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Firewall Knock Operator (fwknop) 1.9.11 now available
fwknop implements an authorization scheme called Single Packet Authorization (SPA). This method of authorization is based around a default-drop packet filter (fwknop supports …
D-Link first to add captcha to its home routers
A series of recent Internet security attacks on home and small office computers are compromising networks where users least expect it – their routers. These malicious …
Mac solution to diagnose and repair hard drive problems
Smith Micro Software released CheckIt 2 System Performance Suite which keeps Macs running at peak performance by combining five top Macintosh utilities into a single package. …
Man charged with hacking related to alleged intrusions at Cisco and NASA
Philip Gabriel Pettersson aka “Stakkato”, a 21-old Swedish national, was indicted on intrusion and trade secret theft charges. The five-count indictment includes …
A fifth of PC software in the US is pirated
Governments and software companies are making progress in slowing the illegal use of PC software products, but progress has stalled in the United States, posing serious …
Cisco updates suite of network management software
Cisco has updated its Network Magic suite of network management software that allows consumers to setup, manage, and help secure their home networks. The latest releases …
Securing Web 2.0: Writing’s on the wall
Love or loathe it, businesses can’t ignore the Web 2.0 phenomenon. As LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, wikis, blog sites, Flickr, music sharing and other collaborative …
Connect remote users to mission-critical UNIX applications
Attachmate Corporation released Reflection X Advantage 2.0, a multiplatform X server that connects remote Windows, UNIX, Linux and Mac desktop users to graphical UNIX-based …
Software security Assessment-as-a-Service
Ounce Labs announced its Assessment-as-a-Service (A3S) program for organizations that lack the internal resources needed to perform application security assessments in-house. …
New version of Microsoft “Geneva” identity and access management platform
“Geneva” is a Microsoft next generation identity and access management platform built on Active Directory directory services. It is an open platform that provides …
Authentication technology for critical infrastructure protection
Uniloc announced NetAnchor, a solution designed specifically to control access to systems and information particularly in industries designated as critical infrastructure, …
TrueCrypt 6.2 is available
Version 6.2 of TrueCrypt, the free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux has been released today. New feature: The I/O pipeline now …
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