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RSS illegalApple bonanza, crime breathalysers and broadband tax
News Meanwhile, the Association of Chief Police Officers revealed that its e-crime group was in discussions to deploy PC crime 'breathalysers' which can detect evidence of illegal activity on PCs. June was a month full of... [02 Jul 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. To reduce costs, and to avoid being... [01 Jul 2009]
SSAC Advisory on Fast Flux Hosting and DNS
White Paper "Fast flux" is an evasion technique that cyber-criminals and Internet miscreants use to evade identification and to frustrate law enforcement and anticrime efforts aimed at locating and shutting down web sites used for... [01 Jul 2009]
Antisocial Networks: Turning a Social Network Into a Botnet
White Paper The massive adoption of social networks by Internet users provides with a unique opportunity to study possible exploits that will turn them into platforms for antisocial and illegal activities, like DDoS attacks, malware... [01 Jul 2009]
As the Net Churns: Fast-Flux Botnet Observations
White Paper Botnet herders often use fast-flux DNS techniques to host unwanted or illegal content within a botnet. While botnets themselves provide a rich platform for financial gain for the botnet master, the use of infected hosts... [30 Jun 2009]
Mobile directory - invasion of privacy or invaluable service?
Comment Although we like to assume mobile phones have a layer of implied privacy, these cold calls are in no way illegal. Lawyer Ruth Hoy weighs in. Last week's launch of the UK's first mobile phone directory, which claims to be... [25 Jun 2009]
Case Study: SaaS IT Asset Management Solution Saves School District Time & Money
White Paper Audit the network and remove rogue programs and illegal files The Portales Municipal School District (Portales, NM) needed a more efficient way to manage and track its many hardware and software assets. [25 Jun 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. Did you know what you were doing was illegal? I was so hooked into the adventure of the... [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. Likewise, they often have to... [20 Jun 2009]
A Network Intrusion Detection Method Using Independent Component Analysis
White Paper An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) detects illegal manipulations of computer systems. In intrusion detection systems, feature reduction, including feature extraction and feature selection, plays an important role in a... [20 Jun 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News The Digital Britain report has drawn criticism from politicians and technology experts over its proposals for dealing with fibre rollouts and illegal file-sharing. Digital Britain's proposals for dealing with... [18 Jun 2009]
CASCADIA LABS URL FILTERING AND WEB RESULTS
White Paper In many cases, these solutions provide the first line of defense against unwanted web sites and illegal downloads. More and more companies now rely on web security products to protect their most important business and... [18 Jun 2009]
£6 broadband tax to fund fibre for all
News It also sets out Carter's final thoughts on safeguarding intellectual copyright in an age of illegal file-sharing - with telecoms regulator Ofcom set to be given "an explicit duty" of significantly reducing piracy. [16 Jun 2009]
Police in talks over PC crime 'breathalysers' rollout
News Police are in talks with companies about deploying a tool to detect evidence of illegal activity on PCs, aiming for it to be as easy to use as a breathalyser. Such 'digital triage' tools would allow police the... [03 Jun 2009]
TEAM International Helps ESL Music Get Efficient and Effective E-Commerce Solution
White Paper Understanding that modern music and entertainment industries face lots of challenges, ESL Music chose to address the core music industry problem - illegal files sharing and online piracy. The company planned to... [21 May 2009]
