Posted in Windows on July 24th, 2008 by admin – Be the first to comment
Securing Windows XP is easy. You just need to follow a few hundred easy steps 
Seriously, I’ll try shortening this up. First, you need a *good* firewall. I don’t know about you, but I just don’t trust the built-in one. Don’t know anyone who knows what it is and trusts it, though…
The best firewall I’ve come to use is Comodo Firewall - it has a period of learning, let it know which apps are safe, you will be the mentor for a while - but it’s worth it. It’s rock solid. More…
Posted in Windows on July 22nd, 2008 by admin – Be the first to comment
There are 2 roads you could take to secure your beloved Vista. You could download the shiny “Secure anti-malware + anti-spyware + anti-virus + firewall + virtual sex partner” program, and feel “secure”
or..
you could follow this guide. And download the Windows Vista Security Configuration gude, written by the security community in collaboration with Microsoft(tm), and BE secure.
Get it here (as in here), at MS or at NSA
You will need at least basic system administration knowledge to apply it, and.. don’t forget to make a backup of your system *before* you apply it. More…
Posted in Mac OS on July 22nd, 2008 by admin – Be the first to comment
Securing Mac OS X Leopard is not an easy task - well, at least not one that you can do in 15 minutes. You could follow some simple guideline, but this one is THE guideline.
One more security guide on this wonderful OS - put your Leopard on a chain, in a cage, and use it safely 
Being written by Apple, I don’t think anyone else could give you any deeper explanation on Mac OS X security and how to set it up.
Fetch it here
Posted in Linux on July 22nd, 2008 by admin – Be the first to comment
There is really no point to post a step-by-step guide, write one myself, or copy it from somewhere else, when there is such a good (end BROAD) how-to on the Debian documentation project.
It applies to Ubuntu as well, and all other debain based distros. It applies to most linux distributions too, but it is better to check if there is anything distro-specific in your case.
So, here it is: Securing Debian in html format, or the same in PDF
Posted in Mac OS on July 22nd, 2008 by admin – Be the first to comment
This time, I will not even try to copy the content to an article - the document is 351 pages long, you better fetch it to your drive and read it at home/work/wherever.
Source is Systems and Network Attack Center (SNAC) at the National Security Agency… 
Download the article in PDF format from their website
Posted in Mac OS on July 22nd, 2008 by admin – Be the first to comment
Apple Mac OS X v10.3.x “Panther”
Security Configuration Guide
Guide Version 1.1
Systems and Network Attack Center (SNAC)
National Security Agency
9800 Savage Rd.
Ft. Meade, MD 20755-6704
DOWNLOAD the article from the NSA website, in PDF
This guide is long, boring, and could be considered as targeted to VERY secure environments. You have been warned!
More…
Posted in Tools on July 22nd, 2008 by admin – Be the first to comment
This is a nice tool by Hewlett-Packard you could use on .your. website to see if it’s vulnerable to SQL injection. It does not check forms so be aware - only URL input is checked.
DOWNLOAD
You can find more in-depth information on the HP Security Labs site.