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The Internet has shown that reputations are important but don't have to be tied to specific real individuals. The entire banking system is built on top of the idea of reputation, but tries hard to tie them to real identities. The problem of identity theft is likely to break this connection. We will...
Read More | Feb 20th, 2008
Every year sees a fresh crop of security breaches. Most go unreported, unless they involve consumers' personal data, at which point companies are required to give timely public notice of security breaches. The following list of 2007's worst security breaches consists mainly of such reportable...
Read More | Feb 17th, 2008
For many people, the word "encryption" invokes images of spies, clandestine operations and World War II, or NSA code breakers feverishly working to decipher enemy messages. Actually, encryption is a priceless security tool that any business can easily use to keep sensitive information confidential...
Read More | Feb 17th, 2008 | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: Mar 20th, 2008
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it could also hide something more treacherous.
Today, businesses wanting to guard against the potentially ultra-serious hazard of vitally important data being deliberately leaked to unauthorised people outside or even inside the organisation, need to...
Read More | Feb 15th, 2008
When you think of security, it's a good bet that some of your thinking drifts to hackers and crackers. These are both security threats that you have to take into account. But do you know the difference? Well, some people do, and although many of them don't want their names bandied about, as is the...
Read More | Feb 15th, 2008
Although Ransomware is new, Most of you haven't heard of it. But soon you will.
Ransomware is a type of malware that uses a weak (breakable) cryptosystem to encrypt the data belonging to an individual, demanding a ransom for its restoration. A cryptovirus, cryptotrojan or cryptoworm on the other...
Read More | Feb 15th, 2008
Nicodemo Scarfo Jr, a well-connected member of the New York and Philadelphia organised crime families, knows all about keylogging. But rather than using the technique to steal or launder money, he was brought down by the Magic Lantern keylogger that the FBI installed on his computer via a...
Read More | Feb 12th, 2008 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Feb 20th, 2008
If we're honest every one of us imagine what we'd do with a few million in the bank. The yacht in Cannes, the private jet in Nice, possibly our own football team, and maybe a few other high maintenance accessories top our list of must-haves.
But of course the question is how to get there. Working...
Read More | Feb 11th, 2008
The Problem
With the availability of chat rooms and groups on Internet Web sites, the temptation to meet new people online increases, according to research. Online relationships provide individuals with an outlet to tell secrets and express themselves to a stranger anonymously, while allowing for...
Read More | Feb 11th, 2008
In today's heightened threat environment, it is a constant battle for IT security departments to stay on top of all possible attacks and vulnerabilities they could encounter.
With insider threats on the rise and the continuous danger posed by external hackers, coupled with the alarmingly quick...
Read More | Feb 6th, 2008
