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RSS illegal softwareThe Surprising Risks of Counterfeit Software in Business
White Paper Counterfeit software, also as defined by the BSA, is the illegal duplication and sale of copyrighted material with the intent of directly imitating the copyrighted product. In 2006, international market... [16 Sep 2009]
Open source hack could make mobiles vulnerable to prying ears
News Participants download the software and three months later they share the files created with others, via BitTorrent, for instance, Nohl said. There are at least four commercial tools that allow for decrypting GSM... [26 Aug 2009]
Evil Searching: Compromise and Recompromise of Internet Hosts for Phishing
White Paper Criminals use web servers to host phishing websites that impersonate financial institutions, to send out email spam, to distribute malware, and for many other illegal activities. Extra files - web pages or applications -... [01 Jul 2009]
Why 1970s hackers had 'whiz kid' status
Comment Mitnick: When I was 16 or 17 years old, when I was in high school - 1979 time frame; before it was even illegal. One of the first computer hackers ever prosecuted, Kevin Mitnick was labelled a "computer terrorist" after... [23 Jun 2009]
Security Strategies for the Midsized Business
White Paper Midsized businesses face many of the same security threats as their larger counterparts: viruses, worms, malware, unwanted and illegal software, and attacks from both insiders and outsiders. While they... [20 Jun 2009]
How the U.S. Border Patrol Employs WAVE Unified Communications Software to Deny Access to Illegal Immigrants, Drug Traffickers and Terrorists
White Paper The U.S.Mexico border is the most frequently crossed - both legally and illegally - international border in the world. Unfortunately, Border Patrol communications systems generally fell short of capabilities deemed vital. [01 Apr 2009]
Security Strategies for the Midsize Business
White Paper Midsize businesses face many of the same security threats as their larger counterparts: viruses, worms, malware, unwanted and illegal software, and attacks from both insiders and outsiders. Likewise,... [18 Mar 2009]
Support PCI Security Compliance With Enhanced Solutions From IBM
White Paper Unfortunately, the data associated with these payment cards is the focus of many identity theft activities, including online hacking, illegal actions by company employees and the physical theft of media such as storage... [18 Mar 2009]
Legal Eye: Are IBM's patent woes justified?
Comment It alleges that IBM has been illegally bundling mainframe software and hardware, and has violated antitrust law by refusing to sell its operating systems to clients who want to run the software on... [11 Feb 2009]
Irish ISP to ban illegal music downloaders
News The record companies - EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner - had wanted Eircom to install software from a US firm to detect the "fingerprint" of copyrighted music files being sent on its network. Eircom, which feared the... [02 Feb 2009]
Microsoft faces antitrust complaint from Dutch dealer
News In May, Microsoft sued Abdalla as principal of the Dutch company HW Trading, alleging he had received more than $3.7m from the illegal sale of unlicensed Microsoft software in the US. A Dutch... [01 Dec 2008]
Legal Eye: Privacy perils of social networking
Comment Whatever threat you think this software does or doesn't pose to privacy, it is not illegal - not even under European data protection laws. Digital immigrants like myself may struggle to see the appeal of... [12 Nov 2008]
Illegal content fight gets €55m cash boost
News The fight against illegal online content is set to get a massive cash injection following a vote yesterday in the European Parliament. The scheme, which will run from 2009 to 2013, aims to tackle... [23 Oct 2008]
Oracle adds to SAP lawsuit allegations
News Oracle upped the ante in its lawsuit against rival SAP this week, claiming in an amended complaint that SAP's CEO and other top executives were aware of alleged illegal downloading of proprietary... [30 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford
News She added: "He helped create a partner ecosystem, via which a number of hardware, software and service vendors built entire businesses around Microsoft software. On the other hand, she said others may... [25 Jun 2008]
