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Comparative Study and Analyses of the Status of Information Security and Risk Management Practices in 3 Institutions in Samoa

April 15, 2012 12:00am PDT

Information security and risk management is becoming increasingly important as networked organizational systems become increasingly prone to risks of malicious attacks, virus intrusions and...

Provided by: International Journal of Information Technology & Computer Science ( IJITCS )

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[Update] Apple preparing tool to detect and remove Flashback malware

April 12, 2012 2:05pm PDT

Apple is on the offensive against the Flashback botnet that struck last week. Here's what the counter-attack looks like.

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Duqu: Analysis, Detection, and Lessons Learned

April 10, 2012 12:00am PDT

A European company sought the authors' help to investigate a security incident that happened in their IT system. During the investigation, they discovered a new malware that was unknown to all...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

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Watch out for Flashback trojan on Macs: Reports of over 600K infected

April 5, 2012 11:06am PDT

A growing Mac botnet has resulted from the Flashback trojan, which targets Macs through Java vulnerabilties and is designed to steal personal information. Make sure you are patched.

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Infographic: The who, what, and where of identity theft in the U.S.

April 4, 2012 10:39am PDT

The source of this infographic on identity theft complaints in the U.S. is the Federal Trade Commission. See a breakdown of the numbers by age group and region.

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Identifying Infection Sources and Regions in Large Networks

April 2, 2012 12:00am PDT

Identifying the infection sources in a network, including the individuals who started a rumor in a social network, the computers that introduce a virus into a computer network, or the index cases...

Provided by: Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers

E-Books

Understanding and countering new threats in cybersecurity

April 2, 2012 12:00am PDT

The Internet has brought us great wonders and great capabilities, but has also introduced a new and dark threat to our theaters of operation. How can you make certain that your primary mission...

Provided by: AT&T

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Immune Computation of Secure Embedded Linux Core against Viruses and Software Faults

April 1, 2012 12:00am PDT

To increase the security of an embedded system, it is important to assure the security of the embedded Linux core in the system. Biological immune system is the core to assure the health of human...

Provided by: Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net)

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Data Privacy and Security Using Web Services

April 1, 2012 12:00am PDT

Internet has become a powerful tool for communication and transferring the data between the two parties across the world. Private data or other important information are being exchanged between...

Provided by: International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering (IJETAE)

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A VHDL Implementation of Low Power Virus Detection Processor

April 1, 2012 12:00am PDT

Now-a-days, mobile handsets combine the functionality of mobile phones and PDAs. Unfortunately, mobile handsets development process has been driven by market demand, focusing on new features and...

Provided by: IOSR Journal of Engineering

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ANFIS Based Spam Filtering Model for Social Networking Websites

April 1, 2012 12:00am PDT

Spam is flooding the Internet with many copies of the same message, in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it. There are various types of spam such...

Provided by: International Journal of Computer Applications

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The Impact of Disk Fragmentation on Servers

April 1, 2012 12:00am PDT

Windows IT Pro tested the impact of server disk fragmentation by looking at common tasks that network servers, both physical and virtual, encounter, ranging from maintenance tasks such as server...

Provided by: Condusiv Technologies

Blog Post

How effective is antivirus software on smartphones?

March 30, 2012 9:54am PDT

Patrick Lambert looks at the limited usefulness of smartphone antivirus apps. Should you bother with it?

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Don't cold call prospective clients

March 28, 2012 1:33pm PDT

Chip Camden explains why he doesn't think cold calling is the best way to contact a prospect and suggests more helpful modes of communication.

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2012 web security report

March 23, 2012 12:00am PDT

In 2011, malnets (malware networks) emerged as the next evolution in the threat landscape. These infrastructures last beyond any one attack, allowing cybercriminals to quickly adapt to new...

Provided by: Blue Coat Systems

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Priority zero projects, or how family tech crises trump client projects

March 20, 2012 5:34am PDT

Chip Camden describes halting work on a client project to fix his daughter's PC, which was infected by a Trojan. Let us know how you handle priority zero projects.

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USCC report on China's cyber-espionage and -warfare capabilities

March 19, 2012 6:00am PDT

Patrick Lambert breaks down the latest report of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which rates China's capabilities for cyber-espionage and warfare.

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U.S. State Department switches to Chrome browser: Is it secure enough for you?

March 15, 2012 11:03am PDT

Ian Hardenburgh looks at how Google has shored up security for its Chrome browser. What sets it apart from other browsers?

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Discussion Threads

Most effective anti-virus

March 13, 2012 10:57am PDT

Most effective anti-virus Wondering what you guys out there think is the best 3 anti-virus support for a home user? I am trying to decide which is the best for me. Which take threats off most...

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Identifying Tipping Points in a Decision-Theoretic Model of Network Security

March 13, 2012 12:00am PDT

Although system administrators are frequently urged to protect the machines in their network, the fact remains that the decision to protect is far from universal. To better understand this...

Provided by: Carnegie Mellon University