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10 Tips To Start Securing Your Linux System
A while back I had been asked to write a few quick tips that as an administrator, one would find helpful. They published in one form or another and are now available here. There are MANY more, but these are just a few. Enjoy. Users who may be acting up or aren’t listening can still…
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Patching Procedure vs. Exploitation Potential
When you talk to many security experts, they pretty much agree that when a vulnerability hits, that it’s necessary that it be patched and that its only a matter of time until the sh*t hits the fan and some real knowledgable black hat has put something together for the script kiddies to play with. But…
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Configuring mod_security for EnGarde Secure Linux
Introduction This document is intended to guide a user through initially setting up and understanding a mod_security+Apache2 under EnGarde Secure Linux setup. Once you have completed reading this document, you should be able to understand the basics of mod_security, what it is used for, and why it may apply to you and your environment. Why…
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Mail::IMAPClient
Description: Recently, I have had the pleasure of getting knee deep into various aspects of Email. One of the things that I consistantly found myself wanting to do was to parse through it. I know the best way to do this is to connect to the IMAP server and download the messages. The best way…
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Sys::Hostname
Description: Sys::Hostname is a relatively small, but very useful module. Just as the module name describes, it gets your system’s hostname. To paraphrase the module’s POD documentation, it will try every conceivable way to get the hostname of the current machine. CPAN: Sys::Hostname Example: The one and only use for this module. # Always be…
