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The 2008 Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas was chock full of security research and vulnerability information provided by the brightest minds in the security community. Here is a recap of the highlights from this year's Black Hat security sessions.
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Washington Trust Bank couldn't tell whether workers were downloading confidential information to thumb drives. So, it installed software to monitor workstation data flow.
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At Mississippi's Corrections Department, more people were using remote computing devices. The agency's network manager had to find a way to secure their communications.
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AT&T's chief security officer discusses how an "immature discipline"—computer security—has to grow up quickly, and what network providers can and should do about it.
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Reinsurance firm Scottish Re wanted more control over penetration testing, so it took the work away from a consultant and brought the service in-house.
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An outside consultant can bring fresh insights on a company's security practices. Make sure you establish ground rules first.
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Players of K2 Network's web games were threatened by cyber thieves trying to steal their online assets. The company installed a firewall and probe software to put the bad guys out of action.
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What approach should you take to scan for internal and external vulnerabilities? Figure out the best method for your company.
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The assistant chief information officer at the 45,000-member Screen Actor's Guild's benefits plan discusses the improtance of adding new encryption tools to fortify security.
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It's what you don't know about the security problems of operating systems and web applications that can kill you. Here are five new technologies that may change your relationship with your data.
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Businesses are finding new ways to block toxic Net gunk while also stopping data leaks.
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The HMO wanted to encrypt confidential e-mail messages, but some employees were not following the rules.
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One of the nation's top cancer care facilities, M.D. Anderson, is now moving to a new electronic medical records system. But first it had to address issues of security and privacy.
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When PCs froze and the network overloaded at a Seattle hospital, information-technology staffers isolated, then neutralized, a bot's corrosive code.
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Washington Mutual installed stringent measures to combat phishers at the bank. Here, WaMu's information security chief offers 5 tips to help deal with the problem.
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