Building IT

A lot can be learned from a hacker (albeit a convicted hacker).  Here are some of his thoughts on OS and web application security:
Securing a system:

I keep my services to a minimum, and I keep them updated. On my Linux box I use custom kernel hardening patches to make memory corruption bugs pretty hard to [...]

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The talk around Twitter right now is the phishing scam via Direct Message, as reported by many including Read Write Web, Mashable, and Chris Pirillo.  The victims include Twitter accounts for Barack Obama, Fox News, Britney Spears, and Rick Sanchez of CNN.   Getting their Twitter account hacked is a potential public relations nightmare.  The bait [...]

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