hacking
RSS hackingProactive Content Security for Internet Gateways and Mail Servers
White Paper Traditional hacking has been replaced by a new wave of attacks, malicious content such as vandals and viruses, as well as unmonitored transfer of confidential information by employees. This white paper provides detailed analysis of content security... [03 Jul 2008]
Internet Hack Back: Counter Attacks as Self-Defense or Vigilantism?
White Paper One reaction to this state of affairs is a behavior termed "Ethical Hacking" which attempts to proactively increase security protection by identifying and subsequently encouraging the patching of known security vulnerabilities on systems owned by... [03 Jul 2008]
The Key to Security: On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Dog
White Paper During the 1980s and early 1990s hacking was almost an academic hobby of some computer geeks, mostly with no intention of any major damage. An important development has taken place with respect to the expansion of computing attacks and the level of... [03 Jul 2008]
Security and Privacy Challenges of a Digital Government
White Paper The success of a digital government infrastructure depends on how well it meets these challenges and its preparedness against numerous potential threats ranging from simple act of hacking to cyber-terrorism. [03 Jul 2008]
Utility-Theoretic Information Retrieval, Cognitive Hacking, and Intelligence and Security Informatics
White Paper This paper generalizes the concept of cognitive hacking, placing it in Libicki's framework of semantic attack. Libicki first characterized attacks on computer systems in the context of information warfare as being physical, syntactic, and semantic... [03 Jul 2008]
Securing a Wireless Network: Sygate Technologies White Paper
White Paper Limitations in wireless technology also expose corporate networks to malicious access like "drive-by hacking," denial of service attacks, and sniffing, which results in service outage and information leakage. [03 Jul 2008]
Ethical Hacking: The Security Justification
White Paper This has given rise to a class of action referred to as "Ethical Hacking". The state of security on the Internet is poor and progress toward increased protection is slow. Companies are releasing software with little or no testing and no formal... [03 Jul 2008]
Cognitive Hacking and Digital Government: Digital Identity
White Paper Cognitive hacking refers to a computer or information system attack that relies on changing human users' perceptions and corresponding behaviors in order to succeed. This paper describes cognitive hacking, suggests countermeasures, and discusses... [03 Jul 2008]
Hacking Sound in Context
White Paper A well written computer program is the perfect resting place for its author. Programs originate in the human imagination, and so programmers know their creations extremely well. The first run of a program is therefore a precious time. [03 Jul 2008]
A New Evolution in Hack Attacks: A General Overview of Types, Methods, Tools, and Prevention
White Paper The purpose of this paper is to provide a general overview of the more current hacking methods that go above and beyond the traditional methods of the recent past. This paper provides a straightforward review of the concepts associated with hack... [03 Jul 2008]
Prodigy Internet Network Security Management Devices: Technology White Paper
White Paper Most hackers rely on knowing the operating system that is being used on the system they are hacking; ActiShield protects the network from this type of electronic surveillance, known as fingerprinting, by never releasing any internal details about... [03 Jul 2008]
Securing Critical Industrial Networks
White Paper On the one hand there is a real threat of cyber terrorism, hacking, as well as both unintentional and malicious security breaches, and management must act to protect mission-critical assets, customers and employees. [03 Jul 2008]
Vulnerability Management: Staying Ahead of the Curve
White Paper The combination of expanding, increasingly complex networks and ever-more sophisticated hacking is leaving businesses flat-footed. Today, hackers exploit new vulnerabilities within days or weeks of their discovery. [03 Jul 2008]
The Zero Effect of Hacking
White Paper This white paper describes what zero effect hacking is and since Zero Effect hacking is by far the most common, a few simple protection strategies can greatly reduce the amount of time spent dealing with security incidents. [03 Jul 2008]
Wireless LAN Security - What Hackers Know That You Don’t
White Paper This white paper outlines how hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in 802.11 wireless LANs and the widely available hacking tools. This white paper is written to inform IT security managers of what they are up against. [03 Jul 2008]
