Ten Windows Password Myths by Mark Burnett last updated March 7, 2002 With all of our advances in security technology, one aspect remains constant: passwords still play a central role in system security.
Netscape.com has been hacked via a persistent Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in their newly launched Digg-like news service.
Antivirus applications from Symantec, McAfee or Trend Micro -- the three leading AV vendors in 2005 -- are far less likely to detect new viruses and Trojans than the least popular brands.
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The Computer Security Institute released their annual survey last week finding that corporate losses due to cybersecurity incidents had fallen for the fifth straight year, but critics questioned the study's methodology.
The most popular antivirus applications on the market are rendered useless by around 80 percent of new malware, according to AusCERT.
If you work for a financial institution or a company that processes credit card transactions, this isn't news to you: There's a growing push to require two-factor authentication for logging into your company's information systems.But if you're in this camp, you're proba …
The profit motive has never been greater for cybercrooks to take control of a PC to hijack online accounts and commit identity theft. Yet most people don't realize the degree to which their favorite software applications have come under assault, say security experts.
Citibank Phish Spoofs 2-Factor Authentication
A majority of 358 IT professionals who took a SearchSecurity.com survey on identity and access management in April said passwords are obsolete and want to replace them with stronger methods that include two-factor authentication and single sign-on.
A majority of 358 IT professionals who took a SearchSecurity.com survey on identity and access management in April said passwords are obsolete and want to replace them with stronger methods that include two-factor authentication and single sign-on.
The Bush Administration is giving federal civilian agencies just 45 days to comply with new recommendations for laptop encryption and two-factor authentication.
Malware Responses: What To Do Before, During, And After An Attack Don't let a malware attack ruin your business. A little planning and the right responses can make it a minor annoyance instead of a major catastrophe. By Ross M. Greenberg TechWeb.com
The idea that economics has anything to do with computer security is relatively new. Ross Anderson and I seem to have stumbled upon the idea independently.
Snaggle-toothed hockey players and sugar lovers may soon rejoice as Canadian scientists said they have created the first device able to re-grow teeth and bones.
Norton Confidential, which will enter beta testing sometime this summer, will include anti-phishing blacklists and heuristic-based detectors; what Symantec calls "crimeware protection, essentially keylogger and screen-grabbing Trojan horse sniffers; additional site authentication …
An description on the different approaches to code review, advantages, and disadvantages. There are basically three ways to approach code reviews:
Over half of all companies doing business in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors have experienced data breaches that potentially exposed their intellectual property or customer information, a new research report shows. ADVERTISEMENT
The USB stick was recently a "weapon of choice" in a high-value digital theft in New York, according to Carole Longendyke, partner and director of forensic services for PG Lewis and Associates LLP, in Whitehouse Station, N.J., and since acquired by risk consulting firm Protiviti …
Hospitals get creative by using facial-image passwords, RFID, network-access control systems. An in-depth article describing the advances in the field of security for the hospital/medical sector