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This article looks at vulnerabilities detected in MacOS X in the first half of 2006. It compares these vulnerabilities to those detected in the first half of 2005, providing …

To have a consistent, usable, secure copy of data to store long term, backup is required. Backup is the core of data protection because it provides the ability to recover data …

There’s a plethora of Mac OS X security software available but some have proven to be quite exceptional and essential for anyone interested in computer security. Here is …

Overview Data protection requirements have moved on from the purely technical question of “Did the backup work?” to the much more complex question of “Is my …

This paper aims to provide a complete discussion on vulnerability and patch management. It looks first at the trends relating to vulnerabilities, exploits, attacks and …

The rapid growth of wireless, remote and mobile computing is creating a significant increase in the risks that organisations face. All the indications are that this growth …

Inspired by the SANS Top 20, this list is a consensus of industry experts on wireless and mobile vulnerabilities that require immediate remediation. It is offered as a public …

Every business owner knows that information is much more than one of an organization’s strategic resources. In a very real way, information is the organization. For IT …

Security on websites is based on session management. When a user connects to a secure website, they present credentials that testify to their identity, usually in the form of …

Microsoft alerted us this time about 12 vulnerabilities of which eight were rated critical, three important and one moderate. Here comes another cumulative security update for …

The Information Security Group at Royal Holloway is one of the world’s largest academic research groups in information security, with about 15 permanent academic staff, …

“If you do not see the way, you do not see it even as you walk on it.” (Zen Koan) Huddled over a drink at the Appelmans Brasserie (and Absinthe Bar – plus, …