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Ethical hacking: the next generation security specialists

I've written before about the two halves of the student-hacking area; the positive learning background behind ethical hacking, and the side where black hat hackers attack websites in attempt to gain exposure and cause damage. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Computer Security, Student, Insurance, Computer, Zack Whittaker, Hacking, Security

Blog posts 2009-01-22

Lawsuit filed against NebuAd, ISPs

Sixteen plaintiffs â€" and potentially millions more â€" launched a class-action lawsuit against NebuAd and 26 of its ISP partners in California court, ClickZ reports. The suit claims NebuAd and the ISPs violated privacy and computer security laws. Only six ISPs -- CenturyTel, WOW, CableOne, Embarq, Knology...

Tags: Computer Security, Lawsuit, Electronic Communication, Internet Service Provider, Computer, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Online Communications, Productivity, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. Rolls Out Security Initiative to Protect Franchisees from Costly Downtime and Revenue Loss

Read how Mail Boxes Etc., Inc., the UPS-owned franchisor of The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. retail locations, uses Dell Everdream's on-demand desktop management services to cost-effectively manage and protect over 9,900 assets, significantly minimizing the risk of downtime and loss due to computer security issues.

Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Computer Security, Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., Desktop Management, On-demand, Downtime, Desktops, Cloud Computing, Security, Viruses And Worms, Hardware

Case studies 2008-07-18

End Point Security Strategy

Networks once only existed in large enterprise and government organizations. IT professionals handled security tasks by managing desktops on a 1-on-1 basis, changing usernames and passwords individually and updating each workstation individually. Few people even had the opportunity to utilize this network efficiently, or to its fullest extent. Now, with...

Tags: Computer Security, D-Link Systems, Security Strategy, Computer, Productivity, Home Networking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking, Personal Technology

White papers 2008-06-01

Changes to British law will affect computer security industry

Changes to British law will affect computer security industrySo much for Linux security[i]In this section "article" includes any program or data held in electronic form.[/i]Looks to me like the person who finds a flaw is in deep grief unless he makes sure to never commit it to electronic form, including...

Tags: British Law, computer, computer security, computer security industry

Discussion threads 2008-04-01

Changes to British law will affect computer security industry

Ivan Ristic pictured to the right posted a story today on his blog that highlights some changes that are to go into effect in England sometime this year.  The changes to the Computer Misuse Act CMA would appear to put security researchers and consultants in the UK at risk of being considered criminals. Ristic mentions the key...

Tags: Commission, Computer, Computer Security, Guidance, Hacker, Nathan McFeters, Productivity, Ristic, Security, Tool

Blog posts 2008-04-01

Best Security Tips Toolbar 4.5.162.0 (Windows)

Best Security Tips Toolbar is the easiest way to ensure your computer security while browsing the Internet, reading emails and carrying out your daily computer tasks. We offer you daily computer security news about : Adware, Spyware, Anti-Virus, Firewalls, Linux, Windows and Security Incidents. BST Toolbar is also a...

Tags: Computer Security, Toolbar, Microsoft Windows, Computer, BestSecurityTips LLC, BST Toolbar, Productivity, Security, Viruses And Worms

Software downloads 2008-03-11

Intrusion Detection Systems and a View to Its Forensic Applications

Traditional computer security has often emphasised prevention, and to a lesser degree, the detection of system security violations. However, it is recognised that the forensic aspect to the overall model of computer security is equally as important. The area of computer forensics lends itself heavily to the response of a...

Tags: Computer Security, University Of Melbourne, Intrusion Detection System, Forensic Application, Computer, Productivity, Intrusion Detection, Network Security, Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking

White papers 2008-01-01

Intrusion Detection Using Open Source Tools

The traditional form of securing the network, the firewall proved to be insufficient. Given the nature and the complexity of the attacks, new ways of protecting the network had to be developed. Intrusion Detection Systems, or shortly IDS are tools to monitor the events occurring in a computer system or...

Tags: Computer Security, Network, Open Source, Incident, Computer, Academy Of Economic Studies, Productivity, Intrusion Prevention, Intrusion Detection, Security, Viruses And Worms

White papers 2008-01-01

Technika 1.5 (Windows)

Technika was developed for the computer security professionals to automate common exploitative task from the browser. It acts like a standard OS shell scripting environment. You can script everything from the currently viewed page just like Greasemonkey. You can autorun bookmarklets and perform safe operations on the currently viewed resource....

Tags: Computer Security, Environment, Microsoft Windows, PDP, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2007-12-17

'Lust, Caution' spawns viruses

'Lust, Caution' spawns virusesNo problemJust don't use Windows.Malware authors don't know how to target anything else.RE: 'Lust, Caution' spawns virusesNo problemJust take caution when downloading any file and with Windows built-in security this isn't much of a threat at all.RE: 'Lust, Caution' spawns virusesI'm assuming this is targeted at Windows...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Digital music, Digital media, computer security, Lust, virus, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

AlertMobile Pro 4.2 (Windows)

AlertMobile is a special software for computer security incidents response. It monitors all attempts of unauthorized computer activity, sends SMS alerts to mobile device, receives and handles response commands. AlertMobile can be used by security administrators for control of the corporate security policy, by parents for monitoring of their children...

Tags: Computer Security, Corporate Security, Microsoft Windows, Computer, AlertMobile, Productivity, Security

Software downloads 2007-10-15

Anomaly Based Intrusion Detection Based on the Junction Tree Algorithm

Intrusion detection is the process of monitoring the events occurring in a computer system or network and analyzing them for signs of possible incidents, which are violations or imminent threats of violation of computer security policies, acceptable use policies, or standard security practices. An Intrusion Detection System IDS is a...

Tags: Computer Security, Algorithm, Intrusion Detection System, Computer, Intrusion Detection, Network Security, Security, Productivity, Networking

White papers 2007-10-11

Poll: Americans wrong about computer security

Poll: Americans wrong about computer securityThe most important question never asked in poll.How many were actually infected? While they were being scanned, why not include this demographic? Also they did not show a correlation between infection and non-updated definitions or automatic scanning. People could also do manual scans and be...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, security, MacAfee, computer security, computer

Discussion threads 2007-10-02

Learn how the iPod will change the face of computer security

Apple probably didn't intend it, but the iPod may prove to be an important stepping-stone to solving security problems that have faced computer scientists for more than 30 years. By making controversial DRM technology socially acceptable, the iPod has paved the way for another big step: the integration...

Tags: Computer Security, Apple iPod, informIT, Computer, Productivity, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Viruses And Worms, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Download resources 2007-09-20

Use visualization software to analyze your network traffic and identify security vulnerabilities

Security Data Visualization creates graphical windows into the world of computer security data, revealing fascinating and useful insights into networking, cryptography, and file structures. In this chapter download from the book, use various visualization techniques to analyze the complex and unpredictable, live Internet traffic collected from a home...

Tags: Computer Security, Software, Network, Security Data Visualization, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Productivity, Security, Networking, Internet

Book chapters 2007-07-26

University Enhances Computer Security, Simplifies Licensing, Optimizes IT Talent

Ball State University decided to resolve challenges surrounding its inconsistent client computing environment through a campuswide deployment of the Windows Vista operating system. With this deployment, the university anticipates fewer compatibility problems, a 50 percent reduction in the time required to upgrade computer labs, a 25 percent reduction in help-desk...

Tags: Computer Security, Security, Information Technology, Computer, Help Desk, Call Centers, Productivity, It Operations

Case studies 2007-03-23

Master the principles of computer security

Computer security may seem complicated, but in truth the theory behind computer security is relatively simple. Hacking methods fall into just a few categories, and solutions to computer security problems are actually rather straightforward. In this sample chapter from Network Security Foundations: Technology Fundamentals for IT Success,...

Tags: Computer Security, Sybex, Network Security, Computer, Productivity, Security, Viruses And Worms

Book chapters 2007-03-07

Defeating IRC Bots on the Internal Network

The rapid growth of botnets represents the greatest computer security threat facing individuals and corporations today. Fuelled by financial incentives and readily available source code, malware authors pursue aggressively the development of newer modules and the exploitation of code into these bots. This paper describes the process of setting up...

Tags: Computer Security, McAfee Inc., Internal Network, Network, IRC, Bot, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet

White papers 2007-02-01

Mandiant First Response 1.1.1 (Windows)

Mandiant First Response is a free software solution for incident responders that provides an efficient toolkit for collecting and analyzing critical data following a suspected computer security event. MFR provides the ability to remotely collect the volatile data that allows organizations to perform precision strike responses when an incident occurs....

Tags: Computer Security, Microsoft Windows, Computer, Mandiant, Mandiant First Response, MFR, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2006-12-17