Archive for the ‘Computers & Technology :: Site Security’ Category

Wireless Security Leaks

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

It seems that everything is going wireless these days. Though this is very convenient, it does bring up some issues about safety and security of personal information. Some like to break into wireless networks in order to get information that may allow an identity to be stolen or to simply ...

Training software for network security

Monday, September 15th, 2008

WebGoat is a deliberately insecure J2EE web application designed to teach web application security lessons. Web visitors using Internet Explorer have spyware and trojans installed on their computers, and regardless of name, virus, worm, trojan, or spyware, any of these examples of malicious software, henceforth referred to collectively as ...

The United States Needs A Data Protection Act

Monday, June 30th, 2008

I think the US needs a Data Protection Act not unlike what is found in Europe. However, I think we can go one step farther and integrate current laws against telemarketing and spamming to create a bill that would safeguard our privacy and prevent the current kinds of misuse. We ...

Data Security

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

How can I convince my boss to make data security a priority? Why must executives always wait until a crisis occurs before taking action? Our company IS our IP. That's all we are at the end of the day. Yet right now our doors are wide ...

Corporate Data Security

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

I'm concerned about our corporate data security. We have never had a real plan for it, and as our company grows, it's becoming more and more vital to protect our IP. So I've started learning about Information Security Management on my own. I think a full blown worst case ...

Maintaining your phishing defense

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The best way to protect yourself from fraud and phishing attacks is to ensure that you have adequate personal protection in place. This involves installing virus software. Many of the latest security programs also have phishing defense as the part of the safeguard. A regular database updates the latest threats ...

The Security Software Market

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Due to the unfortunate presence of computer an internet security threats, the demand for security software has grown quite steadily. The Security Software Market has grown quite steadily and by at a very fast rate due to concerns not only stemming from ‘classic’ computer threats like hackers, viruses, worms, and ...