IPv6 is establishing itself in everyday IT life, and all modern operating systems from Windows, through Mac OS X, to Linux have it on board; but if you let IPv6 introduce itself into your environment, you could be in for some unpleasant surprises.

In addition to introducing extra security measures, htaccess lets you add some fantastic features to your website without having superuser access to the main configuration files of the web server.

The best way to stop an attack is to think like an attacker. We’ll show you how to use the Metasploit framework to create a malicious payload that escapes antivirus detection.

The common Apache benchmarking tool known as ab can carry off a highly effective DoS attack if you're not prepared for it.

Penetration Testing and security auditing are now part of every system administrator's "other duties as assigned." BackTrack Linux is a custom distribution designed for security testing for all skill levels from novice to expert.