Articles

It is entirely possible (ahem!) that some of these links are broken, out of date, and just plain don't exist anymore. If you find any like this, let me know.

• The US is not the only target; here is an article about a British botnet that is wreaking havoc on British banking.
• Virus software does not just target your personal computer. Here is an article about a rootkit that is attacking large, industrial control systems.
• An article that Glen found from 1995 (for those who are bad at Math, that's 15 years ago) about the Internet.
• Do you think that you are the only one vulnerable to attack? This article relates how over 70% of US businesses feel that they are vulnerable to advanced attacks.
• Is it possible to turn off the Internet? The President thinks so! The article discusses the Senate approval to do just that!
• Think that Flash is the be all and end all of Web video? Here is an interesting article about an open source solution.
• Some stats about Internet usage from the PEW Foundation.
• Think that cell phones are a problem for everyone. Read about some interesting uses.
• How about rogue advertisers? Read about what Microsoft is doing about malvertisers.
• Everybody who has listened to me knows how I feel about Vista. Here is an article about using it better!
• Think that you are secure enough? Read this article and then think again. How do you stack up?
• Google has released a new browser called Chrome. Some of the technical advantages are available here.
• Anyone who has been around a few years remembers the old Netscape vs. Microsoft battle. Here is a call for a return to hostilities.
• Think that an antivirus is absolutely necessary? You might be surprised if you used one from TrendMicro!
• Hacking systems. An interesting take on MacOSX, Vista, and Ubuntu Linux.
• International Cyber-Crime: Coming to a computer near you?
• Steve Jobs from Apple has written an essay about DRM. For once, I find myself agreeing with Mr. Jobs!
• This really doesn't have anything to do with networking, but it's a fun article. Worst technologies are really pretty funny.
• If you have watched or read anything about "cyber-predators", this article on C-NET should be interesting. It is about retaining addresses and activity.
• When is it legal (or moral) to retalitate, using a spammer's own tactics? Check out this article in e-Week.
• Rootkits are not just a problem from Sony; read more about them
• Worried about privacy? Check out what some people are saying about the new IE.
• The RIAA is still at it; they are targeting piracy hotspots..
• Concerned about protecting yourself? Here are 10 Ways to Stop Spyware.
• Sony's new copy protection software is a nightmare. Read about the problems!
• Lost your job because it went overseas? Government is trying to do something about it. Slowing the boat
• Security and the IT Department: Are Attackers Winning the Arms Race? This one is kind of scary!
• This is a sidebar to the above article: Mature Malware Wants Total Control.
• A truly awsome article on Building a MAC on a PC platform. It's a little long, and not for everyone.
• How to catch a cyber crook? Money talks
• It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
• Lawsuits 'not scaring swappers' (Never Have, Probably never will!)
• Turning up the heat on SPAM (This is a collection of articles on ZDNET)
• In the ongoing battle over music and copyright infringement, RIAA warns individual swappers
• Supreme Court backs library Net filters
• Microsoft Addresses Exam Piracy (This is an interesting article about certification and cheating; it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with networking)
• The Linux Uprising
• Business Week's Linux Page (More about Penguin Power)
• The BIG PICTURE on file swapping
• Six Ways to Secure Your Wireless Network
• File Sharing Company Files Its Own Suit (This may be a little dated, but it's a good article)

If you would rather read paper (YUCK!), I've placed a few articles on reserve in the Library:

• From Hacker’s Challenge by Mike Schiffman
  Read Challenge 3: The Parking Lot beginning on page 35, then the solution, which begins on page 209. Don’t be concerned with some of the technical aspects of the analysis (like the UNIX log files and some of the program files). Read it to get an overview of what is going on and how someone can hack into a wireless network

• “Linux upsets Unix home”, InfoWorld, January 27, 2003, pg 17.

• “Stupid User Tricks”, InfoWorld, January 27, 2003, pg 28

• “Updating made easy”, InfoWorld, January 27, 2003, pg 33

• “Just the facts, ma’am”, InfoWorld, January 27, 2003, pg 66

• “DVD fairy tale”, InfoWorld, January 20 2003, pg 20

• “SPAM: New year, same old story”, Network World, January 27, 2003, pg 29

• “Get a handle on spam”, .net Magazine, March, 2003, pg 57