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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Beware of old drives' tales Data thieves don't have to be programming wizards to get their hands on your personal information. They often find hard drives that contain financial and other sensitive data at flea markets, charity shops, the city dump, and even on eBay. These tips will help you render an old drive's files unreadable.
Monday, July 25, 2005
Oracle's crypto not secure, researcher says The standard encryption mechanism used by Oracle Corp.'s database products can be easily circumvented, according to a German security researcher who last week published details on a number of unpatched security vulnerabiliities in the database vendor's products. Security expert Alexander Kornbrust plans to give a presentation at the Black Hat USA 2005 security conference this week showing how Oracle's encryption can be broken.
Sunday, January 06, 2002
802.11 wireless LANs Wireless networks based on the 802.11 standard, also known as Wi-Fi, were all the rage last year and promise to be even more popular in 2002.
Thursday, February 22, 2001
Wireless security questioned Wireless devices, including laptop computers and PDAs (personal digital assistants) that are widely used to access corporate computer networks rely on a protocol that has "major security flaws" and are vulnerable to hackers using easily obtained equipment, a research group at the University of California, Berkeley, has concluded in findings published on the Internet.
Friday, December 29, 2000
Encryption on the installment plan If you're like most people, you probably don't need to encrypt all your files. But there may be times you'd like to enhance the privacy of your data or your Web-surfing activities. A new suite of software products is designed to do just that, by offering a level of encryption that you can employ on an as-needed basis.
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