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News (22)

• Mitnick to tackle social engineering in Australia

  World-renowned security consultant Kevin Mitnick is expected to visit Australia for the first time in April 2005 after immigration authorities approved a visa allowing him to enter the country.

• Council social engineering test exposes flaws

  Kingston City Council in Victoria recently conducted a social engineering experiment to see how its staff would react to a stranger trying to gain access to the server room; the exercise revealed, and helped fix, serious flaws in staff awareness.

• Hacking outside the box

  How do you protect yourself from the smooth-talking hacker whose only "tools" might be a floppy disk and a smile?

• Commit a crime, no network time?

  A panel discussion gets combative as former cybercriminal Kevin Mitnick argues that hackers convicted of computer crimes can sometimes be trusted.

• Mitnick signs new book deal, calls for hacker war-stories

  Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick has been commissioned to write a new book following the success of his first text "The Art of Deception".

Features and Case Studies (4)

• Hackers: Under the hood

  Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

• Who's really responsible for hacker attacks

  A new book postulates that it's human error--not hardware or software glitches--that leaves networks vulnerable to attack.

• Facebook, MySpace threaten your job, savings

  While they present a wonderful opportunity to meet people with similar interests, sites like MySpace, Facebook, and even LinkedIn can also cause trouble.

• Security: Fighting the enemy within

  How do you protect your network against a threat you can't see? New security automation can establish policies, and consistently audit and monitor them for compliance.

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