Yearly Archives: 2009

Poll: Have You Used Penetration Testing Services?

I invite you to answer poll question “Have you used penetration testing services” on my blog and see how others voted. Continue reading

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IPS, Whom to believe: Gartner or NSS Labs?

An independent test and evaluation of 15 different network intrusion-protection system products from seven vendors showed none were fully effective in warding off attacks against Microsoft, Adobe and other programs. NSS Labs, which conducted the test without vendor sponsorship of any kind, also evaluated the 15 network IPS offerings for their capability in responding to “evasions,” attacks delivered in an obfuscated and stealthy manner in order to hide. In that arena, Juniper Networks and TippingPoint didn’t perform particularly well. Juniper IPS scored lowest at only 17% effectiveness. In that arena, the McAfee and IBM IPS held up particularly well. Continue reading

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RSA Security Conference

RSA Security Conference Europe 2009 has been held in period 20-22 October 2009 in Hilton London Metropole Hotel. RSA conferences are one of the most comprehensive forums in information security. Continue reading

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Second Round Candidates of the Cryptographic Hash Algorithm Competition Selected

NIST has selected the Second Round Candidates of the SHA-3 Competition recently. Following 14 second round candidates to continue in the competition: Continue reading

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Poll: Should We Teach Students How To Write Viruses?

Poll: should we teach students how to write viruses – What do you think in regards to this very controversial issue? Your opinions are welcome. Thank you for voting. Continue reading

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