New Vista Training Courses Available

This one-day clinic introduces students to Microsoft Windows Vista, including an introduction to security, reliability, performance, manageability, and productivity features and includes Hands on Labs.

Towards Bug-Free Code

"Bug-free code." Well, that's a bold statement to make about one's code. In August 2004, Mozilla announced that it would offer $500 for every serious bug found by security researchers. I wouldn't dare to make such a claim about my code on a regular basis, or I'd be broke in a month. However, if we make good use of some of the basic idioms and rules

Dallas Locksmith

Locksmith problems get you down?! Hang in there, friend. Don’t let it frustrate you. That's why Dallas Locksmith .com are here!Solving emergency key, lock and security problems or providing general locksmith services in the car, home or business are routine for us. Keys, locks, CCTV, alarm systems, video surveillance systems, keyless entry system

Journalist disgraced at awards ceremony

Sunday Telegraph political editor, Glenn Milne, was ejected from the Walkley Awards last night by security guards, after clashing with Crikey founder, Stephen Mayne.Milne pushed Mayne off the stage accusing him of defaming journalists and repeatedly calling him a disgrace

Through the Eyes of Dr Frankenstein

The reason security research on OS X is so interesting is that Apple take the injudicious move of branching off from tried and true Unix code to create something they're rather reluctant to call Unix anymore.

Home Security Tips

Security Tips - Valuable home security tips. Learn how to leave the house before departure, things to notice around the house and more.

Apple issues Mac security update

Apple has released a security update for all Mac users that contains more than 20 patches for software loopholes. The 33MB package tackles security problems in the AirPort wi-fi software and many holes in programs that ship with the OS X operating system. But the package of fixes does not close a serious vulnerability discovered in late November.

Apple issues Mac security update (BBC link)

Apple has released a security update for all Mac users that contains more than 20 patches for software loopholes.

ISS aposta em plataforma como futuro da segurança

Durante evento para a imprensa, companhia recém-comprada pela IBM anuncia como ficará a estrutura e o nome do departamento que se torna: IBM Internet Security Systems.

Check Point hopes to buy mobile security company

Check Point plans to expand the scope of its security products by adding data encryption for mobile devices, technology it will acquire from Pointsec Mobile Technologies if a bid offered this week is accepted. A clue as to the direction of that road map may come from Check Point's attempt last year to buy intrusion-detection vendor >Sourcefire.

Origami in the Bible

What's that incredibly handsome priest doing with his bible in the back room? Why, he's hacking into the security system at the Vatican, natch!

Vista launches, but is it any safer?

The Guardian's Technology section takes a look at security issues surrounding the release of Vista. "Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at the F-Secure anti-malware company in Helsinki, says: 'Yes, Vista will definitely be more secure than XP SP2, and in the very beginning, it will probably be as secure in practice as Linux and [Apple's] OS X'

2 officers dismissed after drunken brawl outside US embassy

The men, who served for 15 and 20 years respectively, were armed with handguns when they started drinking in a pub during a 12-hour shift outside the embassy in June last year. The officers, who were in plain clothes to man the security post in the leafy suburb of Ballsbridge in south side the city, then rowed over whose round it was.

Automatic Updates for Wordpress

Wouldn’t it be excellent if your installation of Wordpress could patch itself with the latest security update? Well, I’ve thought of a way to do just that.

Nike+iPod = Surveillance

If you enhance your workout with the new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, you may be making yourself a surveillance target. A report from researchers to be released Thursday reveals that security flaws in the new RFID-powered device from Nike and Apple make it easy for tech-savvy stalkers, thieves and corporations to track your movements

My Data, Your Machine

Cool article about trusting other people with the security of your important data.

Implementing XML Encryption in Java

In the first column of this series, we presented a high-level WSS4J API, which we wish to implement in this series of columns. In the second column, we discussed the various Java components we are going to use in implementing the WSS4J API. The most important component is XML Security Suite for Java (XSS4J) from IBM alphaWorks. The second column al

Security settings in Windows and Internet Explorer

Advanced registry security settings for Windows and Internet Explorer. There are some dangerous ones like "Disable All But Selected Applications from Running" so try if you know what you are doing.

Implementing XML Signatures in WSS4J

As you know from previous columns, the WSS4J API implements the Token interface separately for different types of security tokens in WSS. In this column, I'll discuss six types of WSS signature tokens:

McAfee Avert Labs 2007 Threat Predictions PodCast

“Top Ten Security Trends in 2007” podcast.As part of this podcast, McAfee will identify those threats it believes businesses and consumers will face in 2007 as computer criminals become more organized and professional in their approach

2007 to bring video viruses

Online criminals will continue to expand their arsenal of malware tools in 2008 to include emerging media such as video files and mobile phones, security firm McAfee predicted.

Bolton pleads for release of Aung Suu Kyi

..(Bolton)..is pushing for Security Council resolution demanding immediate release of Aung Suu Kyi, the Nobel peace prize winner. Suu Kyi has been kept under detention since she won a landslide victory in Myanmar setting the goal for a return to democratic rule....

Top 10 computer virus threats in 2007

Computers are an essential part of everyday life. As a result there is a huge potential for monetary gains by virus writers. With sophisticated techniques on the rise, it is becoming increasingly hard for the general user to identify or avoid malware infections. In no particular order, McAfee Avert Labs' top ten security threats for 2007 are:

Security Guard Gets Beat Up

Here is a crappy way for to start the holiday shopping season. This poor security guard was simply doing his job when 7 guys jump him and beat the crap out of him for no reason at all.

Improve LAMP security with Apache Proxy's directive (mod_proxy)

This article outlines a method for you to improve the security of a LAMP setup by using Apache's mod_proxy module. This article is specific to Linux; however, you can also apply some of the principles to other operating systems.

OPera MINI Browser for Mobile Phones

Opera Software ASA released a new version of its mini browser for mobile phones Tuesday, intended to simplify photo sharing and social networking as well as increasing security.

Apple Patches

Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues - we knew that!

Security Features in Windows Vista Reviewed

"While I don't have the time or expertise to cover Vista's truly low-level security improvements, I hope it's obvious from this high-level list of security enhancements that Windows Vista represents a major security advance over Windows XP and previous Windows versions. The only question, of course, is whether this is enough." -- Paul Thurrott

2 Gb USB Flash Drive $9.99 w/ CA Security Suite (Tiger Direct)

This is a 2gb USB2.0 flash drive. It is $9.99 after $90 rebate on tiger direct that includes CA Security Suite 2007 Great Deal!!!!

The Threatdown: Post-Thanksgiving Edition

They are Threatdown royalty at this point. Remote employees just can’t seem to grasp network security or the role they have to play to maintain it:

Data Shredder and Data Recovery Software tools

Did you know that files you have previously deleted are not actually removed from your PC?. They remain in a hidden area on your hard drive and can be easily recovered and retrieved exposing your privacy and security. PC Secure-Delete is an amazing software tool that allows you to shred deleted files permanently from your PC, as well as the ability

Apple plugs serious security holes

Apple has released its seventh security update for 2006, fixing a wide range of flaws in its proprietary operating system and underlying open-source components.

Saudi will intervene in Iraq if U.S. withdraws: aide

Using money, weapons or its oil power, Saudi Arabia will intervene to prevent Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias from massacring Iraqi Sunni Muslims once the United States begins pulling out of Iraq, a security adviser to the Saudi government said on Wednesday.

New Computer Installation Security and Other Shit For Dummies

One of the most popular topics that everyone online must face sooner or later is the choices in antivirus, fire walling, and security software...

Security lapse at London Eye as staff fail to notice parachute jump

Standing atop the London Eye dressed in a Milk Tray man outfit and waving at a crowd gathered below, he was hardly being discreet. Seconds later he made the ultimate spectacle of himself by leaping from the 443ft wheel and parachuting to the ground as passers by looked on in awe.

Airport Security Should Be Profiling Arabs

The six imams removed from a US Airways flight last week have apparently adopted my suggestion that if they really want to protest the airline, instead of boycotting US Airways, they should start flying it frequently.The spokesman for the imams -- or as I

Marshals decry imams' charges

"Air marshals, pilots and security officials yesterday expressed concern that airline passengers and crews will be reluctant to report suspicious behavior aboard for fear of being called "racists," after several Muslim imams made that charge in a press conference Monday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport."

Search for the God particle

At security posts dotted around the fields between the Jura mountains and Lake Geneva, scientists are installing high-tech retina scans above shafts descending 80m down -- and leading to the largest scientific instrument ever built.

Opera updates browser for Mobiles

Opera Software has released a new version of its mini browser for mobile phones.The free Opera Mini 3.0 makes it easier to post photos to blogs from a handset and enhances security for banking and shopping by encrypting information, the company said. Read more in my Blog.