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Home Computer and Network Security Course

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:57:20 +1100

Home Computer and Network Security Course
I will be teaching the SANS Stay Sharp course titled Home Computer and Network Security

This course will cover:In this class, you will learn about many different threats, antivirus programs, firewalls, anti-spyware, identity theft, Phishing, how to create strong passwords and more. This course will give you the basic skills you need to protect yourself from various threats on the Internet whether you are at home, on the road or at work.

It will be held on January 18, 2006 from 6:00PM-9:00PM at OSHEAN in N. Kingstown, RI.

The cost of the course if $50.00 per student and you can REGISTER HERE

Tell all your friends :)

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Hackers installing keyloggers at a record rate

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:29:21 +1100

" iDefense researchers have found that keylogger infections are up 65% over the year before, putting the private data of tens of millions of users at risk.

Keystroke loggers are bad.

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sudo Local Privilege Escalation

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:02:06 +1100

sudo (superuser do) is a program in Unix, Linux, and similar operating systems such as Mac OS X that allows users to run programs in the guise of another user (normally in the guise of the system's superuser).

Try to treat local exploits seriously, when combined with some of the new PHP app server vulnerabilities these can = #0w3n3d system.

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IPsec-related flaw could yield new round of attacks

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:21:33 +1100

"Attackers could exploit a vulnerability in a security protocol widely used in VPNs to cause a denial of service or buffer overflows, or to launch malicious code."

If a buffer overflow were released for any given number of VPN platforms this could spell trouble for those who rely on these systems to protect the wireless network.

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PaulDotCom's New Site Goes Live!

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:05:25 +1100

So after pulling all my hair out (okay, yeah, I have hair now unlike my picture on the DI site) I've finally got my site working the way I want.

I will be adding new content over the next couple of weeks, be certain to check the blog for security/geek related stuff, and of course tune in to our weekly podcast!

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PaulDotCom Security Weekly - Episode 2 - Nov 11, 2005

Sun, 13 Nov 2005 05:31:59 +1100

Our second episode has been released! We've got a whole new audio setup and sounding pretty better than ever (although that's not saying much). Here are this weeks show notes/topics:

- We beat the Sont DRM horse a few times because, well, we were the only ones who hadn't yet
- You can get a list of CD's that have the rootkit HERE
- We covered the MS05-053 exploit
- Botnets that use HTTP/HTTPS, presentation HERE
- Tracking MIT Students
- Sniffing passwords and clear text protocols, from the excellent blog by Bruce Schneier
- The overrated Linux Worm
- Fun (and profit) with Rainbow Tables

Hosts: Larry Pesce, Paul Asadoorian
Sound: Andrew Veitch

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