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RSS hacking attack8 Elements of Complete Vulnerability Management
White Paper Attackers even have applications that take all the difficulty out of hacking into network. Off late threat landscape offers attackers a much larger selection of attack points in the form of open firewall... [13 Nov 2009]
Businesses Under Cybercrime Attack - The Risks, the Impact and the Solution
White Paper Viruses, malware and online crime have moved from vandalistic hacking into a major shadow economy that closely mimics the real business world, including profit-driven organized cybercrime. This paper gives an insight... [13 Nov 2009]
The Web Hacking Incidents Database 2008: Annual Report
White Paper The Web Hacking Incident Database (WHID) is a project dedicated to maintaining a list of web application-related security incidents. Unlike other resources covering web site security, which focus on the technical aspect... [06 Oct 2009]
Think You Are Immune From a Web Application Attack - Think Again!
White Paper Breach Security recently announced that web attackers unleashed a new type of SQL injection attack in 2008 that compromised more than 500,000 websites, according to its Web Hacking Incidents Database... [01 Oct 2009]
The Web Hacking Incidents Database 2009: Bi-Annual Report
White Paper The much anticipated Web Hacking Incidents Database (WHID) 2009 Bi-Annual Report is ready for download. Attack vectors exploiting the Web 2.0 features such as user-contributed content were commonly... [01 Oct 2009]
The Web Hacking Incidents Database (WHID): Trends in Web Application Security
White Paper In addition, in many cases of web attacks victims hide the breach or are not aware that a web attack had occurred. The presenter will provide with attack and vulnerability resources. What are the... [01 Oct 2009]
Open source hack could make mobiles vulnerable to prying ears
News It will take 80 high-performance computers about three months to do a brute force attack on A5/1 and create a large look-up table that will serve as the code book, said Nohl, who announced the project at the... [26 Aug 2009]
Largest hack and ID theft in US: Three suspects charged
News Two Russians and a Florida man were charged on Monday with hacking into Heartland Payment Systems, 7-Eleven, and the Hannaford Brothers supermarket chain, and stealing data related to more than 130 million credit and... [18 Aug 2009]
Data moving to the cloud? Cybercrime will follow
News Looking ahead five years, "I'm thinking the attack is going to be on cloud computing centres," said Parrella, chief of the computer hacking and intellectual property unit at the US Attorney's Office. As... [13 Jul 2009]
ATM hack talk pulled from security conference
News Last year, a talk on hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system was blocked after a federal judge granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction. In his presentation entitled... [02 Jul 2009]
The Value of Integrated Security
White Paper In the 1990s, a second generation of security challenges could spread in days, including macro viruses, email viruses, Denial-Of-Service (DoS) threats, and limited hacking attempts. Security breaches can... [01 Jul 2009]
Detecting Deception in the Context of Web 2.0
White Paper Cognitive hacking was defined as a disinformation attack on the mind of the end user of a networked computer system, e.g.a computer connected to Internet. Cognitive hacking is a type of... [30 Jun 2009]
IT "glitch" brings down Tesco tills
News The issues were unlikely to have been caused by a hacking attack, the spokesperson added. Supermarket chain Tesco has been unable to take money at a number of its stores following technical problems... [11 May 2009]
Why you should hack your own systems
Comment Sometimes also known as ethical hacking, penetration tests are proactive, authorised attempts to compromise security by using the tools favoured by hackers in order to see how well applications hold up against real-world... [22 Apr 2009]
Virus attacks rise: It's because you're too clever
News Despite the seeming industry emphasis on malicious hacking and other internet attacks, lost and stolen equipment remains the most common cause of security breaches resulting in data loss, representing half of all... [08 Apr 2009]
