Cryptographers have exploited a known weakness in the MD5 algorithm, allowing them to create forged digital certificates. Doing so potentially trashes any security provided by the HTTPS protocol.
Blogger Brad Bird describes how his local group of IT pros created a study group to help prepare for certification exams and stay current on technology. Read about his experience with the many benefits of user groups.
I’ve been living a dream this past year. Simply being here, having a great son, and writing about techy things for TechRepublic is something I’m very thankful for.
I promised to keep everyone up to date about Phorm and Webwise. Well they’re back and major ISPs are seriously considering using Webwise. Knowing what that means is important to all of us.
For all networks, there is focus given on what traffic is permitted in from the Internet to keep the internal computing resources secure and reliable. As small office or home office (SOHO) users become more sophisticated and at risk for using different web services, we can start to see a need arise for prohibiting what traffic can also leave a network. One way to tackle this subject is to set up a protocol control that prohibits configured outbound traffic from an internal network.
A Linksys Web camera is vulnerable to SetSource() boundary error. This vulnerability will disclose sensitive system information in plain text to an attacker.
In an era of slashed IT budgets, David Davis looks at several lower-cost and entry level options of implementing VoIP, including those from Cisco.
The ATEN Virtual VNC Console functions as a hardware console to access remote servers via VNC. However, it has a dual use; it also works as a VNC server to receive screen updates to display on an attached monitor or projector. Read on to find out more about this productivity enhancing network appliance.
David Davis goes over the Cisco IOS commands you must know to manipulate files on your Cisco router flash, nvram, or other filesystems, allowing you to back up your configuration, upgrade your router, or just maintain the IOS file system.
A new IE7 exploit is now making the rounds. It has already been incorporated in toolkits that install information-stealing trojans. Read on to learn more.