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What pill can I take for cyber insecurity?
Ahhhhh, the internet. We are hooked, and we better be prepared for the consequences. Real dollars are being lost, identities are being stolen, botnets are running rampant, consumer ATM cards are being compromised, spam is jamming our inboxes, the press is reporting stories that contribute to consumer cyber fears, and mankind again finds itself waging a protracted war — this time against internet insecurity.
Jul 6 2006 8:31PM
Security
No heroes or villains in McKinnon case
To the United States Department of Justice, Gary McKinnon is a suspected criminal; to a growing number of people in the UK, his country of birth, he’s some kind of hero. The lone hacker from Crouch End that dares to take on the might of a bullying superpower.
Jun 15 2006 11:26AM
Security
.xxx could have marked the spot
At first, the idea to sell a new .xxx domain name suffix to online porn vendors seems rational. Any site using the new suffix would be instantly recognisable by web filters and blocked, if required. Good news for parents, businesses and schools – and an industry seeking to position itself as an acceptable, even necessary, part of Western civilisation.
Jun 15 2006 10:37AM
Security
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It’s time to restrict user rights
Most of the best ideas in IT security – indeed, security in general – have been around for a long time. One that is all too often forgotten is the concept of “least privilege”, or using the bare minimum level of access to get the job done.
Jun 14 2006 5:22PM
Security
Smartcard technology just the start
Jun 12 2006 5:09PM
Security
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The switch is on
Tarron Weir and Joseph Raquel might well be "poster boys" for the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN) movement. In fact, their experience with the latest in secure remote-access technology more or less epitomizes what’s going on in the VPN marketplace right now.
Jun 6 2006 8:05PM
Security
Remote control wars
Monitoring an illicit Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel recently, Nicholas Albright couldn’t believe what he was seeing. First, he observed a network operator sending commands to install keyloggers on thousands of compromised, remote-controlled computers. Then, all this private data started flying over the channel — HIPAA-protected medical information, financial account numbers, usernames and passwords.
Jun 6 2006 7:47PM
Security
The race to reduce insider threats
As part of the recent Infosecurity Europe 2006 Conference in London, a Hackers’ Panel included the likes of Gary McKinnon — also known as Solo, who could be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. for allegedly hacking into various military and NASA systems. A less covered session, however, hit upon a problem that has existed for ages but that seems to still get short shrift in enterprises today: insider threats.
Jun 5 2006 10:45PM
Security
News briefs
Breach in Texas
The University of Texas suffered its second major data breach in three years when more than 197,000 personal records were exposed at the McCombs School of Business.
The breach compromised the Social Security numbers and other biographical information of alumni, faculty, staff and students of the business school.
Not much is known about the source of the breach, though UT officials said they are working on an investigation. In the meantime, the university set up a website and toll-free numbers to direct those potentially affected to protect their identities.
Jun 5 2006 10:41PM
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