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Selena Frye

Selena Frye

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Selena Frye

Selena Frye
Selena has been at TechRepublic since 2002. She is currently a Senior Editor with a background in technical writing, editing, and research. She edits Data Center, Linux and Open Source, Apple in the Enterprise, The Enterprise Cloud, Web Designer, and IT Security blogs.
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    Protect SSH from brute force password-cracking attacks

    In the midst of ensuring you don't have any unnecessary services running while securing a Unix-like system from outside attacks -- whether a proprietary UNIX system, a free BSD Unix system, or a...

    Posted by Chad Perrin | October 30, 2007, 7:56 PM PDT | Latest comment by TG2

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    Security news roundup: October 30

    Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers serious vulnerabilities found in Symantec Mail Security, the availability of TikiWiki 1.9.8.3 which resolves a...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 30, 2007, 10:11 AM PDT

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    Security news roundup: October 29

    Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers the automatic installation of Windows Desktop Search on client PCs by WSUS in certain cases, and multiple...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 29, 2007, 12:01 AM PDT

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    Automating shutdown when your OS doesn't support your UPS

    In the article, "Protect your computer and your data with a UPS," I made reference to the importance of protecting against file system corruption when the power goes out. If you leave computers...

    Posted by Chad Perrin | October 28, 2007, 3:15 PM PDT | Latest comment by gjohnson@...

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    Security news roundup: October 26

    Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers a new version of Apache Tomcat, a local privilege escalation in Trend Micro anti-virus products, and six new flaws...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 26, 2007, 9:04 PM PDT

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    Security news roundup: October 25

    Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers vulnerabilities reported in components of HP OpenView, flaws in XScreenSaver locked screen functionality, and a...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 25, 2007, 10:59 PM PDT

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    A little more about passwords

    By now, you've probably heard about ElcomSoft's patent application for a procedure used to crack passwords 25 times as fast using a GPU instead of a CPU. The parallelization that goes on in the...

    Posted by Chad Perrin | October 25, 2007, 10:51 AM PDT | Latest comment by Jaqui

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    Eight daily steps to a more secure network

    While many companies have a 9-to-5 security staff, hackers don't punch a clock. However, your network can still remain secure in the 16 hours in-between -- you just need to focus activities to...

    Posted by Mike Mullins | October 25, 2007, 5:13 AM PDT | Latest comment by cd613@...

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    Security news roundup: October 24

    Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which include vulnerabilities discovered in Lotus Notes and Domino as well as multiple SQL-injection vulnerabilities discovered...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 24, 2007, 10:51 PM PDT

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    Online World Series ticket sales hit by DoS attack

    The most sought-after sports ticket in Colorado is for one of the three World Series games scheduled to be played at Coors Field, home to the hottest team in baseball, the Colorado Rockies. Upward...

    Posted by Joseph Rosberg | October 24, 2007, 9:49 AM PDT | Latest comment by epasskv@...

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    Security news roundup: October 23

    Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which include cross-platform flaws discovered in the Java Runtime Environment, vulnerabilities discovered in Thunderbird in...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 23, 2007, 10:43 PM PDT

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    Security news roundup: October 22

    Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which include updates that address vulnerabilities found for Adobe Reader, Acrobat, and RealPlayer, the resurfacing of zlib...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 22, 2007, 11:00 PM PDT

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    10 security tips for all general-purpose OSes

    There are key considerations for system security that apply no matter which general-purpose operating system platform you happen to be using. You should always consider the following precautions...

    Posted by Chad Perrin | October 19, 2007, 11:42 AM PDT | Latest comment by Robbi_IA

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    Security news roundup: October 19

    Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which include new versions of Miranda and Firefox which fix a number of security vulnerabilities as well as news of multiple...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 19, 2007, 8:28 AM PDT

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    Protect corporate data with these physical security precautions

    Not all attacks on your organization's data come across the network. Once someone gains physical access to your data, you become vulnerable to further attacks, not to mention a lot of bad...

    Posted by Mike Mullins | October 18, 2007, 2:13 PM PDT | Latest comment by jeenasmith

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    Security news roundup: October 18

    Here is a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which include the Opera browser, various vulnerabilities across multiple Avaya products, and a buffer overflow in the popular...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 18, 2007, 10:22 AM PDT

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    Protect your computer and your data with a UPS

    One of the most important gadgets in the security arsenal -- and one of the most often overlooked as a tool for security -- is the uninterruptible power supply (UPS). A good UPS isn't just a...

    Posted by Chad Perrin | October 17, 2007, 1:26 PM PDT | Latest comment by alexisgarcia72@...

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    Multiple vulnerabilities discovered in Sun Java WebStart

    Multiple local file-access and information-disclosure vulnerabilities have been discovered in Sun Java WebStart. Multiple versions of Java and platforms, including Windows, Linux and Solaris are...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 15, 2007, 4:47 AM PDT

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    Vulnerabilities reported in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE kernel

    A vulnerability which could be exploited to cause a Denial of Service has been reported in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. SUSE has also released an update for various vulnerabilities found in the...

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 15, 2007, 12:01 AM PDT

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    OpenBSD DHCP vulnerability fixed

    A vulnerability in the OpenBSD's DHCP has been patched. This vulnerability could allow attackers on the local network to successfully launch a Denial-of-Service attack.

    Posted by Paul Mah | October 13, 2007, 8:55 PM PDT

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