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Top 10 U.S. Government Web Break-ins of All Time

Since the dawn of networked computing, bored kids, foreign patriots and spy agencies have all attacked U.S. government computers. Here are some of their most noteworthy exploits, which prove that no ...

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Open Source Security Mother Lode

Open source security is like a military general who shows his plans to both his allies and his enemies. On the one hand, his enemies can try to exploit the plan by targeting its weaknesses. But on ...

  • March 18, 2010
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The Fight Against Phishing: 44 Ways to Protect Yourself

It’s a scam that generates billions of dollars even when only 5 percent of the darts hit the target, it threatens the integrity of online transactions between customers and e-business houses, ...

  • March 18, 2010
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The Security Risks of Social Networks

Internet social networks are great places to meet and network with people sharing similar business interests. But MySpace, Second Life and similar Web 2.0 sites can also pose serious security threa ...

  • March 18, 2010
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Types of Firewalls

Some of the most powerful firewall software on the market is designed to run on an ordinary computer — probably a dedicated server if you're securing a large network. Other firewall software i ...

  • March 18, 2010
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IDS vs. IPS Explained

Layered security is the key to protecting any size network, and for most companies, that means deploying both intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS). When it comes ...

  • March 18, 2010
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Ten International Organizations trying to Hack into Your Computer

Hackers have been around since the early development of computers. Although they have gone by different names at different times, they've been fundamentally known as malicious all-knowing individuals ...

  • December 1, 2009
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15 Major Reasons Businesses' Security Gets Compromised

In a world of ever-advancing technology and development, many company heads often get lost in the bustle and get swept up in the sea of buzzwords that happen to be popular at any given moment. They ...

  • November 24, 2009
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The 15 Most Massive Data Breaches in History

  If you're an organ donor, a welfare recipient, a student, an employee, a patient or if you do business or have an account virtually anywhere, your personal data is entrusted in the hands of ...

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The History of Hacking

  • September 17, 2009
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