http://www.net-security.org/articles.php Help Net Security is a daily updated security related site. We offer information on the latest happenings in the InfoSec world, advisories, viruses, papers, and more. HNS also has a large download section of security tools for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Pocket PC. en-us Copyright since 1998 by HNS staff Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:15:02 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1348 Gerald Combs works with the developers of WinPcap at CACE Technologies as the Director of Open Source Projects, and is the lead developer of Wireshark. In this interview, he discusses Wireshark in det... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:42:55 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1347 Securing the DNS must be a priority because it is so central to the proper functioning of every IP network. Employing the best possible protections for the DNS will pay huge dividends over time. The ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:29:37 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1346 Spam in email traffic The amount of spam detected in email traffic averaged 86.3% in September 2009. A low of 83.3% was recorded on 18 September with a peak value of 91.3% being reached on 27 Septemb... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:15:30 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1345 The earliest public mention I could find of SQL injection (‘piggybacking SQL statements’ as the author put it) was from someone who called himself Rain Forest Puppy (RFP). In 1998 RFP wrote an article... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1344 Robert Abela is a Technical Manager at Acunetix and in this interview he discusses Web application attack vectors, the impact of Cross-Site Scripting, future threats and offers advice on securing Web ... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:52:47 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1343 Kees Cook is the security engineer and Gerry Carr is the head of platform marketing at Canonical. In this interview they discuss the security improvements in Ubuntu 9.10, the security challenges the U... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 04:00:51 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1342 One reader wrote in asking: "How can one practice social engineering before using it in the wild?" Answering is Chris "loganWHD" Hadnagy, the lead social engineer and developer of the web's officia... Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:00:21 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1341 Today, it’s expected that merchants accept electronic payments. It’s more than expected that those payments are secure. No data leaks or breaches of any kind. The reality is many companies don’t truly... Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:00:45 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1340 Dave Anderson is Director, Strategic Planning for Seagate and is involved in developing the opportunities for hard drives to contribute to system security. In this interview he discusses the various a... Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:36:45 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1339 WordPress is one of today's most popular publishing platforms. Like any other system, it needs security. What follows is a list of 5 practical plug-ins that extend its functionality in the security ar... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:25:35 -0400