Removing a tricky hacker tool
Antivirus software vendors have done a good job of automating the tasks associated with virus protection--everything from updating databases to detecting and removing threats. But you may still encounter situations your antivirus program can't handle.
Spoiling a wireless hacker's day
Security tools, features and protocols offer greater protection than ever before. But how do companies reduce the risk of hackers accessing Wi-Fi or 802.11 wireless networks?
Heard of drive-by hacking? Meet drive-by spamming
The proliferation of insecure corporate wireless networks is fuelling the growth of drive-by spamming, with a security expert 'Warspammers' are taking advantage of unprotected wireless LANs to send out millions of junk e-mails.
Intrusion detection is not intrusion prevention
Intrusion detection and intrusion prevention aren't different names for the same market segment--they're different names for two distinct categories of security products.
Computer forensics tips
With people able to use computers to commit felonies or simply to violate company policies, IT managers need to know something about computer forensics--the science of investigating computers for evidence.
Should you fear IT ghost workers?
Ghosts of millions of former workers populate the databases of corporations. The workers have moved on, but their ghosts linger, awaiting a hacker intent on using the ghost's identity to damage the company's network systems.
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