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Q&A: Ubuntu 9.10 security (Interviews)
Kees Cook is the security engineer and Gerry Carr is the head of platform marketing at Canonical. In this interview they discuss the security improvements in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, the security challenges the Ubuntu team faces as well as what the latest version of Ubuntu offers to the developer community.
Ask the social engineer: Practice (Opinions)
One reader wrote in asking: "How can one practice social engineering before using it in the wild?" Answering is Chris "loganWHD" Hadnagy, the lead social engineer and developer of the social engineering framework.
Embracing tokenization: Payment without pain (Authentication)
Today, it’s expected that merchants accept electronic payments. It’s more than expected that those payments are secure. No data leaks or breaches of any kind. The reality is many companies don’t truly understand the security vulnerabilities that electronic payments present, nor the solutions on the market. They may think they are secure, but in fact are at great risk.
Q&A: Hard drive encryption (Interviews)
Dave Anderson is Director, Strategic Planning for Seagate and is involved in developing the opportunities for hard drives to contribute to system security. In this interview he discusses the various aspects of hard drive encryption.
5 handy WordPress security plug-ins (Security Products)
WordPress is one of today's most popular publishing platforms. Like any other system, it needs security. What follows is a list of 5 practical plug-ins that extend its functionality in the security arena.
A closer look at Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 6.5 (Security Products)
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) is an automated web application security testing tool that audits your web applications by checking for exploitable vulnerabilities (here is the complete list) Automated scans may be supplemented and cross-checked with the variety of manual tools to allow for comprehensive web site and web application penetration testing.
Secure USB flash drives: Do you need one? (Security Products)
The cost of USB-borne virus infections can be high. How do organizations avoid both data leaks and malware infections from USB drives? Read on to find out.
Q&A: Malware threats, Windows 7 and cyber crime (Interviews)
Bo Olsen is a malware Researcher at Kaspersky Lab Americas. In this interview he discusses new malware threats, the problems the anti-malware industry faces today, Windows 7 and organized crime.
Understanding the risks of cloud computing: Questions to ask your service provider (Opinions)
Cloud computing has changed the audit and risk profile of data systems in most organizations. Whilst the economics of going down the cloud route for data storage are highly attractive, there are also a number of data security issues to consider.
DHS has a vision for stronger information security (Opinions)
It was not all corporate talk at the RSA Conference Europe 2009 this week in London. Attending one of the roundtables was Philip Reitinger, U.S. DHS Deputy Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate. He discussed the government's plan towards better information security on an international level.