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Scope on Application Vulnerability Description Language

The Application Vulnerability Description Language (AVDL) is a rather new security interoperability standard within the Organization for the Advancement of Structured …

The Spyware Threat And How To Deal With It

Spyware aka advertising-supported software or adware – has been until recently a fairly benign snooper on your surfing habits. The data it gathers is then used to target …

Windows Mobile Pocket PC Security

Seth Fogie, VP of Dallas-based Airscanner Corporation presents the latest in our series of security audio sessions. Mr. Fogie, an expert in the field of mobile computing …

Passwords – Common Attacks and Possible Solutions

Overview Making sure authorized users have access to either sensitive company information or their personal e-mail can be a daunting task, given the fact that an average user …

An IT Manager’s Insight Into Securing Removable Media

When I last looked on the Internet to buy a USB memory stick, I found that for a few hundred pounds I could purchase a 4 gigabyte device the size of a pen. That’s a lot …

Not A Patch On The New Breed Of Cyber-Criminal

The cyber-criminal is getting smarter and more organised and alongside this as have their methods of attack. Whereas 2 years ago the watchword was computer viruses, now new …

RSA Conference Europe 2004 Showcase Video

Here’s a showcase of the RSA Conference Europe 2004 in Barcelona. The video is 3:44 minutes in length, available in Windows Media 9 256K (6.9 MB) and 64K (1.7 MB). Click …

The Rise of Security Threats

The current security threats to business IT infrastructures have increased dramatically. Most notable are the rising number of viruses and similar malicious programs that …

“Shooting the Hostage”: Why Current Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems Fails Business

As a corporate security manager, you are caught between a rock and a hard place. Your networks are under attack at an ever-increasing rate, from viruses, worms and people. The …

The Fedora – Red Hat False Vulnerability Scam

It looks like the “evil minds” have found a new way to use spam for their devious plans. This time spam is combined with a scam that will try to use social …

Understanding E-mail Spoofing

If you receive a snail mail letter, you look to the return address in the top left corner as an indicator of where it originated. However, the sender could write any name and …

Tips on Securing Instant Messaging

According to one of the latest research studies, 92% of all commerical and non-commerical organizations are using instant messaging in the enterprise. Tom Buoniello, VP of …

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