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Telecommuting and Network Risks: E-Security Challenges Uncovered

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The proliferation of Internet technologies has helped fuel the telecommuting wave with its mobility and connectivity needs, but it's been a double-edged sword as that very mobility has increased security threats to networks from dial-up and wireless access. While companies . . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 11, 2000

The Importance of Data Integrity in Business Operations

Computer data errors come in all shapes and sizes. One causes a minor mishap, like a 1-cent difference in the price of a gallon of milk because a scanner misread the bar code. Another triggers an error avalanche, like the glitch . . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 10, 2000

SMEs' Network Threats: Managing Security for Internet Safety

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) doing business on the Internet and via e-mail open themselves to breaches of their network security. A recent report by the Gartner Group states that by 2003, 50 percent of SMEs who manage their network security themselves and use the Internet will experience Internet attacks.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 10, 2000

Concerns Over Civil Rights Arise From UK's Proposed Snooping Legislation

Changes to the UK Government's "snooping" bill have done little to limit the power it gives police to spy on citizens, say civil liberty campaigners. Last week the Government announced changes to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers bill which it says . . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 06, 2000

NIST Multi-Year Push For E-Signature And PKI Implementation

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has begun a multi-year effort to move its paper-based practices online and enable the agency to use electronic signatures. Because these processes require employee and administrative signatures, NIST will create a public key . . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 06, 2000

SSH Connections: A Secure Approach to Remote Access and File Transfer

SSH is an encrypted connection to a remote host running an SSH server. It gives you the ability to log on to a system with an encrypted session so that everything -- your name and password as well as your keystrokes . . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 06, 2000

Understanding Software Choices Of Linux Vendors And Their Practices

Why do vendors ship software that they themselves won't use? Most Linux vendors ship the same general packages - Sendmail for SMTP mail services, WuFTPD for FTP, Telnet for remote access and so on. The kicker, though, is that most of . . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 05, 2000

PalmPilots and Pocket PCs: Analyzing Security Risks and Challenges

Personal Digital Assistants, such as PalmPilots and Pocket PCs, pose a security threat for a number of reasons: they are relatively new; their small size and low cost make them easy to obtain and difficult to control; they have tremendous connectivity . . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 03, 2000

10 Tips For Effective Business Data Protection in South Africa

In South Africa executives are becoming aware of the security issues affecting their company's technology infrastructures. But because security is essentially intangible, many feel they are either over or under protected. The key to well-implemented security is to make sure that it is effective and that it does the job it needs to do. Analysis, not fear, should be what drives decisions.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jul 02, 2000

Examining Hacker Behavior Using Scientific Insights and Observations

Wired News reporter Chris Oakes has interviewed some scientists who observed all kinds of hackers in their natural habitats, and he has a few thoughts about all this cracker/hacker, spy vs. spy business. . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 28, 2000

Pioneering Federal Computer Sabotage Case Resulting Conviction

How a Secret Service agent, a data recovery expert and a federal prosecutor team to secure the first ever conviction on federal computer sabotage charges. "Lloyd, a former network administrator at Omega Engineering Corp., thought he had not only destroyed his former employer's manufacturing capabilities, but also had destroyed the evidence that would link him to the crime as well.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 26, 2000

Protecting Your Network From Insider Threats and Breaches

ParaProtect, a network security portal in Alexandria, Va., reports that 90% of the security breaches its technicians work on are based on attacks from within. Even more shocking is that upwards of 50% are caused by the company 's own network . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 26, 2000

Key Findings from SANS Report on Internet Security Challenges

This article includes information from the recent SANS report, discussion of what can be done about this problems, and more. "Security problems are growing more numerous as knowledge and the number of Internet-connected systems grow. The number of reported security . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 26, 2000

How The Internet Fuels Cyber Crime And Global Security Issues

"Criminals have always been ahead when it comes adopting new technologies, but never before has there been anything like the Internet, which means that a few malicious keystrokes in one part of the world can cause huge problems for a corporation . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 26, 2000

WU-FTPD Bugfix Patch: Resolve Lreply Issue Across Platforms

The WU-FTPD Development Group at have released the first "official" bugfix patch to fix the lreply bug in wu-ftpd. This patch is for the source code. The patch is relevant to all platforms: Linux, Solaris, SCO, BSD, etc. . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 25, 2000

Intel's Wireless Security Challenges Affecting Future Technologies

Intel chief exec admits that the future of wireless and mobile technology is overshadowed by security complications. Speaking at Intel's Wireless Competency Centre in Stockholm this week managing director Leif Persson acknowledged hugely complicated wireless environments are causing them . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 23, 2000

Automated Audit Tools for Evaluating Web Application Security Risks

The best way to determine if your IT infrastructure is secure is to have a hacker try to break into your corporate systems.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 22, 2000

White House Confirms Privacy Breach Detected On Its Official Website

The White House on Wednesday endorsed an Internet industry initiative aimed at boosting online privacy just hours before acknowledging that one of its own Web sites may have violated federal privacy policy.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 22, 2000

Understanding Network Threats: Physical, Logical, and Human Aspects

Networks face three vulnerabilities: physical security problems, logical security problems such as computers within a network, and security problems involving people -- all of which should be equally important to businesses, according to a British Telecommunications executive speaking here at InfowarCon Thursday.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 22, 2000

Discussing Network Security Challenges And Privacy Implications

My favorite trade mag has a new look. Here's a good (albeit, short) article on network security and privacy. "The Internet is a powerful tool that promises its users many exciting possibilities, including unprecedented access to a vast expanse . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 21, 2000

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