NSA’s Guide to Securing Your PC

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

NSA has developed and distributed configuration guidance for operating systems. These guides are currently being used throughout the government and by numerous entities as a security baseline for their systems. Source: http://www.nsa.gov/ia/guidance/security_configuration_guides/operating_systems.shtml

10 easy steps to secure your Linux machine

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Whether you use a single desktop or manage a lab full of servers, with the various threats we all face from hackers these days you simply have to make sure you're running a secure ship.Running Linux gives you some inherent protection from attack, but you still need to take adequate ...

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1.1

Monday, October 26th, 2009

To easily assess the security state of machines in an environment, Microsoft offers the free Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) scan tool. MBSA includes a graphical and command line interface that can perform local or remote scans of Microsoft Windows systems. MBSA 2.1.1 builds on previous versions by adding support for ...

InfoSec Snobs

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

I've read two articles recently that helps validate what I've been noticing since I joined Twitter and started listening to Security podcasts to gain more information in the field.  I keep seeing posts and hearing comments from certain people (no names will be mentioned but most of you will know ...

Facebook Privacy & Security Guide

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Created by Tom Eston. This is version 1.1 of the guide, last updated September 2009. It is updated when Facebook changes any privacy settings or configuration. Source: http://socialmediasecurity.com/security-guides/facebook/facebook_privacy_and_security_guide/