Features
Review: Wi-Foo: The Secrets of Wireless Hacking
Despite the names (Konstantin Gavrilenko, Andrei Mikhailovsky, Andrew Vladimirov), the three people who wrote this book are based in the UK and are the founders of an IT security company there by the name of Arhout. They have decided to impart gems of knowledge to us about wireless networks and how to kept hackers out. Or alternatively if you possess a degree of moral flexibility, you could use this book to learn about hacking into said networks.
Dec 2 2004 12:00AM
Security
Let’s sue everybody! (or "why file sharing is not illegal")
Imagine Xerox getting sued for creating machines that allow people to photocopy back issues of Time Magazine. Or Kodak getting sued for selling film that could take pictures of a Picasso painting. Perhaps Maxell should be sued for selling blank videotapes that could store copies of any movie starring Pauly Shore. (Well, perhaps some lawsuits can be justified after all.)
Dec 1 2004 10:38AM
Security
Building a secure future for telecoms
Security is fast becoming one of the telecoms’ industry’s ‘hot topics’. This reached a new peak in October when the TeleManagement Forum committed to adding a new security layer to the architecture of NGOSS (New Generation Operation Support Systems). But how has this come about? What’s changed so dramatically? And what issues do the new proposals address?
Dec 1 2004 10:38AM
Security
Review: Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows Workstations
Earlier this year it was revealed Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. That prize now goes to the owner of Swedish furniture giants Ikea, one Ingvar Kamprad. What does this show? It highlights that you don't necessarily need good assembly instructions to run a successful business.
Nov 26 2004 12:00AM
Security
IM security: virus throttling in scale-free networks
Scientists have been studying the spread of biological disease for over a hundred years. The aim is to predict and thus avoid damaging epidemics, thus the name “epidemiology.” In recent years, some researchers have started applying the tools of epidemiology to help understand another form of common disease: computer viruses and worms.
Nov 24 2004 2:47PM
Security
Why should anti-virus products employ heuristic detection?
Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away, there were only a few computer viruses. Little more than a curiosity to most, they were relatively rare, slow spreading and in general, more of a mythological threat than a real one. The initial anti-virus products that were created to deal with these were perfectly adequate; updated once a month or so, the customers could be fairly sure that they would be protected. Fast-forward to today’s interconnected and always-on world, and the scale of the problem is orders of magnitude above where it was back in those early days.
Nov 24 2004 2:47PM
Security
Calculating ROI for identity management projects
More efficient management, more productive staff and improved data security; just some of the advantages of Identity Management. On the other hand it can often involve high implementation costs and levels of project complexity. Only consistent ROI calculations can accurately define the benefits of such a solution. While it is relatively easy to establish concrete ROI criteria for the topic of efficiency, it is much more complicated to do so for the topic of security.
Nov 24 2004 2:47PM
Security
Don’t prevent communications – monitor them
Personal computers and access to the Internet are becoming ubiquitous in both the commercial and public sector environments; even the UK government has committed to have all government services online by the end of 2005. So why are some organizations trying to prevent the use of the very communications technologies that this pervasiveness brings to our desktops, with all the advantages of speed and cost-saving that they offer?
Nov 17 2004 10:33AM
Security
