[TechRepublic] ExploitHub: Radical way to check for vulnerabilities

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ExploitHub: NSS Labs' radical way to check for vulnerabilities Wouldn't using actual exploit code be the best way to determine if your systems are vulnerable? NSS Labs thinks so. Learn how they are making that possible. Read more Resource of the day How Google Tackles Its Own IT Security Join members of Google's internal security team as they discuss the biggest threats against web-based apps and what you can do to guard against them. Turn off modeline support in Vim For those who need it, Vim's modeline support can be very useful. For the rest of us, it is nothing but a possible hole in our security. Read more Should BCC be the default email address field? A constant source of annoyance for many technically-inclined computer users is mass mailings from more nontechnical users that expose every recipient's email address to everyone else. Perhaps a simple UI change is in order. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Five tips for avoiding removable media malware With the growth of widespread network-delivered malware infections, we tend to forget that sometimes the old methods are still effective. Find out what you can do to protect yourself from the hands-on threat of removable media malware. Read more Making the move to Data Protection Manager 2010 Westminster College's backup infrastructure is in need of an overhaul. Scott Lowe explains why its IT department is planning to move backup to Data Protection Manager 2010 and what that entails. Read more 10 tips for troubleshooting PC system slowdowns When PC performance slows to a crawl, a systematic troubleshooting plan will help you zero in on the cause. Deb Shinder runs through likely culprits and describes steps you can take to improve system performance. Read more Change local username and password via Group Policy For Windows administrators, a common practice is to have a local username and password for administration when cached credentials are not available. Learn how to change an existing configuration. Read more Review: Secunia Personal Software Inspector For anyone who has had to (or wanted to) keep up with all application updates on a machine, from a single point of contact, Secunia PSI might be just the tool. Read more Camera phone challenge: Sunrise / sunset You have from now until Friday, October 8, 2010 at 5:00 PM EDT to submit camera phone photos of the sunrise / sunset. The editorial staff will select their three favorite photos from all the entries, and the TechRepublic members who submitted those photos will receive some free swag! Read more Featured multimedia   Tour Norton Internet Security 2011 (slideshow) Symantec's been making a concerted effort for three years running to turn around their Norton products. Norton Internet Security 2011 is not only their best effort to date, it's one of the strongest security suites this year, period. View on site Gallery perennial favorites Computer bloopers and blunders from the technically clueless Photo memories of 18 first computers Wild computing devices from the late 1800s and early 1900s Amazing LEGO creations from Brickworld 2010 NASA spacecraft and aircraft in flight Today's recommended downloads How Google Tackles Its Own IT Security (Google) How to Save Cloud Computing Users from Evil-Doers (Akamai Technologies) Distributing Security and Optimization in the Application Delivery 2.0 Era (Akamai Technologies) Best Practices for Deploying Collaborative BI (Tableau Software) Have You Supersized Your Data Center? Avoid the Pitfalls of Oversizing (American Power Conversion (APC)) Steampunk: A way of life for some designers For many, steampunk is a fun hobby. But for designers Jake von Slatt and Richard Nagy, steampunk is a way of life. See photos of a steampunk antiquated PC, a steampunk keyboard, and more.

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