hackers in comment and analysis
Why you must rein in your power users
Comment It's not just the privileged users themselves that are the problem, privileged accounts are often targeted by hackers. The privileged users that manage your IT systems must be monitored as closely - if not more - than... [25 Nov 2009]
Rid your business of weak passwords and get collaborating
Comment The password is useless to hackers since it is good for only one access attempt. Quocirca's Clive Longbottom and Fran Howarth have the answer. The number of websites is growing fast. Netcraft reports there were 231.5... [15 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.08.09
Round-Up Generally speaking, IT and Hollywood have a dodgy track record, for every WarGames there's a Hackers, for every Tron there's a Swordfish. When T.S. Eliot wrote "April is the cruellest month" he had clearly never faced... [07 Aug 2009]
Why 1970s hackers had 'whiz kid' status
Comment Kevin Mitnick, one of the most famous computer hackers, talks to CNET News about his days on the dark side and why he's now one of the good guys. One of the first computer hackers ever prosecuted, Kevin... [23 Jun 2009]
Why you should hack your own systems
Comment If you want to make sure your systems are safe from hackers, you've got to test, test, test, says Quocirca's Fran Howarth. Sometimes also known as ethical hacking, penetration tests are proactive, authorised attempts to... [22 Apr 2009]
When IT security becomes a gothic horror story
Comment Perhaps as a dark warning that we'll never win the battle against hackers and virus writers? The RSA Conference in San Francisco, the big annual get together for the great and the good of corporate IT security, is just... [21 Apr 2009]
Legal Eye: Social networkers get smart about privacy rights
Comment H is for Hackers Social networking fans are getting more aware of their privacy rights online, says Ruth Hoy, and they're using web 2.0 technology to protect them. Since their introduction, social networks have always... [05 Mar 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 13.02.09
Round-Up But as sure as the price of roses quadruples in the second week of February, so hackers (and the IT security industry) will come along and make everything a bit more complicated for everyone. One of... [13 Feb 2009]
How to recover from a data breach
Comment The best defence against hackers trying to steal corporate data is a whole lot of preparation, says Danny Bradbury. These days the headlines are full of stories about data being stolen from major organisations - in both... [09 Feb 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.02.09
Round-Up Forget hackers, forget botnets, it's you, in cubicle 64a, that is the biggest risk to your company's IT infrastructure. It only took a light dusting of snow to bring the south of England to a slippery, sliding halt... [06 Feb 2009]
As crunch bites: Don't neglect the logs
Comment H is for Hackers The external threat is getting worse as well, as hackers are increasingly targeting corporate networks for financial gain. Managing log files may seem like a mundane issue but doing it... [05 Feb 2009]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Secure remote access closes in
Comment But hackers are increasingly targeting those networks, looking to steal valuable information. Virtual private networks that use internet protocol security used to be seen as a nightmare. But next-generation IPsec VPNs... [25 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Warped perceptions
Comment Hackers are smarter and younger than you. Written at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands and dispatched via an airline lounge wi-fi service. Some years ago I was struck by the amount of time people spent at my local... [28 May 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment H is for Hackers Back in the distant past of 2003 the threats were different - viruses, spam, hackers, SQL Slammer and so on. Now security experts admit traditional approaches can't keep pace with the... [29 Apr 2008]
Box-tickers risk serious data breaches
Comment H is for Hackers Life would be simple if curing security headaches were just a matter of buying some new technology. In reality, good security requires fundamental organisational change, says Danny Bradbury [28 Mar 2008]
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