Hacking used to be quite taboo on the internet but with some of the greatest minds at work on the wrong side of internet law, the battle rages. People have experienced quite a drop in spamming or junk mail but with respect to other threats that comes to our internet doors, the figures just keep [...]

At least the version of the package that is supposedly to be bundled for release this coming October 22, 2009, the set date for the release of the new and improved Windows 7 Operating System. The new operating system is Microsoft’s next gamble to cope with losses suffered from the failure of Vista to capture [...]

The company has grown tired with security companies lambasting their operating system and how weak they are with their security system they have finally decided to again field a free anti-virus for their many clients to handle threats as effectively as their paid counterparts. They have previously had another program, BitDefender which was included with [...]

The move to get data out of the many data centers and to send them somewhere confidential for safekeeping has long been an option considered for implementation by security experts. Why, well considering the number of alarming security breaches the many secure sites have suffered (even the White House has been breached) why not? The [...]

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Identity theft and corporate security breaches is common nowadays. It’s time for us, users, treat passwords with a level of seriousness. Most computers users see passwords as annoying and just a nuisance and so they create easy to remember codes. Which unfortunately for us, is a [...]

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Security measure 1:
Every directory should contain an index file by renaming the default page you wish to be shown to index. Ensure that all the internal links are updated to that page also.
Security measure 2:
Create an empty index file. When arriving at the directory, a blank page will be displayed, but you will [...]

Spyware is different from other viruses and worms in such a way that spyware does not typically self replicate or reproduce on its own. But on the other hand, just like many modern viruses, spyware take advantage of contaminated computers to gain financially. A whole lot of contemporary crimes nowadays can be accounted for to [...]

One can define any policy for whatever kind of security. It will depend on the administrator and IT manager on what type of policies should be defined. The policies can either be for the whole company or it can be for different sections of the company. The type of policies that are very popular nowadays [...]

During the recent webcast of Jeremiah Grossman on web application security, he showed some interesting graphs on the history and probable future of web security. This should be of greater interest to web application developers because it will help them to create a more secure and efficient code that will protect valuable assets. [...]