Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR MAY 23, 2000 Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community. ___________________________ Sponsors ________________________________ This newsletter sponsored by: TechRepublic _____________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------ ROOTPROMPT.ORG: CRACKED! PART 3: HUNTING THE HUNTER "Noel continues the story of when some Unix boxes that he helped admin were cracked. This article talks about some of the efforts made to track down the cracker and some surprises." COMPLETE STORY: http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=467 ------------------------------------------------------------------ USA TODAY: MICROSOFT PROGRAMS VULNERABLE TO VIRUSES "By contrast, perhaps 35 viruses have been written for the Macintosh and four or five for the Unix-based computers that run most Web sites." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cth950.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------ SECURITYFOCUS: FOCUS ON LINUX: INTRUSION DETECTION ON LINUX "This article focuses on several host-based intrusion detection systems that are available on Linux. In particular, I will cover some of the basics of installing setting up these packages, how they are useful, and in what circumstances they can be used." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.securityfocus.com/focus/linux/articles/linux-ids.html /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ FREE WEB RESOURCE FOR IT PROS -- JOIN TECHREPUBLIC! Your FREE TechRepublic Passport gives you access to all content at TechRepublic.com. Plus, customize the site to your IT specialty! Got questions about Net Security? Find answers about that--and more! http://www.enlist.com/cgi-bin/re/techrepublic_com769 \--------------------------------------------------------------adv.-/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the other sites in the Linux Channel: Linux Planet <http://www.linuxplanet.com>, LinuxStart <http://www.linuxstart.com>, Linux Central <http://www.linuxcentral.com>, and JustLinux <http://www.justlinux.com>. Also, check out the ISP-Linux Moderated Digest <http://isp-lists.isp-planet.com/moderated/isp-linux/>. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To advertise on our newsletters and 125+ more at internet.com, please contact Frank Fazio: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Director, Inside Sales (203)-662-2997 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright 2000 internet.com Corp. <http://www.internet.com>. ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utk berhenti langganan, kirim email ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Informasi arsip di http://www.linux.or.id/milis.php3 Pengelola dapat dihubungi lewat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
