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22nd September 2009
Like other valuable business assets, information must be regarded as an asset too which is valuable to the organization and need a suitable protection against any types of threats. The threats are not just from the internet, but you know that nearly over ... Read >
Author: Ki Grinsing21st September 2009
Any retail merchant, internet merchant, home-based business owner in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County or the greater Southern California Region that is accepting credit cards, needs to monitor and maintain their merchant accounts, and ensure that their... Read >
Author: roberts6118th September 2009
Despite the potential risk for security breaches and the recent wave of awareness, many organisations don’t realise that ‘the security threat’, which was once considered exclusively an “outsider” issue, as a result of the growth of IT and Commun... Read >
Author: Imprivata16th September 2009
IT infrastructure management is a highly critical activity that needs to be handled with extreme precaution. Efficient management of IT infrastructure can aid in preventing major backlogs and downtime of critical infrastructure assets that support importa... Read >
Author: liza25207th September 2009
In recent years, the media has been flooded with examples of security breaches on airplanes and in airports. Although a number of these instances have turned out legitimate, there are others that were simply a mistake. Although you might assume this mista... Read >
Author: Galen Bass26th August 2009
So how can you protect yourself, your Website and your customers’ private information? Using the right Web hosting company, like Bluehost can help. Bluehost gives their customers some very important security tools for free that can help prevent security... Read >
Author: Russell21st August 2009
So with any application, a VoIP telephone system needs to be safe, and this article outlines some crucial things you can do to keep your telephone system secure:
1. Install your telephone system behind a firewall
The most fundamental step that you can... Read >
Author: David White21st August 2009
If your company publishes documents on the web, you probably already know that security is an ongoing concern. You want to make sure that sensitive information is protected against being misused by those viewing these documents. You certainly do not wan... Read >
Author: PDF Security18th August 2009
Brisbane residents are becoming more concerned with security as crime remains a threat. Buglaries have not slowed in the Brisbane area, nor for that matter across Australia. This shows that there is still a great need for investing in security solutions. ... Read >
Author: TJ Krythio18th August 2009
Security is still high on the agenda for Brisbane residents as crime remains a concern. Buglaries have not slowed in the Brisbane area, nor for that matter across Australia. This proves that the need for an investment in security is still a must. The lac... Read >
Author: TJ Krythio05th August 2009
You many know instinctively you need a computer security expert, but understanding the exact reasons means having a true sense of the complexity found in the computer industry today. Every day new upgrades, tools and applications are introduced and they a... Read >
Author: Rob McAdam31st July 2009
Internet-only banks almost always offer free online banking services. Traditional banks where you visit to do your banking can offer some free services, but usually there are some charges or conditions, either a monthly fee or a minimum amount of money th... Read >
Author: MIKE SELVON24th July 2009
There are many threats that one has to beware of given the fact that most of us are now connected to the
internet. Having an adware spyware remover has become essential in the world we live in today.
It is important that this is not viewed as a type o... Read >
Author: Patrick Roody16th July 2009
Linux based operating systems are increasing in popularity all the time. Commercial operating systems like Windows and OS X are constantly being bombarded by viruses and security breaches. There are few viruses that can touch a Linux system and they are o... Read >
Author: Graham Gallagher06th July 2009
Criminal Justice careers are now among some of the hottest careers of the 21st century. The increasing complexity of safety and welfare has created more challenging crimes which, in turn, have created an increase in the need for specialty criminal justice... Read >
Author: galenadrien30th June 2009
Vulnerability assessment done for an organization’s network gives a report of the security status of the network. While setting up the WiFi connection in the home or in an office PC most people ignore the WiFi Security. But if you don’t secure the net... Read >
Author: Jhoana_Cooper29th June 2009
Today, any computer user with intermediate computing skills can crack your WiFi network to enjoy free Internet access. All they have to do is to use commercially available WEP key cracker and they can gain instant access to your WiFi networks. In fact, ... Read >
Author: Clint Jhonson15th June 2009
The BS7799 Part I and the ISO 1779 basically provides only recommendations for ISMS and are available for use to all who are responsible for the initiation, implementation and management of information security in any organization. The BS7799 implementati... Read >
Author: Robert Bell13th June 2009
VoIP security is more and more essential for both users and those providers delivering VoIP products. So far VoIP protection has not been an important problem, since IP voice traffic mainly stayed on local enterprise networks. But since VoIP usage is beco... Read >
Author: Andrew Johnson13th June 2009
VoIP security is more and more crucial for both organizations and those providers delivering VoIP products. So far VoIP security has not been very problematic, since IP voice traffic for the most part stayed on local enterprise networks. But since VoIP us... Read >
Author: Andrew Johnson11th June 2009
Data security breaches can cost businesses millions of dollars in resources and lost revenue. This article will provide you with information about how you can protect data and keep your business assets safe. Whether you’re a business owner, an executi... Read >
Author: Dennis Thomsen05th June 2009
Computers are an inseparable part of our lives today, life that has increasingly become technology driven. Besides work, we use computers for communicating, banking, entertainment, research – just to name a few. Besides hardware, security of the new-age... Read >
Author: Emma elle04th June 2009
Laptops, which now-a-days a have become the prime target of thefts and security breaches can be secured by using various laptop security measures. Now-a-days only software or only hardware laptop security is not enough for protecting the computer. A combi... Read >
Author: Emma elle18th May 2009
A database server can be a computer or a computer program running on a database server computer. The server computer processes user requests of various client systems over a network and takes care of all incoming and outgoing data (large number of transac... Read >
Author: Serves Best08th May 2009
A company's management team is directly responsible for the protection of its proprietary information and systems assets. As we all know, security breaches can result in significant financial loss, negative publicity, lawsuits and permanent damage to the ... Read >
Author: Leith28th April 2009
It is imperative for all business organizations to exercise discretion in their operations and safeguard all the data pertaining to these operations. Leakage of crucial information can be detrimental for the organization in many ways. Competitors will mak... Read >
Author: Brawell16th April 2009
It is old news that President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, popularly known as the Stimulus Package, into law last month. What hasn't made the news are the dramatic changes the law makes to HIPAAs (Health Insurance Portability a... Read >
Author: Melinda Powelson09th April 2009
ATM fraud issues in the most part involve credit card fraud and debit card fraud. The ATM machine may be the ‘common purchase point’ (CPP) where analysis shows that a significant number of credit cards or debit cards were used genuinely in one specifi... Read >
Author: Beautiful25th March 2009
Technology alone will not make us secure from identity theft or corporate security breaches so deploying more often gives little more than a false sense of security. No one argues that there is a tremendous amount of advanced emerging and existing securit... Read >
Author: Deanna Grady19th March 2009
The Frightening Truth:
Laptops have become one of those devices that is quickly going, and in some cases, already quickly gone from something that only techies or high level business people owned to something that even a poor college student finds a ... Read >
Author: Jeff Snyder28th January 2009
By Laura Wilson, Information-Security-Resources.com Corporate Liability Editor. Laura is a business consultant and an advocate for information security, consumer protection, long-term shareholder value, and better management decisions. Her specialty is fi... Read >
Author: Anthony M. Freed21st January 2009
When it comes to all the proactive measures you think you know about protecting your personal information from identity thefts you should know, there are already two strikes against you. The simple fact of the matter is whether you like it or not, you on... Read >
Author: Ronald Hudkins14th December 2008
Every single time we go online, go about our business or do any other business activity related to the internet, we are running the risk of letting someone through our defences. It stands to reason then that we need to be doing everything we can to keep o... Read >
Author: Rob McAdam30th October 2008
Laptops, which now-a-days a have become the prime target of thefts and security breaches can be secured by using various laptop security measures. Now-a-days only software or only hardware laptop security is not enough for protecting the computer. A combi... Read >
Author: savemysystem06th October 2008
A government contract is specifically defined as “any agreement or modification thereof between any contracting agency and any person for the furnishing of supplies or services or for the use of real or personal property including lease arrangements.”... Read >
Author: Tom Gardner29th September 2008
As many of the readers of this article are aware, computer and internet security is a very serious and complicated concept of the twenty first century. Nearly all of our personal and confidential information is stored in a computer somewhere and these co... Read >
Author: Steve Cancel24th September 2008
"IPS stands for Intrusion Prevention System. Intrusion means finding loopholes in the network and taking advantage of it. Intrusion is inappropriate, incorrect, or anomalous activity on host based or network-based systems. Malicious activity such as denia... Read >
Author: SEO_EXPERT15th September 2008
Having a secure e-business is essential to attracting and maintaining a loyal customer base. These days, the threat of identity theft is more real than ever and savvy consumers are alerted to the dangers out there. While online shopping is appealing to mo... Read >
Author: Vijayanand12th September 2008
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was implemented to increase the security of credit card transactions at the merchant level. Merchants often keep the credit card information of their customers on file for months or even years. Th... Read >
Author: Vijayanand12th September 2008
No matter how large or small your business is, if you take credit/debit cards or paycards from American Express, Discover, MasterCard and/or Visa, you will have to meet PCI Data Security Standards. These preventative measures are used to protect cardholde... Read >
Author: Vijayanand17th August 2008
When setting up an eCommerce merchant account, businesses need to be aware of the details that affect the processing cost and the security of sensitive personal information. It is important that you understand what the processing risks are and adjust you... Read >
Author: M. Owen12th August 2008
Network Packet Analyzer CAPSA enterprise edition is an advanced network traffic monitoring, analysis and reporting. It works in all Windows based operating systems. It captures all traffic transport over both Ethernet and WLAN networks. Network Packet Ana... Read >
Author: javvin tech21st July 2008
The system, through which we get connected to the outside world via networking, contains most of our precious data. So this becomes more relevant to take care of it as most of the ghosts for your machine and spooks for the hard drive enter through this pa... Read >
Author: brad jerry15th July 2008
In February, Pfizer, the world’s biggest research-based biomedical and pharmaceutical organization, reported the theft of a laptop possibly exposing 800 current and old employees and contractors to identity theft.
On the laptop computer were names, c... Read >
Author: Christopher Spence01st July 2008
Travel insurance provider, Total Insured Travel, have launched the first travel policy, which specifically covers terrorism and security.
Cover includes additional travel, overnight accommodation, subsistence, alternative re-ticketing, and excess car p... Read >
Author: Ruth25th June 2008
Insight
Intellectual property security breaches are making headline news with alarming frequency and creating headaches for consumers, businesses, governments and institutions everywhere. The specter of identity and intellectual property theft hangs ov... Read >
Author: Hayden Hong 21st June 2008
The PCI DSS is a set of 12 requirements that all merchants who accept, process, transmit, or store credit card data must conform to. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard was created and put into place to help these merchants discover where th... Read >
Author: Andy Eliason06th June 2008
A patch is a piece of software, usually quite small in terms of file size, designed to remedy the problems of a computer application and its associated supporting files.
Although usually beneficial and rarely harmful, some patches can have a negative e... Read >
Author: Remy06th June 2008
A patch is a piece of software, usually quite small in terms of file size, designed to remedy the problems of a computer application and its associated supporting files.
Although usually beneficial and rarely harmful, some patches can have a negative e... Read >
Author: Remy25th May 2008
Adware is usually just an annoyance, but in some cases can cause greater difficulties. Adware affects the performance of your computer system. The pop-ups that are displayed when surfing the Internet can contribute to system overload, which slows connecti... Read >
Author: Tsuyoshi E. Suzuki25th May 2008
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was created by the major credit card companies to be a tool and a guide for merchants who store, process, and transmit credit card data toward instituting more powerful, and more sufficient securi... Read >
Author: Andy Eliason21st May 2008
Executives who claim that their organizations comply with ISO 27001 but that they see no need to go through the bureaucracy of getting the ‘badge on the wall’ are only deceiving themselves. The reality, I suspect, is that most of organizations that wo... Read >
Author: Alan Calder20th May 2008
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was created by the five major credit card companies to guide merchants that store, process, or transmit credit card data toward creating a safe environment for those transactions. The goal was to... Read >
Author: Andy Eliason13th May 2008
What makes personal information so valuable? Is it really all that easy for a hacker to not only get a hold of your sensitive information, but to turn around and use it and/or otherwise profit from it?
The unfortunate truth is: yes. It is exactly tha... Read >
Author: Andy Eliason08th May 2008
If the user is interested in the aspects like security, being the only business on the server, throwing away possible server problems, and is having a budget that includes a substantial monthly fee, then what is going to be a good idea for him/her? The an... Read >
Author: Web Hosting Blog08th May 2008
Linux and Windows share many characteristics. For example, most people have little interest in knowing how they work. These operating systems make the computer available for the applications that people want to apply; such as running an Internet server, b... Read >
Author: Levi Reiss28th April 2008
During the past few years, data thieves have compromised computer systems at a myriad of universities, including Ohio University, Notre Dame University, Georgetown University, Western Illinois University and University of Alaska-Fairbanks, leaving many qu... Read >
Author: Nuesoft31st January 2008
Just like with stock trading, there are a large number of software programs you can use to make your venture into the foreign currency exchange markets. You will find that you have two essential choices, either web based or desktop based programs. Which w... Read >
Author: greywolf24th January 2008
When it comes to all the proactive measures you think you know about protecting your personal information from identity thefts you should know, there are already two strikes against you. The simple fact of the matter is whether you like it or not, you on... Read >
Author: Ronald Hudkins07th November 2007
Network security is an important aspect in this information world. The significance of security is much more in growing concern of hacking of data from the computer. As most individuals and business sectors are connected with Internet using wireless devic... Read >
Author: Sarah Brown06th November 2007
Managers who claim that their organizations comply with ISO/IEC 27001:2005 but that they see no need to go through the bureaucracy of getting the ‘badge on the wall’ are only deceiving themselves. The reality, I suspect, is that the vast majority of o... Read >
Author: Alan Calder12th September 2007
No matter what business you are in, information is a critical resource and a key to the business’s success. However, information systems are under constant, relentless attacks from malware and hackers. A security breach can destroy your information or p... Read >
Author: K Alliance20th August 2007
Do you know what your most valuable asset online is?
It's your intellectual property, also known as your data.
Proprietary data loss, theft and inadvertent exposure on the Web are real and unavoidable dangers going hand-in-hand with modern business ... Read >
Author: Tim Rhodes13th August 2007
Cyberoam is a unique product in the UTM industry, providing comprehensive identity-based security solution in flexible environment with multiple security features on a single platform. Cyberoam links user identity to security right from authentication to ... Read >
Author: Cyberoam26th July 2007
With a recent spate of high-profile data leaks, the need for reliable data security is top-of-mind for many business owners and administrators. And whether the leaks are intentional, unintentional or malicious in nature, an information leak can cost compa... Read >
Author: Dave Meizlik16th June 2007
If you shop online or use online banking, then you might be familiar with HTTPS protocols and the way that they help keep your information safe. However, if you are new to online shopping or banking, then you should know about HTTPS and how to make sure t... Read >
Author: Peter Kenny23rd May 2007
With computers being a critical component in running a business, it is more valuable than ever to ensure the security of your networks particularly where there is sensitive data. News headlines announcing that networks have experienced security breaches a... Read >
Author: Dinkum Interactive01st May 2007
What Does This Act Mean for Californians?
With the increasing incidence of identity theft, the state of California has passed a law that essentially protects personal information of its citizens. The California Security Breach Information Act protects ... Read >
Author: Christopher Pratt01st March 2007
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It is exact that a great deal information or an surplus of material can encourage anxiety attacks, but the same is exact if we have inadequate information or, worse still, mistaken information. It is much like feeling by yourself in a crowded... Read >
Author: Juan Richardson23rd January 2007
What Is A Security Threat?
A security threat is the possibility that unauthorized persons could access your documents. Such unauthorized access could be by:
• Business competitors who want to get competitive information about your business
• Disgru... Read >
Author: abul kashem15th November 2006
More than 88 million data records of U.S. residents have been exposed due to security breaches since February 2005. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the country and the key to protecting yourself is constant awareness of your personal inform... Read >
Author: Pat Reed14th November 2006
Have you ever noticed that when you build a 10-foot security fence, thieves find an 11-foot ladder? Unfortunately, in recent years there has been a rush on identity theft: someone stealing your personal information and obtaining credit cards, cell phones ... Read >
Author: Russell Summers, CAC19th August 2006
An old French proverb tells us "Nothing succeeds like success!" And in sales nothing succeeds quite like success stories. Are you sharing yours? Why not? The secret is in how you share your successes.
Learn to tell thirty-second "success stories." Dur... Read >
Author: Craig Harrison26th July 2006
Tom Nelson retired from the military almost twenty years ago. In that time, Nelson has spent many years living and working overseas. "If my VA ID is fraudulently used by someone in the States, one: it could take me months to find out the theft has occurre... Read >
Author: Daryl Campbell11th May 2006
Are you acquainted to the pace with which IP telephony is catching up?
With major telecommunication carriers, in the process of preparing to launch VoIP applications it is heading towards a prime time. However a new sense of urgency is developing with... Read >
Author: Alen Wilson10th May 2006
In the age of Enron and failed intelligence, scandals remain the rage of the front page. Companies want to see positive spin and not scandal related material published. Imagine for a moment the educational software site where employees are identified as r... Read >
Author: Jennifer Fiocco20th April 2006
An important part of your IT marketing is seminars. In this article you'll learn how to get the most of the seminars you hold.
IT Marketing: Registration is Very Important
Most seminars that you offer should be free, but to make these IT marketing ... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course20th April 2006
Speaking at business organizations is another great form of IT marketing. In this article, you'll learn how speaking can help you connect with your potential customers.
Speak at Other Groups' Meetings
The great part of speaking at other people's me... Read >
Author: Computer Consulting Kit Home Study Course28th March 2006
Intrusion Detection System (IDS) are becoming a very important part of any strategy for enterprise
security. But what are Intrusion Detection systems? CERIAS, The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, defines it this ... Read >
Author: Rob Lamper18th December 2005
Application Security risk assessment and risk management are vital tasks for IT managers. Corporations face increased levels of Application Security risk from hackers and cyber crooks seeking intellectual property and customer information. A comprehensiv... Read >
Author: Johnny Mayer26th August 2005
40 Million Credit Cards Hacked - YOU as Identity Theft Victim by Mike Banks Valentine Copyright June 21, 2005
Saturday, MasterCard blamed a vendor of ALL credit card providers called CardSystems Solutions, Inc., a third-party processor of payment car... Read >
Author: Mike BanksValentine13th August 2005
By: James Dimmitt
What do a shoe retailer, an online discount broker, and a popular clothing retailer all have in common? All three - DSW Shoe Warehouse, Ameritrade, and Polo Ralph Lauren - sustained breaches to their customers' accounts. Unfortunat... Read >
Author: James Dimmitt12th August 2005
40 Million Credit Cards Hacked - YOU as Identity Theft Victim by Mike Banks Valentine Copyright June 21, 2005
Saturday, MasterCard blamed a vendor of ALL credit card providers called CardSystems Solutions, Inc., a third-party processor of payment c... Read >
Author: Mike Banks Valentine19th July 2005
Legislation was introduced into Congress this week that would establish a national data privacy law. The bill would require businesses to disclose to consumers any breaches that result in the exposure of personal information.
The legislation is a reac... Read >
Author: Richard Chapo06th June 2005
Despite the current wave of identity theft and corporate security breaches it's amazing how very few people treat their passwords with any level of seriousness. Most computers users, both at home and in the office, see passwords as a nuisance and therefor... Read >
Author: Niall Roche
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