 PitBull LX White Papers
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The Solaris Operating Environment (and many other commercially available operating system) installs an insecure
and exploitable system configuration by default. Many system administrators choose to "harden" their systems by removing
unused or unwanted services and stripping down features. Built in features, as well as third party tools, can be used to harden the
operating environment to minimize the risk of exploitation of the system. Unfortunately, performing these hardening activities often
gives users and administrators a false sense of security, and offers no concrete protection against many classes of attacks and areas
of vulnerability. [Download the PDF] |
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Every day sophisticated hackers and malicious insiders launch attacks against sensitive e-commerce servers. Although many
successful attacks are reported, the vast majority of serious attacks never make the headlines. To make matters worse, professional
hackers can be so adept at covering their tracks that many companies simply have no way of knowing if their systems have been compromised.
Despite the increased attention and spending levels given to e-security, the problems are escalating. Security holes and system vulnerabilities
are being discovered at an alarming rate. And often, before the vulnerability is even made public, a sophisticated and readily available hacker
tool has already been developed to exploit it. [Download the PDF]
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It is no surprise to anyone that today's business architecture is fraught with risks and security vulnerabilities. Web-facing servers
running bug-filled application software are now sitting between the Internet and back-end servers storing your most sensitive and valuable data.
A single security breach on a web-facing server can provide an attacker with an unobstructed path to the corporate jewels. And even if there are
a few hurdles blocking the way. [Download the PDF] |
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Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and network security protocols - all are necessary components of a sound security architecture
designed to protect against threats from "outside" the company and its networks. But what happens when the threat comes from inside?
Although most employers are reluctant to view their own employees as potential sources of system abuse and unauthorized activity, industry
data continues to demonstrate that Insider Abuse is one of the most widespread and costly computer security risks.
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