Cybersecurity

In this article we will cover some of the most important items you will need to consider when discussing, analyzing, designing or implementing a security posture within your place of business, or perhaps in a company you may be servicing. Considering that threats and their origins are constantly changing… shifting, we need to (as Security Analysts/Engineers) focus on what those threats are, where they originate from and what we can do about them as well as deal with their drift from the norm which was basically from being heavily focused on external threats to being in balance with internal threats. This article covers those details as well as why ‘Defense in Depth’ is so critical. We will also focus on Microsoft products (as well as other technologies) while doing so.

This article takes a look at what makes Web browsers vulnerable to malicious attackers, how popular Web browsers differ (or don’t) in this regard, and what you can do to protect yourself when Web surfing, no matter which browser you choose.

In this two part article set we will cover the fundamentals of putting Windows XP securely into your network while utilizing the Group Policy Objects in Windows 2000. This two part article covers all the details on how to configure Windows 2000 and XP so that GPOs can be used. Part 1 covers the fundamentals and setup, Part 2 covers the Implementation.

In Part 1 of this two-part article we looked at the different types of threats faced by DHCP servers and outlined some general countermeasures for mitigating these threats. Part 2 continues with a list of practical steps administrators can follow and tools they can use to help secure their Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 DHCP servers.

In this two part article set we will cover the fundamentals of putting Windows XP securely into your network while utilizing the Group Policy Objects in Windows 2000. This two part article covers all the details on how to configure Windows 2000 and XP so that GPOs can be used. Part 1 covers the fundamentals and setup, Part 2 covers the Implementation. If you are not familiar with GPOs, I will cover some fundamentals in the beginning of Part 1.

Part 1 of this two-part article looks at the different types of threats faced by DHCP servers and countermeasures for mitigating these threats. Part 2 will continue the discussion with a list of practical steps administrators can follow and tools they can use to help secure their Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 DHCP servers.

In today’s computer networks, it is important to start to concern yourself with another level of detail in security other than how to ‘harden a system’ by killing unneeded services or adding yet another service pack or hotfix to your system(s). In this article set, we will explore Common Criteria Certification, what it is and what it means. Part I of this article covered the fundamentals. In Part II of this article set we will look at how the Common Criteria is when implemented on a server at the EAL4 class level.