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News (284)

• NSW not alone in police hacking laws

  Proposed state legislation that would allow NSW Police to quietly hack into suspects' computers remotely reflected similar moves in other jurisdictions, a notable Australian cybercrime analyst said today.

• Judge halts Defcon hacking speech

  A federal judge on Saturday in the US granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system.

• Oyster security "fundamentally broken"

  Details of vulnerabilities in the chipset used in London's Oyster travel smartcard have been released by Dutch researchers, who have said the smartcard's security was "fundamentally broken".

• Chinese government accused of hacking again

  The New Zealand secret service has suggested the Chinese government was behind attacks on the country's networks.

• German anti-hacking law: hijacking security?

  As of last weekend, it has become a crime in Germany to build, sell, obtain or distribute so-called "hacking tools", which experts say will damage overall computer security by severely curtailing legitimate research and analysis, and prevent "good" hackers from discovering and plugging system security holes.

Blogs (2)

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  Banks are confusing consumers on PC security

  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.

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  Apple iBook gets 'hacked' by a pussy cat

  An Apple iBook owner suspected his cat had hacked into his password-protected notebook. It turned out he was right -- his cat, which liked sleeping on his keyboard, managed to automatically bypass the computer's security.

Features and Case Studies (90)

• Kevin Mitnick: Social engineering 101

  Kevin Mitnick has proven that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.

• Halting hackers

  You've discovered that your system has been compromised. What should you do next? Also: How to defend yourself from future penetration.

• Policies of prevention

  Both internal and external security threats must be fought with efficient company policies as much as with the latest technologies.

• Australia sweeps security breaches under the carpet

  Australian Federal Police agent, Nigel Phair, said most Australian organisations sweep security breaches under the carpet to avoid public scrutiny in the courts.

• Intrusion detection is not intrusion prevention

  IT decision makers need to understand the differences between intrusion detection and prevention so that they can determine which type of product will provide the best safeguards for their systems.

Reviews (23)

• MS Palladium: A must or a menace?

  Microsoft's upcoming Palladium architecture for 'Trusted Computing' may secure PCs, but it also threatens to turn people's computers into spies.

• Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010

  Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but questionable efficacy and middling performance mean it's a program we're not recommending for this year.

• ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5

  ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5 is the best software firewall available to PC users today.

• Security visionary: Vigilance is the best defence

  Security expert Bruce Schneier argues that constant vigilance, not technology, is the best defence against computer break-ins.

• Dell pulls OS fix for handhelds

  Dell temporarily pulled from its US Web site an operating system fix for its Axim X5 handhelds after some people used the patch to do unauthorised upgrades from older versions of the OS.

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