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N-Stealth in Privacy Defended
July 9, 2002
N-Stealth HTTP Security Scanner is in Privacy Defended. Privacy Defended is a comprehensive book that melds detailed, how-to information on PC software, hardware and operating system security within the context of protecting one’s privacy in a digital world. It is designed for individuals who are serious about their privacy and who also want an accessible, […]
Survey Reveals Vulnerable IIS Sites
July 5, 2002
The latest Netcraft Survey of web servers has indicated that 45% of IIS servers have .htr mapping enabled. Last month, Microsoft issued an advisory warning of a heap overrun vulnerability in IIS’ HTR handling which could yield remote system compromise. Since HTR is now an antiquated scripting language, the advisory recommended that it be disabled […]
Apache Worm Spotted In Wild
June 29, 2002
Security researcher Domas Mitzuas’ honeypots have caught a new Apache worm and trojan in the wild. It seems to be searching through the Internet and installing itself on systems vulnerable to the recent chunked-encoding vulnerability. Domas has set up an Apache worm webpage with the details he has collected, and you might want to follow […]
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