Every PC needs protection. Even though the Linux operating system has a reputation for being nearly crack-proof, it is irresponsible to assume this true. Any operating system connected to a network is vulnerable in some way or other and having as much protection as you can is the only way to use a computer intelligently.
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Tags: firewall, iptables, linux firewall, linux security, network security
Categories: Advice, Linux, Networks, Open Source, Security, Tutorials Basic

Any time I need network analysis I turn to Wireshark. Wireshark is, in my opinion, the defacto standard for network protocol analyzers. Not only is it incredibly powerful, useful, and user-friendly it is also FREE! But what exactly is Wireshark? Simple: Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer that watches and logs all incoming and outgoing [...]

Tags: network analyzer, network security, protocol analyzer, wireshark
Categories: Advice, Linux, Mac, Networks, Open Source, Security, Tutorials Basic, Windows, software

Network security is tantamount to retaining your sanity. Be it at home or at your place of business, a firewall is often a necessity (especially when you have Windows machines on your network.) With the Linux operating system there are a number of ways to build a firewall. Back in the day I used to [...]

Tags: firewall, fwbuilder, iptables, Linux, network security
Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, Security, Tutorials Basic, software

Network Miner is a portable Open Source network security analysis tool that can monitor the traffic of a connected network adapter in the Windows operating system. It utilizes a build in passive network sniffer / packet capturing tool that can detect IPs, hostnames, operating systems, ports and various other information of every connection. The network [...]

Tags: network, network forensics, network miner, network security, network security analysis, network sniffer, network software, Open Source, packet capturing, portable software, windows software
Categories: Security, Windows, software

Bot networks are still a huge threat on the Internet. They are usually established with the use of computer worms that exploit old and new security vulnerabilities. A network security software like Bothunter can be helpful in determining if a computer network has been compromised. It does so by analysing the communication in the local [...]

Tags: bothunter, botnet, computer network, Computer Security Software, network scanner, network security, network security software, windows security
Categories: Security, Windows, software

Todays world is becoming a wireless one. If you signup for a new internet provider you have most of the time the choice of a modem that uses cables and one that is wireless. Now, most people tend to chose the wireless one because their homes don´t look that messy after all, cables everywhere seems to turn certain people off quite a bit.

Tags: network security, router, router security, Security
Categories: Security