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• August 16, 2005 16 Aug'05

  Reduce risks of disaster recovery testing

  Untested business continuity plans can leave your firm in the lurch, but taking down live environments is risky and complicated.

• July 28, 2005 28 Jul'05

  Sarbox compliance costing companies

  Companies’ required investments to attain compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley data security legislation has come at the expense of dealing with other security threats, according to the Information Security Forum (ISF).

• July 24, 2005 24 Jul'05

  Authentication takes a bite out of spam

  Network and messaging experts offer helpful ammunition for network managers waving the white flag in the battle against spam.

• July 21, 2005 21 Jul'05

  Users look for value boost from Microsoft licence rejig

  Software Assurance needs to offer better support, say IT directors

• July 21, 2005 21 Jul'05

  Sarbox draining corporate security budgets

  Corporate investment to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley data security legislation has come at the expense of dealing with other security threats, according to the Information Security Forum (ISF).

• July 20, 2005 20 Jul'05

  Pop quiz: E-mail security

  Find out how much you know about securing your organization's e-mail.

• July 12, 2005 12 Jul'05

  Tony Asaro: Blogs and more

  Read what Tony Asaro is talking about in this month's blog, and listen to him speak in a number of webcasts.

• July 12, 2005 12 Jul'05

  Sarbox challenge drains security budgets

  International corporate spending on compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley data security legislation has come at the expense of dealing with other security threats, according to the Information Security Forum.

• July 06, 2005 06 Jul'05

  PING with Karen Worstell

  The Microsoft CISO discusses how she keeps Redmond and its products secure.

• June 05, 2005 05 Jun'05

  Quiz: Secure Web directories and development, answer No. 1

  Quiz: Secure Web directories and development, answer No. 1

• June 05, 2005 05 Jun'05

  Quiz: Secure Web directories and development, answer No. 2

  Quiz: Secure Web directories and development, answer No. 2

• June 04, 2005 04 Jun'05

  Life at the edge part 2: Divide and conquer with DMZs

  Learn how a DMZ works and how it can protect Web servers.

• June 03, 2005 03 Jun'05

  Quiz: Identify and analyze Web server attacks, answer No. 4

  Quiz: Identify and analyze Web server attacks, answer No. 4

• June 03, 2005 03 Jun'05

  Quiz: Identify and analyze Web server attacks

  Test your knowledge of the material covered in the "Identify and analyze Web server attacks" section of Intrusion Defense School.

• June 03, 2005 03 Jun'05

  Quiz: Identify and analyze Web server attacks, answer No. 2

  Quiz: Identify and analyze Web server attacks, answer No. 2

• May 31, 2005 31 May'05

  Network configuration: IIS SMTP mail relay service and Microsoft Exchange Server

  Learn how to use the IIS SMTP mail relay service to prevent spammers from directly interacting with your Microsoft Exchange Server.

• March 21, 2005 21 Mar'05

  Linux lags Windows in new security report

  A controversial research paper takes a critical look at two popular platforms' track record on vulnerabilities and fixes. In turn, its findings are facing sharp scrutiny as well.

• March 21, 2005 21 Mar'05

  Home Office waits for police database case

  Second Bichard report reveals concerns about a lack of progress and buy-in from forces around England and Wales for the national...

• March 16, 2005 16 Mar'05

  RootkitRevealer turns root kits' tactics back at them

  A contributor reviews freeware RootkitRevealer from Sysinternals.

• March 13, 2005 13 Mar'05

  Security Bytes: Turning servers into 'malcode pushers'

  In other news, 'antispyware' company shut down during investigation and new Java Trojan hits alternative browsers.

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Small businesses targeted with RFID

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  A sound architecture involves both strong technology and a professional approach

  Although many large organisations need to respond rapidly to changes in the market as well as to competition and globalisation...

• March 07, 2005 07 Mar'05

  Windows vulnerable to LAND attack

  Security researchers say this type of attack leaves enterprise customers of popular Windows products open to a denial of service. There is good news, though.

• February 22, 2005 22 Feb'05

  Accommodating arrays

  Modern storage arrays offer disk types to meet any need -- costly Fibre Channel (FC) disks for high-end applications requiring superior performance and availability, and lower-priced SATA disks for less-critical data. The arrays also come with mixed...

• February 17, 2005 17 Feb'05

  Do you speak geek: All hail e-mail!

  Test your knowledge of e-mail security with this quiz.

• February 03, 2005 03 Feb'05

  Expect 13 Windows patches, some critical

  Microsoft will release patches Tuesday to fix critical security holes in Windows Media Player, MSN Messenger, Microsoft Office and Visual Studio.

• December 20, 2004 20 Dec'04

  Fixes, workaround for Kerberos 5 vulnerability

  A security hole could be exploited to launch malicious code. But there are fixes and a workaround.

• December 19, 2004 19 Dec'04

  Security Bytes: Be aware of Google Desktop 'glitch'

  Cisco acquires Protego; Hotmail switches to Trend Micro; Red Hat, Mandrakesoft and Gentoo fix flaws.

• December 09, 2004 09 Dec'04

  Data storage history quiz

  We tend to take storage for granted these days, and expect bigger, better and faster performance out of our hardware and software. But did you know that storage has a long and illustrious history that started out not so big or so fast? Take our data...

• November 12, 2004 12 Nov'04

  NTFS permissions

  This excerpt from Chapter 5 of "The definitive guide to Windows 2000 security" discusses the advantages of using NTFS for access control.

• October 31, 2004 31 Oct'04

  Fast Guide: Storage Management

  Managing your storage infrastructure has never been harder. Complex systems, unbelievable data growth rates and squabbling vendors are just a few of the issues hampering your ability to manage storage. This Fast Guide to storage management has ...

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  MoD may write off £200m Chinook helicopters

  The Ministry of Defence could write off more than £200m spent on eight Chinook Mk3 helicopters.

• September 23, 2004 23 Sep'04

  Multiple strategies guard youth services agency

  Major corporations aren't the only ones who need to protect confidential information, ward off spam and malware, and defend against intrusion. Local youth service agencies must do the same, with far smaller budgets.

• September 22, 2004 22 Sep'04

  Security Bytes: New .jpg attack imminent; CA agrees to pay $225 million for federal violations

  Sanjay Kumar is indicted for securities fraud and conspiracy, while Authorize.Net is knocked offline by massive DDoS attacks.

• August 27, 2004 27 Aug'04

  Over-specify when buying low cost replacement for Frame Relay

  A project manager reveals how a VPN saved £275,000 a year

• August 24, 2004 24 Aug'04

  Latest worm uses IM to lure victims

  A version of the worm which spread from infected Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers in June has been...

• July 28, 2004 28 Jul'04

  Automated SQL injection: What your enterprise needs to know

  The second of a two-part interview with SPI Dynamics CTO Caleb Sima tells what you should fear, why and what you can do to mitigate your risk.

• July 25, 2004 25 Jul'04

  Know Your Enemy -- Learning about Security Threats: Chapter 8, Legal Issues

  Find out more about the legal issues swirling around the use of Honeypots.

• July 18, 2004 18 Jul'04

  Enterprise-class RAID functions, part 2: N-way mirroring, splitting and more

  With the convergence of RAID and lower-priced storage technologies, advanced RAID functions can be enjoyed by any small-to-medium sized organization with critical data.

• July 09, 2004 09 Jul'04

  Old Mutual rolls out web reporting software to meet new regulations

  Financial services group Old Mutual has rolled out web-based reporting software across its business worldwide to consolidate data...

• June 21, 2004 21 Jun'04

  Users at risk after web host attack

  Users have been warned to brace themselves for attacks on sites which provide patch downloads and web hosting services.

• June 01, 2004 01 Jun'04

  Startup steals a win with thin provisioning

  The Allant Group chose 3Pardata for its thin provisioning software, while dirty sales tactics kept EMC out of the deal.

• May 10, 2004 10 May'04

  'Whispering keyboards' could be next attack trend

  An IBM researcher's found a way to lift passcodes and other sensitive data by recording the sound of keystrokes.

• April 19, 2004 19 Apr'04

  UK clearing house joint venture to provide online payment service

  UK clearing house Bacs has embarked on a joint venture with a US software company to provide an online bill presentation and...

• April 15, 2004 15 Apr'04

  Bacs launches online billing service

  UK clearing house Bacs has embarked on a joint venture with a US software company to provide an online bill presentation and...

• March 28, 2004 28 Mar'04

  Software Forensics: Chapter 2 -- The Players: Hackers, Crackers, Phreaks, and Other Doodz

  Read Chapter 2, Players: Hackers, Crackers, Phreaks, and Other Doodz, from the book "Software Forensics" written by Robert M. Slade.

• February 23, 2004 23 Feb'04

  Somerfield speeds up product development with online system

  Supermarket chain Somerfield will this week go live with the first stage of an initiative to computerise its new product...

• October 27, 2003 27 Oct'03

  Council migrates to web enabled benefits system

  Liverpool City Council has completed a six-week data migration project to get its £5m housing benefit and council tax system up...

• July 18, 2002 18 Jul'02

  MoD will defy Lords and MPs and stand by Chinook verdict

  The Ministry of Defence will defy two Parliamentary select committees next week by formally backing the verdict of negligence...

• July 18, 2002 18 Jul'02

  EMC and HP allow mix and match storage

  Rivals EMC and Hewlett-Packard have agreed to expand a cross-licensing agreement for certain storage system application...