Security Year in Review by Mixter
Mixter is a security expert, author of several open source security tools and whitepapers. Since 2000 he’s been working with Hacktivismo, a cDc-sponsored …
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Security Year in Review by Melisa LaBancz
The development of the security scene in 2002 In my opinion the security scene has gone from being very heavily virus and random hacker oriented to focusing on the possibility …
Zero-Interaction Authentication
Laptops are vulnerable to theft, greatly increasing the likelihood of exposing sensitive files. Unfortunately, storing data in a cryptographic file system does not fully …
O’Reilly releases a book on 802.11 security
802.11 Security by authors Bruce Potter and Bob Fleck gives you a broad basis in theory and practice of wireless security, dispelling some of the myths along the way. In doing …
RSA Security Enhances Security for Wireless LAN Environments
RSA Security Inc., announced the availability of new functionality for the industry-leading RSA SecurID two-factor authentication solution that enables enhanced protection in …
Tips for Safe Holiday Online Purchasing
While the shopping frenzy is at its all-year high, Network Associates’ business unit McAfee launched an educational campaign called Safe Holiday Online Purchasing …
Strengthening Security for Small Businesses With Safe@ 3.0
SofaWare Technologies launched Safe@ 3.0, bringing enterprise-class security to the small businesses and consumers. The complete suite of Safe@ solutions, including Safe@Home, …
NT OBJECTives – focusing on securing web services
Recently a new tool for security assessment and defense was announced: The Fire & Water Toolkit – a collection of cohesive, interactive command line tools that …
Internet Cleanup 3.0 Protects Your Privacy
Aladdin Systems, Inc. (not to be confused with Aladdin Knowledge Systems) announced a new version of Internet Cleanup, software recently acquired from Kroll Ontrack. Internet …
Session Fixation Vulnerability in Web-based Applications
Many web-based applications employ some kind of session management to create a user-friendly environment. Sessions are stored on server and associated with respective users by …
Ubizen on E-Business Security
At this year’s RSA Conference 2002 Paris, we met with people from the European security company Ubizen. We talked with Carlo Sch??pp, Executive Vice President Ubizen …
Security Year in Review: VPNs and Firewalls
With many new and improved products on the market, this has been a good year for designing VPNs and deploying firewalls. Here’s an overview of happenings during 2002 …
