Free Online Security Scan Websites

Many sites offer to scan your computer for viruses online which should be seen as a last resort because this method has advantages but also disadvantages. If you scan your system online you can be sure that the latest virus definitions are used while scanning your system and that the script that is running was [...]

Security Concerns In Linux

Part of the reason I am switching to Linux is, from what I have been told, it is superior to Microsoft Windows in the area of security. I think the reason is at least twofold.
1. People are out to get Microsoft i.e. trojans, viruses, and spyware. Of course when considering the effects of micro-evolution, this [...]

Security Engineering - The Book - Is Now Online

Just a quick post to let you guys know that Ross Anderson, famous author of “Security Engineering”, has just made his book available online for free. “Security Engineering” is one of the best computer security books available out there, so if you want to learn more about this subject, do yourself a favor and go [...]

Encrypt with Truecrypt

Today we’ll go over a simple way to encrypt sensitive files on your hard disk, external hard disk, usb thumbdrive and CD. TrueCrypt is a free, open source encryption application that works on Windows and Linux. It creates a virtual hard drive in the form of a single file that will read and write encrypted [...]

New Web Browser That Ensures Privacy

There is a new browser trying to compete with the already ongoing war of the browsers. Browzar is the latest browser in the fray. This browser is not comparing itself with other browsers in terms of extensibility or security. This browsar leaves no trails. There is no history in this browser, no cookies and no [...]

How Password Crackers Work (Video)

In this nine-minute video, LiveSecurity Editor-in-Chief Scott Pinzon, CISSP, talks about the tools and techniques used by malicious hackers to crack encrypted password files.
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How Password Crackers Work (Video)
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How to generate and check md5 sums.

md5 sums are extremely useful. They let us know if something is what we really expect it to be. for instance, if you create a program, and compress it before sending it off, you can generate an md5 sum for it so others can validate that the compressed bit of code they’ve just [...]

Lock your Devices with Device Lock

Device Lock allows you to close open USB and firewire ports as well as other device ports that make it possible to run external devices on your computer. With all the live cds and programs that run from USB such connections to the pc have become a greater security risk than ever before. System administrators [...]

Ten tips for new Ubuntu users

Some various tips for Ubuntu family users, including this auto-login tip:
By default, when you boot up the computer, Ubuntu will give you a login screen before you get to your X session. From a security perspective, this is a good idea, particularly in multi-user environments or in any situation where other people have physical access [...]

Anti-keylogger Plugin for Internet Explorer

If you think your slew of anti-spyware, anti-virus, anti-hacking software on your PC is not doing a fine job, then here’s another software to beef up your IT security. It’s new browser plugin for users of Microsoft Internet Explorer called KeyScrambler by OFX Software, a startup based in Ormond Beach, Florida and if [...]

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