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Review: Designing BSD Rootkits: An Introduction to Kernel Hacking

2007-12-24 12:15:18 by Editor in Help Net Security - News
 
Author: Joseph Kong Pages: 144 Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN: 1593271425 Introduction This book covers a very technical and fascinating topic that hasn't received much bookshelf space b
 
Tags: starch press isbn, joseph kong pages, book covers, introduction, bookshelf space, topic, author, technical, publisher
 
 
 
 
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Do you listen to your users?

2008-04-04 21:18:17 by Editor in Security x.0
 
...introduction to the report highlighting recommendations such as increasing ISPs' responsibility, obliging banks to bear e-fraud losses, introducing data breach notification laws and software liability As part of their investigation, the Committee engaged a multitude of experts ranging from e.g. PayPal CISO Michael Barrett to Prof. Ross...
 
Tags: internet, personal internet security, software, content control software, software vendors, users, software liability, club, ilkley computer club
 
 
 
 
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7 Seminal Security Books Every Security Wannabe Should Read

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2008-03-17 17:49:28 by Craig Balding in Security Wannabe
...introduction to cryptography. Refreshingly, he starts at the ground floor - you dont need a degree in maths to benefit from this tomb - its very accessible. Digest this and you will learn about the most important crypto protocols and algorithms in existence today . I still reference this book at least once a month - Ive owned it for about 5...
 
Tags: books, security books, software, software security assessment, security, thick books, security wannabe, software vulnerability research, software security
 
 
 
 
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Modelling Financial Risk Seminar

2006-08-01 02:13:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...Introduction Measuring Risk Under the Normal Distribution Historical Simulations for Measuring Risk Monte Carlo Simulations for Measuring Risk Stress Testing VaR in the Absence of Normality Liquidity Risk Model Risk Maximum Likelihood Estimation Course Schedule Thursday 17 August 2006 - 5:30pm to 8:30pm Friday 18 August 2006 - 5:30pm to...
 
Tags: risk, risk management professionals, risk management, risk measurement, liquidity risk, model risk, singapore conference hall, singapore, initial topics
 
 
 
 
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Review: Fuzzing: Brute Force Vulnerability Discovery

2007-12-17 18:30:18 by Editor in Help Net Security - News
 
Authors: Michael Sutton, Adam Greene, Pedram Amini Pages: 576 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional ISBN: 0321446119 Introduction Although fuzzing may sound like a new concept to some, t
 
Tags: addison-wesley professional isbn, pedram amini pages, adam greene, michael sutton, authors, introduction, publisher, concept, sound
 
 
 
 
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On the Security of E-Passports

2007-12-03 15:30:21 by Editor in Help Net Security - Articles
 
The global introduction of electronic passports is a large coordinated attempt to increase passport security. Issuing countries can use the technology to combat passport forgery and look-alike fraud
 
Tags: combat passport forgery, increase passport security, global introduction, electronic passports, look-alike fraud, attempt, technology, countries
 
 
 
 
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Intellectual Property- what is it and how do we secure it?

2007-12-29 06:43:45 by Editor in Security Links
 
...introduction to the subjects Both the books mentioned above are available for immediate despatch from the IT Governance online store. IT Governance have searched the book publishing world exhaustively for the most interesting and highly authoritative books on the many different aspects of IP; these are now readily available in one place for...
 
Tags: intellectual property, treaties, international patent treaties, major copyright agreements, agreements, copyright, rights, intellectual property rights, copyright legislation
 
 
 
 
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A cryptographic hash function reading guide

2007-11-23 16:01:18 by George Danezis in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...introduction to these attacks is provided in Martin Schlaffers Masters thesis describing how the attacks are applied to MD4 Finally it is no fun observing a game without knowing the rules: the NIST SHA-3 requirements provide detailed descriptions of what the algorithm should look like, as well as the families of attacks it should resist....
 
Tags: function, hash functions, cryptographic hash functions, functions, functions secure, design, hash function design, compression functions, secure hash function
 
 
 
 
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Combating Unrestricted Warfare

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2007-12-15 09:08:23 by HASH0x8472308 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...introduction of the 2006 edition To compensate for their weaker military forces, these actors will employ a multitude of means, both military and nonmilitary, to strike out during times of conflict. The first rule of unrestricted warfare is that there are no rules; no measure is forbidden. It involves multidimensional, asymmetric attacks on...
 
Tags: chinese information warfare, information, information warfare, warfare, cyber warfare unit, cyber warfare, asymmetric warfare, unconventional warfare, warfare employs surprise
 
 
 
 
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The Naval Surface Warfare Center warns employees

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2008-01-16 09:51:41 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog