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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Network Security and Applications
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Campus-Wide Vulnerability Scanning
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May 16, 2012
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A session at the Security Professionals Conference 2012
Scanning a campus network for vulnerabilities and managing the results can be a tedious task. Even a moderately sized network produces too much information to process manually or without a logical …
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Securing Web Applications: A Case Study
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May 5, 2008
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A session at the Security 2008
With the ubiquitous nature of web applications, security vulnerabilities are one of the growing areas that are routinely probed and attacked. This session will discuss the selection background and …
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Network Monitoring with Nagios
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April 11, 2007
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A session at the Security 2007
Nagios is a freely available open source network and host monitoring tool. This presentation will discuss using Nagios in an academic environment to monitor servers, detect network problems, and al…
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Making the Campus Web Safer, One Application at a Time
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April 11, 2007
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A session at the Security 2007
A year ago, UT Austin identified Web application security as an important initiative for developers. As part of that initiative, UT developed an application security curriculum focused on the Open …
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Sensitive Information Sweep Using Cornell's Spider
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April 11, 2007
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A session at the Security 2007
Colorado State University and the University of Colorado each chose Cornell University's Spider search utility to find sensitive information on Windows, OSX, Linux, and Solaris computers. Work…
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SafetyNet: An Open Source, Self-Service, Proactive Security Scanner
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April 11, 2006
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A session at the Security 2006
SafetyNet, an open source, Web-based application framework, allows authorized users to proactively scan individual and groups of computer systems for security vulnerabilities. Learn how Virginia Te…
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Mining Flows for Intrusion Data
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April 11, 2006
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A session at the Security 2006
Most IP flow collectors are used as evidence lockers, quietly storing records until needed for a forensic investigation, or used for billing and accounting purposes. Much of this data can be mined …
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SunGard Collegis Inc. - Spooks in the Machine: Proactive Strategies for Securing Your Network
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April 5, 2005
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A session at the Security 2005
With the rise of spam, spyware, and viruses, the push is on to develop strategies to better protect our institutions. From aligning security goals with institutional objectives, to security assessm…
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The Vulnerability Scanning Cluster
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January 1, 2004
The Department of IT Security and Privacy at Purdue University, with collaboration from CERIAS, has developed a Web-based front end to Nessus, the popular open source vulnerability scanner, to cent…
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Protecting University Networks Using Automated Scanning
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January 1, 2004
This presentation will describe how to extend an existing open source system to preemptively scan untrusted hosts to determine patch level before granting general network access, with a specific fo…

















