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Trojans FAQ

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We have all heard alot about trojan horse programs and the threat that they pose to your network's security. This Trojan FAQ sheds some light on what these programs are, what they do, how they can infect your network and suggests measures that could be taken to prevent such infections. You can make sure that you have a good grasp on these malicious programs by browsing through this regularly updated Trojan FAQ which provides the answers to these questions and many others. With thanks to Dancho Danchev for his contributions to this FAQ.

Understanding Windows Logging

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This article will focus on the importance of monitoring your windows event logs and will highlight the information that is able to be extracted from typical windows logs that help to secure your critical servers. The importance of monitoring the logs will be stressed and creative ways to do this centrally will also be covered. Logging is a very important factor when attempting to decipher what has taken place on a server.

Defining a Security Policy

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Security Polices are a necessary evil in today’s enterprise networks. Without a Security Policy, you leave yourself open and vulnerable to a lot of political attacks. In this article, we will begin to look at all the measures you will need to deploy to successfully define a security policy.

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) Part I – (network intrusions; attack symptoms; IDS tasks; and IDS architecture)

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Due to a growing number of intrusions and since the Internet and local networks have become so ubiquitous, organizations increasingly implementing various systems that monitor IT security breaches. Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are those that have recently gained a considerable amount of interest. This is an introductory article to this topic. It gives an overview of several types of detectable attacks, symptoms that help in intrusion detection, describes IDS tasks, different architectures and concepts in this field.

Securing Windows 2000 Active Directory (Part 2)

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Protecting active directory’s integrity is paramount. This is the second article in the two part series that focuses on active directory security. Active directory is the windows 2000 information repository that needs to be kept very secure. Active directory has vital service dependencies such as DNS which changes the scope of what needs to remain secure. I will focus on actions that you can take in order to safeguard the active directory service.

A firewall in an IT system

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The term “firewall” evokes the image of a solid wall in a building, which prevents a fire spreading from one part of the building to another. Sometimes it is understood as a “wall of fire” blocking the entrance.

The Netbus trojan

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This article gives background information on the various Netbus trojan versions, what they can do and how you can remove them from your system. It also allows you to download the program in order to analyse what it does.

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