This month, we shift our focus to an important security issue. We will combine some information about IP addresses, the TCP three-way handshake, and the role of the firewall. This security issue is ...

Open source security frameworks help enterprises stay one step ahead of attackers by facilitating penetration testing and vulnerability assessments on wired and wireless networks. Picking just 10 ...

Complex security systems such as Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) require a good understanding of general security principles and can be complicated to administer. The average telecom system user ...

As mentioned, this episode focuses on all things network security, and our discussion centers on network security predictions for 2024. For starters, as you’re thinking about network security, ...

The latest in a long line of vulnerabilities in a key part of the networking stack threatens a major open-source operating system, printers and medical IoT devices. A set of vulnerabilities in TCP/IP ...

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Security researchers have developed an implementation of the Sysinternals PsExec utility that allows moving laterally in a network using a single, less monitored port, Windows TCP port 135. PsExec is ...

It probably seemed like science fiction back in 1962 when a scientist from MIT and the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) named J.C.R. Licklider proposed that the United States develop a ...

Security vulnerabilities in the communications protocols used by industrial control systems could allow cyber attackers to tamper with or disrupt services, as well access data on the network. Dubbed ...

Researchers today published details about a suite of 13 vulnerabilities in the Nucleus real-time operating system (RTOS) from Siemens that powers devices used in the medical, industrial, automotive, ...