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Sometimes, Security Theater Really Works

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Israeli security researchers Gadi Evron and Imri Goldberg find that security theater can be about more than window dressing.

Penetration Testing: Dead in 2009

Bill Brenner — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Does penetration testing belong in the QA department? Fortify Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Brian Chess says 2009 will mark the end of pen tests as we know them. His theory is being met with resistance.

Botnet Master: I'm the Next Bill Gates

Robert McMillan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The 19-year-old New Zealand bot-master known as Akill says he sees himself as "maybe the next Bill Gates."

Judge Orders Palin to Preserve Yahoo E-mails

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Messages that concern state business from hacked account must be saved, Alaska judge rules.

Panel Says Data Mining for Terrorists is an Exercise in Futility

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Report, commissioned in part by the DHS, also warns of potential privacy problems.

Security's Connections and Intersections

Derek Slater — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Specialists are crucial, but Editor Derek Slater notes that business problems often resist a narrow approach.

Investigations: Merge Ahead

Malcolm Wheatley — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In the enterprise setting, there's no such thing as a digital investigation. Or a physical one. Searching for clues and resolutions requires a blend of disciplines governed by a flexible forensic mind-set.

How to Fraud-Proof Your Company

Bill Brenner — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Fraud experts focus on ways to combat insidious insiders at the 19th Annual Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) conference, and a convicted fraudster explains how he went down the wrong path.

Recession Woes: What People Steal

Bill Brenner — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With the economy tanking, security pros see a spike in old-time thievery. And what do people steal in recessionary times? Cash, clothes, cigarettes, copper - pretty much everything. (Part three in a series: How to Manage Security in a Recession)

Container Security: Is the Layered Approach Working?

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Guest columnist Jim Giermanski says the government's five-layered approach to container security is on the right track, but needs significant improvements.

Rules of Evidence - Digital Forensics Tools

Mary Brandel — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Searching for clues? Here's how to investigate and use digital forensics and e-discovery tools.

Digital Forensics Software: The Usual Suspects

Mary Brandel — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The four key players in digital forensics software: Guidance, AccessData, Paraben and Technology Pathways

Largest Public Power Grid at Cyber Risk, Feds Say

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The network controlling the country's largest public electric company could be taken down by cyber-hackers because it fails to take basic best-practice security measures, a federal report says.

DTE Energy CSO: Copper Theft Still a Problem

Katherine Walsh — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Michael Lynch, CSO of Michigan utility DTE Energy, offers an update on the world of metal theft and on Michigan's problems and progress.

Three Charged in Dave & Buster's Hacking Job

Robert McMillan — Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It may not have been the greatest hack ever, but police say the malicious software sneaked onto restaurant chain Dave & Buster's corporate network was good enough to earn criminals hundreds of thousands of dollars.