ISSUE 21 (June 2009)

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The covered topics are:

• Malicious PDF: Get owned without opening
• Review: IronKey Personal
• Windows 7 security features: Building on Vista
• Using Wireshark to capture and analyze wireless traffic
• "Unclonable" RFID - a technical overview
• Secure development principles
• Q&A: Ron Gula on Nessus and Tenable Network Security
• Establish your social media presence with security in mind
• A historical perspective on the cybersecurity dilemma
• A risk-based, cost effective approach to holistic security
• AND MORE!

ISSUE 20 (March 2009)

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The covered topics are:

• Improving network discovery mechanisms
• Building a bootable BackTrack 4 thumb drive with persistent changes and Nessus
• What you need to know about tokenization
• Q&A: Vincenzo Iozzo on Mac OS X security
• A framework for quantitative privacy measurement
• Why fail? Secure your virtual assets
• Phased deployment of Network Access Control
• Web 2.0 case studies: challenges, approaches and vulnerabilities
• ISP level malware filtering
• Q&A: Scott Henderson on the Chinese underground
• AND MORE!

ISSUE 19 (December 2008)

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The covered topics are:

• The future of AV: looking for the good while stopping the bad
• Eight holes in Windows login controls
• Extended validation and online security: EV SSL gets the green light
• Interview with Giles Hogben, an expert on identity and authentication technologies working at ENISA
• Web filtering in a Web 2.0 world
• RSA Conference Europe 2008
• The role of password management in compliance with the data protection act
• Securing data beyond PCI in a SOA environment: best practices for advanced data protection
• Three undocumented layers of the OSI model and their impact on security
• Interview with Rich Mogull, founder of Securosis
• AND MORE!

ISSUE 18 (October 2008)

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The covered topics are:

• Network and information security in Europe today
• Browser security: bolt it on, then build it in
• Passive network security analysis with NetworkMiner
• Lynis - an introduction to UNIX system auditing
• Windows driver vulnerabilities: the METHOD_NEITHER odyssey
• Removing software armoring from executables
• Insecurities in privacy protection software
• Compliance does not equal security but it's a good start
• Secure web application development
• The insider threat
• Web application security: risky business?
• AND MORE!

ISSUE 17 (July 2008)

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The covered topics are:

• Open redirect vulnerabilities: definition and prevention
• The future of security is information-centric
• Securing the enterprise data flow against advanced attacks
• Bypassing and enhancing live behavioral protection
• Security flaws identification and technical risk analysis through threat modeling
• Migration from e-mail to web borne threats
• Security training and awareness: strengthening your weakest link
• Assessing risk in VoIP/UC networks
• Building a secure wireless network for under $300
• Reverse engineering software armoring
• Point security solutions are not a 4 letter word
• Hacking Second Life
• AND MORE!

ISSUE 16 (April 2008)

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The covered topics are:

• Security policy considerations for virtual worlds
• US political elections and cybercrime
• Using packet analysis for network troubleshooting
• The effectiveness of industry certifications
• Is your data safe? Secure your web apps
• RSA Conference 2008 / Black Hat 2008 Europe
• Windows log forensics: did you cover your tracks?
• Traditional vs. non-tranditional database auditing
• Payment card data: know your defense options
• Security risks for mobile computing on public WLANs: hotspot registration
• Network event analysis with Net/FSE
• Producing secure software with security enhanced software development processes
• AND MORE!

ISSUE 15 (February 2008)

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The covered topics are:

• Proactive analysis of malware genes holds the key to network security
• Advanced social engineering and human exploitation
• Free visualization tools for security analysis and network monitoring
• Internet terrorist: does such a thing really exist?
• Weaknesses and protection of your wireless network
• Fraud mitigation and biometrics following Sarbanes-Oxley
• Application security matters: deploying enterprise software securely
• The insider threat: hype vs. reality
• How B2B gateways affect corporate information security
• Reputation attacks, a little known Internet threat
• Data protection and identity management
• The good, the bad and the ugly of protecting data in a retail environment
• Malware experts speak: F-Secure, Sophos, Trend Micro
• AND MORE!

ISSUE 14 (November 2007)

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The covered topics are:

• Attacking consumer embedded devices
• Review: QualysGuard
• CCTV: technology in transition - analog or IP?
• Interview with Robert "RSnake" Hansen, CEO of SecTheory
• The future of encryption
• Endpoint threats
• Review: Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0
• Interview with Amol Sarwate, Manager, Vulnerability Research Lab, Qualys Inc.
• Network access control: bridging the network security gap
• Change and configuration solutions aid PCI auditors
• Data protection and identity management
• Information security governance: the nuts and bolts
• 6 CTOs, 10 Burning Questions: AirDefense, AirMagnet, Aruba Networks, AirTight Networks, Fortress Technologies and Trapeze Networks
• AND MORE!

ISSUE 13 (September 2007)

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The covered topics are:

• Interview with Janne Uusilehto, Head of Nokia Product Security
• Social engineering social networking services: a LinkedIn example
• The case for automated log management in meeting HIPAA compliance
• Risk decision making: whose call is it?
• Interview with Zulfikar Ramzan, Senior Principal Researcher with the Advanced Threat Research team at Symantec
• Securing VoIP networks: fraud
• PCI DSS compliance: a difficult but necessary journey
• A security focus on China outsourcing
• A multi layered approach to prevent data leakage
• Safeguard your organization with proper password management
• Interview with Ulf Mattsson, Protegrity CTO
• DEFCON 15
• File format fuzzing
• IS2ME: Information Security to Medium Enterprise

ISSUE 12 (July 2007)

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The covered topics are:

• Enterprise grade remote access
• Review: Centennial Software DeviceWall 4.6
• Solving the keylogger conundrum
• Interview with Jeremiah Grossman, CTO of WhiteHat Security
• The role of log management in operationalizing PCI compliance
• Windows security: how to act against common attack vectors
• Taking ownership of the Trusted Platform Module chip on Intel Macs
• Compliance, IT security and a clear conscience
• Key management for enterprise data encryption
• The menace within
• A closer look at the Cisco CCNP Video Mentor
• Network Access Control.

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The covered topics are:

• On the security of e-passports
• Review: GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner 8
• Critical steps to secure your virtualized environment
• Interview with Howard Schmidt, President and CEO R & H Security Consulting
• Quantitative look at penetration testing
• Integrating ISO 17799 into your Software Development Lifecycle
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): dead or alive?
• Interview with Christen Krogh, Opera Software's Vice President of Engineering
• Super ninja privacy techniques for web application developers
• Security economics
• iptables - an introduction to a robust firewall
• Black Hat Briefings & Training Europe 2007
• Enforcing the network security policy with digital certificates.

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The covered topics are:

• Microsoft Windows Vista: significant security improvement?
• Review: GFI Endpoint Security 3
• Interview with Edward Gibson, Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft UK
• Top 10 spyware of 2006
• The spam problem and open source filtering solutions
• Office 2007: new format and new protection/security policy
• Wardriving in Paris
• Interview with Joanna Rutkowska, security researcher
• Climbing the security career mountain: how to get more than just a job
• RSA Conference 2007 report
• ROT13 is used in Windows? You're joking!
• Data security beyond PCI compliance - protecting sensitive data in a distributed environment.

ISSUE 9 (December 2006)

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The covered topics are:

• Effectiveness of security by admonition: a case study of security warnings in a web browser setting
• Interview with Kurt Sauer, CSO at Skype
• Web 2.0 defense with AJAX fingerprinting and filtering
• Hack In The Box Security Conference 2006
• Where iSCSI fits in enterprise storage networking
• Recovering user passwords from cached domain records
• Do portable storage solutions compromise business security?
• Enterprise data security - a case study
• Creating business through virtual trust: how to gain and sustain a competitive advantage using information security.

ISSUE 8 (September 2006)

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The covered topics are:

• Payment Card Industry demystified
• Skype: how safe is it?
• Computer forensics vs. electronic evidence
• Review: Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 4.0
• SSH port forwarding - security from two perspectives, part two
• Log management in PCI compliance
• Airscanner vulnerability summary: Windows Mobile security software fails the test
• Proactive protection: a panacea for viruses?
• Introducing the MySQL Sandbox
• Continuous protection of enterprise data: a comprehensive approach.

ISSUE 7 (June 2006)

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The covered topics are:

• SSH port forwarding: security from two perspectives, part one
• An inside job
• CEO spotlight: Q&A with Patricia Sueltz, SurfControl
• Server monitoring with munin and monit
• Compliance vs. awareness in 2006
• Infosecurity 2006
• 2005 *nix malware evolution
• InfoSec World 2006
• Overview of quality security podcasts.

ISSUE 6 (March 2006)

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The covered topics are:

• Best practices in enterprise database protection
• Quantifying the cost of spyware to the enterprise
• Security for websites - breaking sessions to hack into a machine
• How to win friends and influence people with IT security certifications
• The size of security: the evolution and history of OSSTMM operational security metrics
• Interview with Kenny Paterson, Professor of Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London
• PHP and SQL security today
• Apache security: Denial of Service attacks
• War-driving in Germany - CeBIT 2006.

ISSUE 5 (January 2006)

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The covered topics are:

• Web application firewalls primer
  
• Review: Trustware BufferZone 1.6
• Threat analysis using log data
• Looking back at computer security in 2005
• Writing an enterprise handheld security policy
• Digital Rights Management
• Revenge of the Web mob
• Hardening Windows Server 2003 platforms made easy
• Filtering spam server-side.

ISSUE 4 (October 2005)

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The covered topics are:

• Structured traffic analysis
• Access Control Lists in Tiger and Tiger Server - true permission management
• Automating I.T. security audits
• Biometric security
• PDA attacks, part 2: airborne viruses - evolution of the latest threats
• Build a custom firewall computer
• Lock down your kernel with grsecurity
• Interview with Sergey Ryzhikov, director of Bitrix
• Best practices for database encryption solutions.

ISSUE 3 (August 2005)

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The covered topics are:

• Security vulnerabilities, exploits and patches
• PDA attacks: palm sized devices - PC sized threats
• Adding service signatures to Nmap
• CSO and CISO - perception vs. reality in the security kingdom
• Unified threat management: IT security's silver bullet?
• The reality of SQL injection
• 12 months of progress for the Microsoft Security Response Centre
• Interview with Michal Zalewski, security researcher
• OpenSSH for Macintosh
• Method for forensic validation of backup tape.

ISSUE 2 (June 2005)

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The covered topics are:

• Information security in campus and open environments
• Web applications worms - the next Internet infestation
• Integrating automated patch and vulnerability management into an enterprise-wide environment
• Advanced PHP security - vulnerability containment
• Protecting an organization’s public information
• Application security: the noveau blame game
• What you need to know before migrating your applications to the Web
• Clear cut cryptography
• How to lock down enterprise data with infrastructure services.

ISSUE 1 (April 2005)

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The covered topics are:

• Does Firefox really provide more security than Internet Explorer?
• Security risks associated with portable storage devices
• 10 tips on protecting customer information from identity theft
• Linux security - is it ready for the average user?
• How to secure your wireless network
• Considerations for preventing information leakage
• An introduction to securing Linux with Apache, ProFTPd & Samba
• Security vulnerabilities in PHP Web applications.