[ad] Flint examines firewalls, quickly computes the effect of all the configuration rules, and then spots problems so you can: CLEAN UP RUSTY CONFIGURATIONS that are crudded up with rules that can’t match traffic. ERADICATE LATENT SECURITY PROBLEMS lurking in overly-permissive rules SANITY CHECK CHANGES to see if new rules create problems. Flint is absolutely […]
Security Software
GreenSQL – Open Source Database Firewall Software
[ad] GreenSQL is an Open Source database firewall used to protect databases from SQL injection attacks. GreenSQL works as a proxy for SQL commands and has built in support for MySQL & PostgreSQL . The logic is based on evaluation of SQL commands using a risk scoring matrix as well as blocking known db administrative […]
AVG Stepping Up Consumer Anti-Virus Offerings
[ad] AVG used to be THE anti-virus software a few years ago, especially with it being the first major vendor offering a free solution for home users. If you asked any techie back in 2002 which AV should you use, the answer would invariably be AVG free (or perhaps Panda). After that AVG just got […]
Samhain v.2.5.9c – Open Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)
[ad] We’ve only mentioned one HIDS before, that was OSSEC HIDS, so I thought I’d do some updates on the others. Samhain has always been one of my favourites, before that of course I was using Tripwire like everyone else. The Samhain open source host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) provides file integrity checking and logfile […]
UK Has The Worst Internet Security In Europe
[ad] Interesting story for our British readers, seems like back in Old Blighty people are a bit lax when it comes to keeping their security software up to date. Not only that, from the other aspects of the survey it seems UK is generally lacking in cybersecurity awareness and education with people not deleting dodgy […]