Microsoft Readies Two-way Firewall For Vista

For its upcoming Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft is readyinga new, highly configurable firewall designed to give administratorsmuch greater control over which applications can run on the systemsthey manage.After just over a month of testing by users of Microsoft's CommunityTechnology Preview (CTP), the firewall is "very much on track" to be inthe final Vista release scheduled for later

Microsoft Readies Two-way Firewall For Vista

For its upcoming Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft is readyinga new, highly configurable firewall designed to give administratorsmuch greater control over which applications can run on the sys…

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Good Worms Back On The Agenda

ARLINGTON, Virginia -- A researcher has reopened the subject ofbeneficial worms, arguing that the capabilities of self-spreading codecould perform better penetration testing inside networks, turningvulnerable systems into distributed scanners.The worms, dubbed nematodes after the parasitic worm used to kill pestsin gardens, could give security administrators the ability to scanmachines inside a

Good Worms Back On The Agenda

ARLINGTON, Virginia -- A researcher has reopened the subject ofbeneficial worms, arguing that the capabilities of self-spreading codecould perform better penetration testing inside networks, turningvu…

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The Five Great Inventions of Twentieth Century Cryptography

By William Hugh MurrayFrom: WHMurray@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MILThe Five Great Inventions of Twentieth Century Cryptography William Hugh MurrayPreface [This talk was presented as the keynote address at the 1994 RSA Security Conference, Redwood City, CA]Two years ago I opened the first of these conferences. Jim Bidzos invited me to "kick it off;" nothing so formal as a "keynote." While I wore this same

The Five Great Inventions of Twentieth Century Cryptography

By William Hugh MurrayFrom: WHMurray@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MILThe Five Great Inventions of Twentieth Century Cryptography William Hugh MurrayPreface [This talk was presented as the keynote address at the 19…

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