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Online fraud: Avoiding the seven deadly sins
By using the points below, companies transacting online can reduce the threat of fraudulent purchases or unauthorized account access and ensure a safer experience for their …
New books: The Sustainable Network, iPhone SDK Development, VMware Cookbook
What technologies do we need to solve the complex environmental, economic, social, and political challenges facing us today? This book by Sarah Sorenson reveals that one tool …
Cyber-liability: Importance and complexity
When the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take the case of a California police officer who sent sexually explicit text messages on a department-issued pager, news reports …
Mac video surveillance
SecuritySpy is a multi-camera video surveillance application for the Mac. It will enable you to set up a comprehensive surveillance system quickly. The motion detection …
How to prevent identity theft
Identity thieves use low-tech methods (stealing your wallet or even eavesdropping at key moments) as well as sophisticated Internet scams to rob people of their sensitive …
Rogue software details: XPPoliceAntivirus
XPPoliceAntivirus is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files c:\Desktop\XP …
Modification risks from portable devices
Software crackers are likely to continue modifying relatively low-cost specific-application devices, such as e-readers, but that the potential security risks to companies are …
Splunk 4.0.8 released
Splunk released version 4.0.8 of the Splunk IT search and analysis engine. General issues When you save a top or rare search with the argument showperc, the showperc argument …
Top 10 application security trends
The Denim Group has announced its guidance on the top application security trends for 2010. 1. Web mashup applications will result in new attack vectors Web applications …
Secure encrypted ruggedized mobile hard drive
Rocstore announced its new line of Rocsecure Commander 2 encrypted external hard drives. The first of its kind in ruggedized design, the Commander 2 series pocket drives are …
25 million new malware strains in one year
The outstanding trend of the last 12 months has been the prolific production of new malware: 25 million new strains were created in just one year, compared to a combined total …
iPhone network sniffer
Pirni is the worlds first native network sniffer for iPhone. The iPhone’s Wi-Fi has some major drawbacks in its hardware design, thus we can not properly set the device …