InformIT Security Newsletter - Oct 26, 2004

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Title: InformIT Security Newsletter - Oct 26, 2004

InformIT Security Newsletter Oct 26, 2004 Security Reference Guide Your Hosts Cyrus Peikari and Seth Fogie Hollywood and TV often depict amusing scenes of hackers getting busted. From the original Hackers to Swordfish, and even the Core, you see illustrations of how the Feds go in with guns prepped and ready to mow down the dangerous hacker. While this makes for a good story, what really happens? Well, this week we have an interview with the author of High-Tech Crimes Revealed, Stephen Branigan, who is actively involved with solving and busting those responsible for computer crimes. Find out what this ex-cop-turned-computer-crime-expert has to say about hackers, the Feds, and even downloading MP3s. Next, we have a sample chapter from Cisco Router Firewall Security that focuses on DoS Protection. This chapter provides us with a in depth look at how Cisco firewalls can be used to detect and block popular denial of service attacks that are used to shutdown networks/services. Even if you don't own Cisco gear, this chapter can help you understand the damage a DoS can cause and how a firewall can help prevent these types of attacks. Finally, we have updated our Security Reference Guide with a section on Reverse Engineering, one of the key skills for many security professionals. This excerpt is from Exploiting Software: How to Break Code, which outlines the legal/social issues associated with reversing. Please feel free to comment on this, or any of the other articles in the discussion boards. Visit The Security Reference Guide New Content   Articles and Sample Chapters All Articles and Sample Chapters High-Tech Crimes Revealed: An Interview with Stephen Branigan By Steven Branigan, Seth Fogie   Weblogs All Security Weblogs See! Macs ARE succeptible to viruses! By Seth Fogie Will signature virus scanning be obsolete? By Cyrus Peikari The return of WEP Cracking... By Seth Fogie  Subscribe to the Security Reference Guide RSS feed. New Books and Safari Online Books   Book Store All Security Books Forensic Discovery By Dan Farmer, Wietse Venema Published by Addison Wesley Professional � Dec 31, 2004 Premium Member Price: $29.99 USD (Save 25%) Troubleshooting Linux® Firewalls By Michael Shinn, Scott Shinn Published by Addison Wesley Professional � Dec 24, 2004 Premium Member Price: $37.49 USD (Save 25%)   Safari Online Books All Security Online Books Defend I.T.: Security by Example Published by Addison Wesley Professional � May 19, 2004			Introduction to Computer Security Widely respected consultant and educator Matt Bishop presents a clear and useful introduction to the art and science of information security. Bishop's insights and realistic examples will help any practitioner or student understand the crucial links between security theory and the day-to-day security challenges of production IT environments. Find out more. Grab Our Security RSS Feed You can get our Security Reference Guide additions and weblogs in your RSS Aggregator — click here to grab the code! Weblog of the Week: The Return of WEP Cracking Seth just gave a wireless security seminar and cracked WEP live...in 40 minutes, with only 200,000 packets. That is a far cry from the original 5million programs like WEPCrack and Airsnort required. Why and how is this possible? Become a Member and Save up to 25% in Our Book Store! Profile yourself with InformIT and you'll receive an additional discount — up to 25% off many titles in the InformIT Book Store. The best part is that this offer will never expire! Safari Clip of the Week Preview an excerpt from Safari, our online subscription service, with a new clip each week! This week, we present Oursourcing Security.

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