DOD recently released a memorandum aimed at boosting security on wireless local area networks connected to the Global Information Grid. This might be good starting pointing for developing a corporate wireless LAN security policy albeit somewhat less stringent.
Monthly Archives: June 2006
Fyodor Releases 2006 Tool Survey
Today Fyodor released the 2006 top security tools survey: I am pleased to release the results of the 2006 top security tools survey. I found them quite interesting in 2000 and 2003, so I'm glad that 3,243 of you answered…
System Security Checklists and Configuration Guides
Noticeboard posted an article today about a number of system security checklist and configuration guides recently added to the NIST web site: A raft of new or updated security checklists and verification tools have been released by NIST covering: access…
5 Hacker Tools
This is a follow-up to an earlier post on Security Tools. An article in Information Security magazine in September 2005 described five hacker tools that security experts should have: Wikto: Web Server Assessment Tool Wikto can be used to quickly…
WinAudit
NoticeBored blooged about a nifty little utility called WinAudit. This utility is small enough to load on your USB thumb drive. Plug in the drive, run the file and browse the voluminous output with a web browser. Find out all…
Ethereal is now Wireshark
According to SANS ISC, Ethereal is now Wireshark. Gerald Combs, the creator of the Ethereal® network protocol analyzer, has accepted a position with CACE Technologies. CACE is best known for the popular WinPcap packet capture library. Along with the move…
Inappropriate Security Settings
Many Microsoft Windows security guidelines from organizations such as Microsoft, CIS, and NIST contain guidance that may significantly restrict functionality of a system. A Microsoft KB article, Security Configuration Guidance Support, provides information on a number of settings that: ……
