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Technofile: IT Security
09/18/2007 - The growth of malicious Web robots, or bots, this year will likely surpass the 413 percent growth rate seen for rootkits last year, according to a Sana Security warning.
Technofile: IT Security
09/14/2007 - Computer vulnerabilities are well documented by Web sites such as the one hosted by The Mitre Corporation known as Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE). Vulnerabilities in wireless systems, including 802.11 and Bluetooth, now are getting similar attention.
Technofile: IT Security
09/14/2007 - More than seven out of 10 home computers run Windows XP, so locking down these computers is an essential task, because poorly protected home computers are often the source of attacks against corporate networks.
Technofile: IT Security
09/14/2007 - Anonymizer Anonymous Surfing prevents Web sites from collecting data from your visits because it creates an encrypted tunnel between your computer and the Anonymizer network while you surf; then, any page you visit will see Anonymizer’s IP address, not yours. The software installs after a quick download and can be used with either Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers.
Technofile: IT Security
09/14/2007 - More than half the retailers that collect information from consumers for promotions and marketing campaigns have assigned responsibility for protecting consumer-specific data to a security-program coordinator; an even greater number have provided training to employees regarding consumer privacy and information security.
Technofile: IT Security
09/14/2007 - Now that cell phones have morphed into miniature computers, they contain more information than ever before. In addition to phone numbers and a record of calls made and received, phones can now contain e-mail or text messages, photos, and a host of other data that could be of value when investigating a crime.
Beyond Print: IT Security
09/14/2007 - A paper entitled An Experimental Evaluation to Determine if Port Scans are Precursors to an Attack describes the results of an experimental approach to determine the correlation between port scans and attacks.
Beyond Print: IT Security
09/14/2007 - The FTC has released Effectiveness and Enforcement of the CAN-SPAM Act, which concludes that the law has been effective in slowing down spam.
Book Reviews: IT Security
09/13/2007 - The authors do, however, assume a basic level of network and security understanding. The case studies show what system and network administrators can do to protect their networks from the most common attacks.
Technofile: IT Security
09/13/2007 - Automated port scans, which look for open ports that might be candidates for exploitation, are sometimes likened to a thief rattling doorknobs, looking for one that’s unlocked.
Technofile: IT Security
09/13/2007 - More than half the retailers that collect information from consumers for promotions and marketing campaigns have assigned responsibility for protecting consumer-specific data to a security-program coordinator
Technofile: IT Security
09/13/2007 - Though the paper is aimed at investigators who already have some of the skills needed to do computer forensic investigations, it includes much information that will be of value to anyone who is interested in how cellular devices work and how they should be properly seized and analyzed.
Telecommunications: IT Security
09/13/2007 - Find out how your company can benefit from Internet phone communications, called VoIP, while avoiding the risks
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