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Wireless security vendor Aruba Networks Inc. has announced a cloud-based virtual private network (VPN) service that it says will cut out the... More... More than a decade since the current version of the Data Protection Act came into force, organisations still struggle with compliance. And as more companies gather personal... More... Data Security Advice
What is PTS and where does it fit in with regards to PCI DSS?
Dealing with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is now part of the overall compliance strategy for most organizations that process, transmit or store cardholder data. Since 2007, the PCI... More... built-in" versus "manual" mobile encryption methods. If manual encryption means relying on the user to encrypt data manually, then we are introducing a dependency on user behaviour. This definition of manual encryption, while quite common, is fraught with potential...
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What is the difference between database activity monitoring and security information and event management (SIEM) tools? Is one a better choice than the other? As the name suggests, database activity monitoring (DAM) systems watch and...
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Featured Book Chapters
The Craft of System Security
The following is an excerpt from the book, The Craft of System Security. In this section of Chapter 16: Hardware-Based Security (.pdf), authors Sean Smith and John Marchesini explain how an adversary can extract data from a device, even after...
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Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection
The following is an excerpt from the book Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection. In this section of Chapter 11:Tracking Botnets (.pdf), authors Niels Provos and Thorsten Holz explain how virtual honeypots can be...
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Data Security Podcasts
Data Security QA Interviews
Major ISPs can remove botnets, malware, CISO says
You participated in a recent cybersecurity study from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and McAfee Inc. that surveyed CISOs about the state of critical infrastructure globally. Was there...
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H.D. Moore speaks about Metasploit Project deal, Release 3.3
What kind of reaction has the Metasploit community had to the Rapid7 deal? What are your fans saying?
For the most part, people who use the framework are happy about it. They key things are that the license doesn't change... More...
Network traffic collection, analysis helps prevent data breaches
Wireless Security Columns
Full disk encryption: Safer and easier than file and folder encryption
Hardly a month passes without news that a laptop containing unencrypted confidential information has been lost by some organisation or other. Ever since the Nationwide Building Society incurred a fine of £... More... |