Rkhunter is a security tools which is used to scan files for rootkits, backdoors, sniffers, and other security threats. Installation steps: Download latest version of rkhunter from http://downloads.rootkit.nl/ tar -xzvf rkhunter-1.3.8.tar.gz cd rkhunter-1.3.8 sh installer.sh –install Checking system for: Rootkit Hunter installer files: found A web file download command: wget found Starting installation: . . [...]
Last time I show everyone how to encrypt your hard drive using BitLocker. Today I’m going to show everyone how to encrypt your hard drive again, but this time using a third party software call TrueCrypt. The reason for this is because not everyone trust Microsoft or they might not have BitLocker on their operating [...]
Data encryption is very important in security, you don’t want your identity get stolen or your sensitive information got stolen by someone else. Windows 7 BitLocker s a drive encryption process whereby anyone who manages to get their hands on your computer or even just your hard drive is out of luck: they can’t read [...]
In today post I will shows you how to setup a secure wireless network using a MAC address filter. MAC filtering refers to a security access control methodology whereby the 48-bit address assigned to each network card is used to determine access to the network. You always want to secured your wireless network for obvious [...]
As you all may have well aware there are a lot of vulnerabilities in Windows. This is because Windows by default left all it ports open, and they are only close when the user specified which port to close. According to PC world there are 7 ways you can secure Windows 7. This instruction covers [...]
With a new year come new resolutions, new threats, and new technology. 2010 went out with a bang, and now it’s time to bring in 2011. So what are the new threats that we can look forward for in 2011? Well the folks at Panda Labs, the anti-malware lab of Panda Security, put out their [...]
I recently chanced upon a neat trick for hiding any kind of file inside of an image file. You may find it useful for secretly transporting files or hiding files in case of a breach of your computer’s security. The trick works as follows: create an archive of files, merge the archive with an image [...]
Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) is an network security appliances that monitor network and/or system activities for malicious activity. The main functions of ‘’’intrusion prevention systems’’’ are to identify malicious activity, log information about said activity, attempt to block/stop activity, and report activity. In this blog I will show you how to enable IPS on a [...]
In most enterprise environments, desktop locking is a part of group policy and adds to the security of your network by ensuring that a passer-by can’t use your workstation for nefarious purposes. BlueProximity/BlueLock are the perfect programs to help increase this security to your desktop. It does so by detecting one of your bluetooth devices, [...]
Today i will show you how to configure a Cisco ASA 5510 firewall. A is a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. It is a device or set of devices that is configured to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set [...]
