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The challenge of securing VoIP

Voice over IP (VoIP) is rapidly becoming a pervasive technology as businesses embrace cost savings on calls whilst enjoying advanced communications applications sitting within the network.

John Porter Dec 21 2004 12:01PM Security

Days in the life of a pen-tester

Foreign hackers, weak passwords, backdoors and buffer overflows – just another day at the office for Network Defence’s penetration testers. Here’s a look at sample pages from the head tester’s diary– and what companies can learn from the results.

David Beesley Dec 21 2004 11:34AM Security

The seven sins of copier security are revealed…

Wayne Foster Dec 18 2004 9:41PM Security

The myth of clientless VPNs

Providing remote access to business critical applications and information is no longer optional – it’s a ‘must have’ for today’s extended enterprise. Employees are more mobile, telecommuting continues to escalate, and partners play an increasingly important role in business processes. More so than ever before, companies require secure, anywhere access to internal applications, real-time information distribution and interactive collaboration.

Staff Writers Dec 15 2004 12:27PM Security

The financial risks of uncontrolled user access

Dangers are posed by ineffective provisioning of user access rights. A secure enterprise provisioning system can address specific risk areas highlighted by the FSA’s Financial Crime Sector Report.

Michael Burling Dec 8 2004 1:13PM Security

Time to stop hankering for the ‘good old days’

Illena Armstrong Dec 6 2004 5:20PM Security

The zombies are ready to attack your networks

Nick Barron Dec 6 2004 4:34PM Security

VPNs set the market on fire

The firewall and VPN business will be worth $843 million by the end of next year, according to a new survey. With hardware and software revenue increasing by 2 percent through 2004, projected figures for 2005 suggest growth will increase to 16 percent.

David Quainton Dec 6 2004 3:45PM Security

The end of the affair - Lycos lets spammers be

Lycos has created so much love that it no longer needs to operate its vigilante website. “Make Love Not Spam” was laid to rest this weekend after a brief but eventful life attacking spamming websites.

David Quainton Dec 6 2004 11:01AM Security

Time to pop the certification bubble

Are professional standards really slipping? Ron Condon reports on a fierce debate

Ron Condon Dec 3 2004 4:22PM Security

A busy year ahead on the legal front

Are you worried about the new laws affecting business? You should be. David Quainton gets the lowdown from lawyer Bruce Potter

David Quainton Dec 3 2004 2:33PM Security

How time flies: A round up of the year's cyber events

Worms, phishing, patching holes… sound all too familiar? Ben Rothke takes a look back at the big threats that hit the industry in 2004

Ben Rothke Dec 2 2004 12:22PM Security

Know your facts ... it’s all in the research

Gerhard Eschelbeck realized that understanding a threat makes it easier to combat. We asked him to explain his four Laws of Vulnerabilities

Gerhard Eschelbeck Dec 2 2004 12:06PM Security

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.

René Millman Dec 2 2004 12:00AM Security