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The new and improved Mac hack competition, which was set up by an Apple systems engineer at the University of Wisconsin in response to a ZDNet Australia story shut down early because the university's CIO was concerned about "security and network access".
Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.
I caved in. I had all intentions of pre-emptively spending my $900 government handout on a $700 HP netbook this weekend. But I was pwned by a shiny little MacBook in about the time it took white hat Charlie Miller to hack its upscale brother, the MacBook Air.
Social engineering has been around for a while, but most IT managers neglect to tell users how to avoid falling prey to this dangerous hacker technique.
If you're weighing IDS options, consider Demarc Security's PureSecure. It offers an intuitive Web interface and takes advantage of the Snort IDS engine. Find out if PureSecure offers what you need in an IDS.
Attacks on corporate networks have gone down, but cyber-vandals now have a much larger pool of software vulnerabilities to attack, a report has warned.
Web-based applications have numerous entry points that can put your data at risk. See how to restrict access to those points and block potential attacks.
In the last few years, most of the innovation in security has involved finding clever new ways to do things with existing technologies. Are there revolutionary changes in the wings?
The OpenBSD project is making changes in its latest operating system release that it believes could eliminate a class of security bugs that has plagued computers for decades.
In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.
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Microsoft released on Tuesday fixes that cover at least 20 Windows flaws, several of which could make versions of the operating system vulnerable to new worms or viruses.
Security-conscious companies with limited budgets and small IT staffs should consider Axent Technologies VelociRaptor firewall appliance to provide powerful network security with straightforward setup and management.
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