I am happy to release the new RPMs of squid 3.5.5 for Centos 6.6 64bit, 32bit and CentOS 7 64bit.<\/p>\n
The new release includes couple bug fixes and improvements.
\nThe links to the RPMs are at the bottom of the article.<\/p>\n
Diving tools for the WEB<\/p>\n
The Internet is like a sea but with information and not water. Every Internet diver should have couple tools in his hands to help him with this semi speed of light flow of information.
\nOne of couple basic things about the Internet is that it might lead you to places and information you might not want to know.
\nSo what tools are there to help?
\nThe first thing is a FIREWALL. Once the PC is sitting just inside the Internet there is much more risk for damage from the Internet.
\nSo Firewall Is 1!(check)
\nToday most routers connect the DSL or CABLE modem to the house and there for adding a NAT and it can be treated as a better then nothing solution.
\nIn a more security aware places such as a company\\work-place there is a need to guard the digital assets of the company and there-for a proxy with lots of ACLs is there to help the \u201cdivers\u201d from unwanted and unknown malicious \u201cprograms\u201d(aka Viruses).<\/p>\n
So a recommendation for a NAT-ROUTER is also from security reasons and not only the option to \u201cshare\u201d the internet connection between couple devices.<\/p>\n
And back to the tools:<\/p>\n
Well all the above can be bought with some money.
\nBut for the advanced and Hardcore users there are other requirments such as:<\/p>\n
And even with the help of all the above mentioned tools, there is always the possibility that somethings goes out of control and leave us with a lot of hope that we might not be needed to work overtime to handle the escalating situation.<\/p>\n
Another set of tools is there for Pentesting such as archassault<\/a> or backtrack<\/a>.<\/p>\n What tools are you using daily to protect you from drowning in the water of the NET?<\/p>\n And just to open some of the users list eyes a nice video for parents:<\/p>\n