Eleven people have been charged with hacking major US retailers, including TJX, and compromising the credit- and debit-card details of over 40 million people.
FBI security consultant Laura Chappell talks to ZDNet Australia about cyber threats for 2002, how script kiddies and junior hackers can bring down your network, why there is safety in grey hair, and how to train hackers without losing them to the 'dark side'.
X-Force--an Internet Security Systems anti-hacking team--takes its job very seriously, even taking to the streets of Sydney for security threat analysis in the form of 'drive-by hacking'.
When employees leave the business, they often take with them the firm's most precious assets -- the mission critical data that runs the business -- from customer account data to sales and inventory data, to confidential business intelligence.
It's been a cinch for vandals with an eye on Internet mischief to launch attacks by co-opting an unsecured wireless network, but such break-ins may not go so unnoticed now.
The new film Firewall is the latest in a long line of Hollywood hacker movies. But how do they rate in terms of accuracy and entertainment value?
When employees leave the business, they often take with them the firm's most precious assets -- the mission critical data that runs the business -- from customer account data to sales and inventory data, to confidential business intelligence.
Properly securing a wireless access point means closing it off the network - but this is often easier said than done.
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?
Implementing a wireless networking system can result in serious security problems if the system is not properly secured. To help you close security holes, here are a few wireless networking solutions.
In the name of education, Microsoft invites security researchers to infiltrate Windows systems.
MAC address filtering is often used to secure older wireless equipment. Is this technique effective? In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you just how easy it is to spoof a MAC address and why MAC address filtering might not even keep out the \"slacker hackers.\"
Wi-Fi access is a great convenience, but frankly, it's beginning to worry me.
Properly securing a wireless access point means closing it off the network - but this is often easier said than done.
Tracking down wireless hackers is getting easier, but there are still bugs to work out.
Security is a serious business these days. Find out what you need to keep hackers and malicious code at bay.
A strange two-wheeled creature was skimming through the halls of the Alexis Park Hotel on Sunday--a robot that sniffs out network vulnerabilities.
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