators through Group Policy.
Top 5 Free Windows FirewallJuly 20th, 2009 Probably you know it needs a firewall program to use the Internet safely. Firewall not only protects you against attacks from the Internet, it also informs you when programs installed on your computer are trying to phone home and enable you to prevent hackersĀ from accessing your system.
Using Subversion to Seamlessly Update & Merge Web Sites and Web ApplicationsJanuary 15th, 2007 I wanted a seamless procedure to update web sites and web applications without compromising security. The development server is under a firewall and so is the production server.
Linux / Fedora Core: How To Use rdiff-backup To Pull BackupsMay 26th, 2007 rdiff-backup is a popular, free, open source mirroring and incremental backup system for posix based operating systems like linux & Mac OS X. It uses rysnc algorithm through librsync but it doesn't use rsync.
Google Malware Search Engine And How It Works; ImpactJuly 18th, 2006 H. D. Moore (hdm[at]metasploit.com) has devised a Ruby based search engine that finds malicious windows software (viruses, trojans etc.) using standard Google queries. The Malware search engine finds Web sites hosting malicious files after an user enters the name of a virus or Trojan horse.
Wading in IPTABLES, Traffic Shaping & Routing for Multiple Uplink ProvidersSeptember 7th, 2007 I am wading through tons of material to improve my knowledge of Linux networking in general and more specifically to configure our firewalls properly and routing for multiple uplink providers with traffic shaping and failover. My earlier attempt to shortcut with eBox failed so this time I am going all the way.
Tips on Configuring (A)DSL ModemsOctober 20th, 2007 Modern DSL modems by default allows you to establish a DSL link through them to provide internet connectivity. The actual connection is handled by software running on your computer.
How To Setup Your Small Business Website, Email... For $5.99 per YearSeptember 11th, 2006 I am talking about setting up a full featured website for your small business or personal use with your own domain and receiving your emails@your-domain.com address. You can setup emails for yourself and your employees.
April 17th, 2006 at 7:19 am
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