Expert analysis
Can you trust your computer?
Who should your computer take its orders from? Most people think their computers should obey them, not obey someone else. With a plan they call “trusted …
DBCC SHOWTABLEAFFINITY buffer overrun
Martin Rakhmanoff wrote this article to (better) document the process of finding and exploiting buffer overrun bugs. Provided sample code is written for Microsoft SQL Server …
ICSA Labs announces Q3 2002 certifications
ICSA Labs, an independent division of TruSecure Corporation announced that it has certified sixteen products in Q3 2002. George Japak, vice president of ICSA Labs said: …
Microsoft releases another pack of security bulletins
In another combo pack, Microsoft released three security bulletins. The bulletins which are labeled from moderate to critical, deal with Microsoft Word and Excel, Microsoft …
InfoSecU enterprise licensing announced
Pittsburgh based, privately owned security company RedSiren Technologies, announced enterprise licensing for their online information security training courses Security …
Network Associates launches a professional services organization
Network Associates announced opening of a new strategic organization that will offer their customers comprehensive network and security consulting services. “Network …
Security Online – Some basic IT hygiene tips
In a previous article dealing with online security prompted many readers with home PCs to ask for advice on how to stay safe and still get the most out of the …
Interview with Saumil Shah, Security Researcher
Saumil Shah is a security researcher and is one of the authors of Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense. How did you gain interest in computer security? My interest in computer …
PGP 8.0 Public Beta available for download
During the RSA Conference 2002 Europe in Paris we had another opportunity to talk with Jon Callas, Chief Technical and Chief Security Officer at newly founded PGP Corporation. …
Scope on Attix5 secure backuping software
Attix5, UK based secure backup expert, recently announced the availability of Backup Professional Server Edition, a secure online backup system for corporations that need …
Bridicum receives 4.2 million Euros investment
One of the exhibitors on the RSA Conference 2002 in Paris, Danish based Bridicum Security Group, announced that investitors from United Kingdom and Switzerland invested 4.2 …
How the press spreads FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt)
As we were working in the press room today, a journalist from Euro News approached the PR people and asked if there is a hacker they could interview. The PR person approached …