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    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.

  • Improve your Linux security: Stop unnecessary services

    Linux default installation scripts add a vast number of services to your system and can leave ports open to external break-ins. Identify and stop these services to secure your Linux system.

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    Cybercrime is becoming a huge concern and computer forensics a growing science. IT managers should understand what their roles might be in a computer investigation.

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    What recourse would you have once someone cracks into a database and steals credit card numbers? How can you protect your company from a potential massive financial loss? One good backup plan may be a cyberinsurance policy.

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  • 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.

  • Improve your Linux security: Stop unnecessary services

    Linux default installation scripts add a vast number of services to your system and can leave ports open to external break-ins. Identify and stop these services to secure your Linux system.

  • Computer forensics tips

    Cybercrime is becoming a huge concern and computer forensics a growing science. IT managers should understand what their roles might be in a computer investigation.

  • Vigilance against cybercrime

    The misdirection of security budgets due to a lack of understanding of the problems facing organisations must be addressed by ICT practitioners in Australia, and elsewhere.

  • Security guide: Firewall best practice

    If your manager is pressuring you to make sure that you have a strong firewall in place and to generally beef up network security, what is your next move?

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