The Network Security. Org

Sun’s Dtrace application was developed primarily as a tool to help monitor functions on Solaris. According to a pair of security researchers at the Black Hat conference, you can also use Dtrace as the basis for a rootkit-like tool for offensive and defensive security operations.

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We’re worried that one or more of our PCs are infected with malware, perhaps rootkits. We have scanned and cleaned with the latest antivirus definitions, and the machines are still running slow and behaving strangely. What kinds of rootkit scanners are available?

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The world of computer security can often be a strange and compelling one. Many outsiders, or those with little knowledge of computers, just don’t understand the whole uproar over various issues, such as whether Microsoft Vista is more secure then Linux or Mac. It’s all moot as far as the general population is concerned. But, [...]

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