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Sunday, 23 October 2005 |
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Being able to encrypt information has been proven time and time again one of the best methods of
improving computer security, so the fact that all encryption falls under weakness probably seems like a
paradox. However, encryption is merely an added security feature with multiple weaknesses that can be
addressed. Yes, it is better to have encryption than to be without it, but ignoring the weaknesses will court
disaster. All encryption techniques are subject to the possibility of three possible flaws: |
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Sunday, 23 October 2005 |
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A scanner is an IDS that performs a periodic assessment of risks on your system. An IDS looks for vulnerabilities that might open up your system to threats. Intrusion detection scanners look for potential problems with your system that might result from the following:
• The back level of a software program that is known to have an exploit
• A configuration error resulting from an out-of-the-box installation with known holes
• An administrative error that places the system in an unsafe state, with the problem residing in either an operating system configuration or an application configuration
• Known rogue programs that someone may have planted on your system
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Saturday, 22 October 2005 |
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What actions are necessary for undertaking, if also you appeared among injured from breaking:
1. To rescue the necessary information (not established programs) from disks on other machine and to rearrange ALL system from the distribution kit. It is possible and with damp but only in the event that you are sure that you damp has been made BEFORE breaking. " All necessary information " are understood as options of everything that works, users / groups, catalogues of users with contents, etc. At rescue of this information it is necessary to pay attention to some user files - ~/.rhosts, ~/bin/* - it is especially close(attentive), and also on possible(probable) traces of work of programs which try to select passwords, strange broad gullies IRC, etc. It is recommended to check up also file system on presence of the left tool means - scripts, source codes of programs. If the program of interception of a network is found out in you ( sniffer) be not too lazy and check up all file system in searches of the report of work of this program. If searches will crown success - closely analyze a find, probably it will affect you will use what reports and means of protection further. Besides the big request - to keep this file and to send its technical experts of your provider (the critical information for you can remove).
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Saturday, 22 October 2005 |
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Codes Java and ActiveX are carried out locally, by machines of end users, endangering these machines of an attack. The it is more important to know, how similar attacks can be prevented.
So, any user of browser Web - whether it is Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer from corporation Microsoft - becomes the private soldier of growing army of users Java. Thus is unimportant even, that such user can not be able to program at all and does not apply for a rank of the software developer knowing algorithmic languages up and down and capable blindly to find a mistake in code C or C ++. It is necessary to the person to start one of the most popular browsers - and it already user Java, it is pleasant to it whether or not.
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Saturday, 22 October 2005 |
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At the previous stages of development of computer facilities at creation of the document the computer was used as "the big typewriter", and the perceived image on the screen was to adequately electronic document. Therefore the analogy between traditional (the text on a paper) and electronic technology of display of the document, between traditional and electronic interaction, was justified. But already now, especially in the long term, adequacy of electronic document and its visual reflection more likely exception, than a rule: submitted on the screen or the printed out document cardinally differs from initial electronic though it is generated by a computer on his basis.
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Sunday, 16 October 2005 |
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Spyware is the term defining the appendices, which write down the information on behavior of the user in a network the Internet and inform on it to the founders. Result of their action can become as emerging advertising, and more risky infringements in safety of system, including theft of the information, record of the pressed keys, change of parameters of connection with a global network, and also installation of "rear entrance".
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Sunday, 16 October 2005 |
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With the advent of at the end of 1999 Napster, P2P application they rapidly found popularity into the Internet association. At the same time grew the consumption of traffic by such applications and appeared the need for the detection of users P2P of networks in the limits of net traffic of company. |
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Thursday, 13 October 2005 |
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Management on designing and operation of the automated systems, which are meeting the requirements of information security
1. General provisions and definitions
The present supervising document establishes the order of development, introduction and operation of the automated systems (AS) that is meeting the requirements of information security ( IS) .
In the appendix the methodical recommendations concerning realization of stated positions are resulted.
In the document the following basic questions are considered:
* A predesign stage of works on creation the AS (development) of Information Security policy , the analysis of risks, a choice of the basic decisions on maintenance of IS mode);
* A stage of development of the project the AS on which planning Internet security maintenance is made;
* Maintenance IS during introduction and operation.
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Thursday, 06 October 2005 |
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This part explains some concepts and terminology that some technical elements of a policy were understandable even for the user for the reader. The general (common) principle of a network security in the Company is the interdiction of all kinds of access and all actions which are not allowed by obviously given policy. In other words, if there is no special sanction to carrying out of concrete actions or use of concrete network resources such actions or such use are forbidden, and the person, their carrying out are subject to the punishments described later in this policy.
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Wednesday, 05 October 2005 |
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Requirements to the IDS
It is necessary to note, that the IDS can be applied as to the authorized users of system using it is incorrect (i.e. breaking its policy of safety), and to external in relation to system to users
The IDS should carry out following basic functions:
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