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25 May 2011If you don’t have NetScanTools Pro v11, you’re missing out
It's been a long time coming but the latest incarnation of one of my favorite network/security tools - NetScanTools Pro v11 - is out. Kirk Thomas at Northwest Performance Software has done a bang-up job on the user interface in the new version...something that's gotten better - albeit slowly - over the years. Not that I could do any better - I can't imagine having to know network protocols at ...
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23 Feb 2010
P2P risks, all over again
It's sad when our government has to warn businesses about their own P2P network security flaws.I wrote about the security considerations with P2P applications seemingly a lifetime ago (2003) for TechTarget in a piece titled Are P2P applications worth the risk? Around this same time I served as a P2P expert on a panel discussion at American Intellectual Property Law Association's conference in Atlanta where we discussed these same issues.Nothing ...
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02 Apr 2008
FTP bad for sensitive information…and lives?
When I first saw this headline, I thought to myself: Who's the detective that figured this out!? [tongue in cheek]FTP Sites Vulnerable to Data BreachesFTP poses risks?? Uh, yeah! It's just like another technology or host on the network. If it's software, addressable via IP, and has a user login prompt - then, it's undoubtedly going to have holes that are exploited eventually. Especially when network admins and security managers ...
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31 Mar 2008
Great networking, security, and forensics resource
Speaking of Laura Chappell, if you're not familiar with her work, I recommend you check it out. As far as I'm concerned, she's the original networking guru/goddess/queen. She knows a lot about a lot when it comes to networking protocols, security, and forensics....If you've never been to one of her sessions or classes, you haven't lived (or learned) all you can about this field. Laura's got some great material - ...
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His final report was very thorough and included security recommendations for our network environment. The executive leadership was so impressed with Kevin’s security expertise, they have extended their agreement to continue to perform periodic testing. We highly recommend Kevin Beaver and Principle Logic as a resource for network security testing.”
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Kevin has written/co-written 12 books on information security including one of the best-sellers of all time:
