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Configure your router to block DOS attempts: Some time ago I had a discussion with a friend. He disagreed with my recommendations on how to configure a border router and the firewall behind it. I claimed that in the border router between you and your ISP, configure the six rules to block most denial Read More...
Posted 10 July 06 01:27 by Steve Riley | 13 Comments
Filed under access technologies, security policies, risk mitigation, threats, protection, configuration
When security breaks things: Now that the furor has waned, I want to comment on MS05-051. For those of you who don't memorize bulletin numbers (I am part of that set; Susan Bradley , for example, isn't, hehe), this is the security update that fixed a number of vulnerabilities found Read More...
Posted 08 November 05 10:05 by Steve Riley | 14 Comments
Filed under security policies, risk mitigation, patch management, configuration