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When IT security becomes a gothic horror story
Comment The RSA Conference in San Francisco, the big annual get together for the great and the good of corporate IT security, is just getting under way - and I'll be reporting from it all this week. One of the nice quirks of the event is that... [21 Apr 2009]
Teen Twitter worm writer lands job in IT
News Rowland said he plans to help guide Mooney away from pranks and toward a promising career as a white hat hacker. The teenager who takes credit for the worms that hit Twitter earlier this week has been hired by a web... [20 Apr 2009]
Securing Your Wireless
White Paper If the information sent back and forth over the WiFi network isn't adequately encrypted, a hacker can easily tap into the network and monitor one's activity. When one types personal or financial information into a Web... [01 Apr 2009]
Security For Online Banking That Users Want and Will Pay For
White Paper Consumers perceive significant weakness in online banking safety.of those surveyed felt it was only "somewhat difficult" or "not at all difficult" for a hacker or thief to get access to an online banking... [18 Mar 2009]
Penetration Testing: Assessing Your Overall Security Before Attackers Do
White Paper The only way to really determine if your company's data is secure is to be a hacker yourself and test your company's security. Network Security has evolved from protecting against "script kiddies" trying to break into... [18 Mar 2009]
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Email: Proactive Steps to Defend Your Email Network
White Paper Viruses, hacker attacks, harmful spam, and other threats continue to outpace legitimate email--affecting even text messaging, instant messaging, and Voice over IP (VoIP). Email and other messaging technologies are... [18 Mar 2009]
Does Size Matter? The security challenge of the SMB
White Paper For businesses of all sizes, viruses, hacker intrusions, spyware and spam can lead to lost or stolen data, computer downtime, decreased productivity, compliance issues, lost sales and even loss of reputation. [18 Mar 2009]
Rootkit: Attacker Undercover Tools
White Paper Today, hacker, attacker and intruder are common problem in security threat. The vulnerability that was purposely publishing for education was misused as a tool to do destruction and other malicious activity and lots of... [16 Mar 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Beware the new phishers
Comment In the security and hacker communities, this is probably recognised and well understood but the general public are oblivious. Compiled in San Francisco Airport having observed a young man 'cruising' computer screens in... [01 Mar 2009]
CPS refusal pushes Nasa hacker step closer to extradition
News The Crown Prosecution Service has decided it will not prosecute self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon in the UK, edging him closer to extradition to the US. McKinnon's diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome, a condition... [27 Feb 2009]
University of Massachusetts-Boston: Meeting the Needs of Higher Education
White Paper RazorGate offered multilayered protection from spam, viruses, and hacker attacks. Over a period of two years, University of Massachusetts-Boston found itself facing two messaging-related challenges: a growing spam... [21 Feb 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 13.02.09
Round-Up So while you might hope that anonymous electronic Valentine's card you've just received has come from that gorgeous creature on the fifth floor, there's a big risk it might have come from some nerdy hacker who doesn't... [13 Feb 2009]
Hack Your Own Information Security Career
White Paper In other words if one is an aspiring hacker he would definitely be looking at this domain as a career option. Often time's youngsters aspiring to be Information Security professional mistake Information Security to be a... [13 Feb 2009]
Lawyers and Data Security - Why They Just Don't Get It!
White Paper Robert Schifreen ex-hacker, and now an IT security consultant, is of the opinion that "Passwords alone are inadequate if confidential sensitive information is residing on a mobile device. One common misconception is that... [12 Feb 2009]
Nasa hacker wins judicial review
News Gary McKinnon, the man accused by US prosecutors of "the biggest military hack of all time", has won the right to a judicial review of a Home Office decision to extradite him to the US. Lord Justice Maurice Kay made the ruling at the... [23 Jan 2009]
