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  • Firewall pioneer: Security needs integration

    Marcus J. Ranum, a pioneer of commercial firewalls talks about the challenges facing the industry and the ethics of 'ethical hacking'.

  • Meet the world's baddest cyber cops

    On the case with the Exodus Cyber Attack Tiger Team. They're taking down hackers, organised criminals, script kiddies, and other threats to your business.

  • After hack, Microsoft mistakes linger

    After further review, security experts last week said enterprises can glean some new lessons from the Microsoft Corp. hacking saga. First and foremost, if you get hacked, don't do what Microsoft did.

  • PKI in Australia: Govt. leads the way

    Although the Australian Government's Gatekeeper initiative to implement PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) technology for electronic transactions was established just over three years ago, there hasn't been much headway in seeing its acceptance in the wider business community.

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  • Wi-Fi "wartrappers" nab drive-by hackers

    A "honeypot" trap consisting of a Wi-Fi-equipped laptop is the latest weapon against drive-by hackers.

  • Who's riding your wireless network?

    Wi-Fi security tools and sound fundamental practices can help safeguard your wireless transmissions from a growing band of hi-tech thieves known as war drivers. Additional reading: Wireless computing 101

  • Locking out wireless intruders

    Wireless networks are particularly vulnerable to security breaches and attacks because the signal is wide open so how to keep an eye on your wireless network? Also, is Wireless computing your IT priority?

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