IT Security

New Computer Attacks Compromise ‘Secure’ Contents Of Memory Systems

February 27, 2008

A team of academic, industry and independent researchers has demonstrated a new class of computer attacks that compromise the contents of "secure" memory systems, particularly in laptops.


Report: Underground Cyber Economy Growth To Increase

February 19, 2008

According to research from Trend Micro's TrendLabs, hackers are intensifying their attacks on legitimate Web sites. The number of compromised Web sites are slowly outnumbering malicious ones created specifically by cyber criminals.


Report: Hacker Attacks Against Healthcare Organizations Up 85 Percent

February 15, 2008

SecureWorks has seen an 85 percent increase in the number of attempted attacks directed toward its healthcare clients by Internet hackers. Attempted attacks have increased from an average of 11,146 per healthcare client per day in the first half of 2007 to an average of 20,630 per healthcare client per day in the last half of 2007 through January.


Making IT Your Business

By Monte Robertson · February 2008

Company security is everyone's responsibility

Sometimes it seems as if everything is about security these days. Homeland security, physical security, digital security— there’s constantly a new security issue that needs attention.


Security Software Industry Takes Steps To Form Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization

February 6, 2008

More than 40 security software technologists and anti-malware testers from around the world recently met in Bilbao, Spain to formalize the charter of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, or AMTSO.


Computer Security Group Releases Top 10 Cyber Menaces For 2008

February 1, 2008

The SANS Institute recently worked with 12 cyber security experts and released a list of the attacks most likely to cause substantial damage during 2008.


Leaving a Legacy

By Dave Underwood · February 2008

Industry ready to embrace IP surveillance technologies

Leaving a Legacy

The security industry is clearly ready for IP video surveillance. Network cameras have been around for more than a decade, and they can now be found everywhere. Furthermore, the latest megapixel cameras offer image quality that is not available with standard analog cameras. Network bandwidth is already faster today than it was just a few years ago. Processing speeds on PCs continue to get faster while hard drives and other storage options continue to get bigger— all with the cost of computers, generally, decreasing.


To IT and Beyond

By Martin Huddart · February 2008

Security experts should see themselves as convergence visionaries

To IT and Beyond

When many industry observers talk about how IT is changing security, the discussion typically reverts to the concept of hanging 30-year-old panel technology onto 10-year-old Ethernet backbones.


Report: Number Of Legitimate Web Sites Compromised By Hackers Skyrockets

January 31, 2008

Websense recently released a new report that reveals that -- for the first time -- the number of legitimate Web sites compromised by attackers has surpassed those purposefully created by attackers.


Organizations Using SAML 2.0 For Digital Identity Management

January 30, 2008

Liberty Alliance, the global identity consortium working to build a more trusted Internet for consumers, governments and businesses worldwide, recently released highlights of SAML 2.0-based digital identity management applications that are delivering real world value to users and organizations around the globe.


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Software

The Steganos Safe 2007 features the ability to use picture sequences as passwords. The maximum size of each safe is 256 GB. Users can create any number of secure virtual drives where data is safely stored and encrypted. The drives can be accessed directly from within applications, through Windows® Explorer and through any Internet browser.

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Selecting an Emergency Comm. Solution

The number of choices, vendors, and types of solutions is exploding. Large numbers of alternatives are normally an advantage to the buyer, but it can add much confusion when trying to make the right choice.

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Disaster Preparation for the 21st Century Business

Business is all about managing risk, and risk management comes down to making solid business decisions to avoid and mitigate potential threats, including natural disasters.

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