Web Security

--edited by Dave Methvin, Executive Editor, Windows Magazine

This file contains live links to the Internet, which begin with either HTTP: or FTP:. If you do not subscribe to an Internet Service Provider, these links will not work. Links were valid at press time.

This page is an online extension of the article "Protect Yourself from Hackers, Crackers, and Outlaws" in the August 1996 issue of Windows Magazine.

Security Resources

If you run a web site, it's important to keep up with security discussions. People who want to break into your site use these resources as well, so you've got to stay ahead of them.

World Wide Web Security FAQ: Covers the important issues you need to know about running a web server, and discusses some of the most common security problems that you may encounter.
Somarsoft Windows NT security: An excellent discussion of security under Windows NT.
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) advisories: Formed after the Morris Internet Worm incident in 1988, CERT keeps track of security problems and issues advisories on them.
Yahoo search on "Internet+Security": It will take you a while to digest all the info that Yahoo has to offer.

Firewalls and Proxy Servers

If you're building a company network that you want to connect to the Internet, you'll want to use a firewall to help protect the internal network from intruders. The Web has plenty of detailed information about firewalls and proxy servers. Our sister publication, Network Computing Magazine, has a good discussion as part of its Network Design Series. Also, here's a great collection of firewall information.

The definitive book on the subject is Building Internet Firewalls by D. Brent Chapman and Elizabeth D. Zwicky, O'Reilly and Associates, ISBN 1-56592-124-0.

Java

http://whenever.cs.berkeley.edu/graffiti
http://www.math.gatech.edu/~mladue/HostileApplets.html

Viruses

McAfee Anti-Virus: Probably the most complete anti-virus solutions availalble today, and you can download an evaluation version from the site.
Symantec Norton Anti-Virus: In addition to the information you'd expect on the Symantec's anti-virus software, you can also find lots of good information here on the latest virus threats.
Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus: This site offers a DOS-based virus scanner, useful for those times when your system is so messed up that you can't boot Windows.

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