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  • Hackers, back off!

    You don't have to be a security expert to know that sending important information via unprotected email is risky. To make sure your email isn't fair game for thieves, you need to encrypt it. Otherwise, your business secrets could be thrown to the dogs.

  • Flaw found in encrypted email programs

    There is a fundamental flaw in numerous popular encrypted email programs that calls into question the authenticity of digitally signed and encrypted email messages, according to a security researcher.

  • E-signatures pave the way across Europe

    Next month all EU countries will be legally obliged to recognise digital signatures as binding, as has been the case in the UK since last July. The EU move is designed to encourage the growth of global e-commerce and the use of e-security technologies

  • Hacker talks fooling e-passport systems

    The researcher who claims to have created code that can emulate and clone e-passports has given details of the purported hack.

  • Breaking down digital signatures

    As e-mail integrates itself more tightly with how today's businesses operate, companies are becoming increasingly interested in the ability to make binding agreements over the Internet.

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  • 10 ways to secure borderless networks

    Traditional security models are dependent on "border patrol" via firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention system and other perimeter protection methods. In new, borderless networks, the focus shifts to protection of the data itself. Here are 10 technologies you should be looking at to help secure your borderless network.

  • Software security--a matter of trust

    You can make a good argument that any practical computer security arrangement involves some level of trust between software providers and software users.

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • E-commerce turns 10

    After a decade, even your mom buys books online. But are "secure" transactions secure enough?

  • A sense of insecurity

    How three Chinese researchers rocked the world of cryptography last month by breaking a widely used method for digital signatures.

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  • Acrobat tightens its grip on publishing

    The Adobe Acrobat PDF format has been wildly successful because it combines all the convenience of an electronic document with the familiarity of a paper printout. The latest version of Acrobat adds a host of new features that make PDFs more secure, easier to re-purpose, and more suitable for workgroup collaboration.

  • PGP 8.0: Lock down your secrets

    PGP 8.0 is an industrial-strength encryption program with all the features necessary to protect your files and online communications.

  • Encryption packages: Beyond the code

    Trying to keep corporate secrets away from prying eyes? We evaluate five encryption software packages

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