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Recapping the Hacker Security Conference Black Hat

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.

A Look At The Bank Of The Future

The next generation of bank branches will be able to identify customers the minute they walk in the door, and offer them personalized services.

Information Sharing: LAPD Starts to Connect the Dots

Can federal, state, county and local authorities effectively collect and share information? An initiative launched in the wake of 9/11 aims to break old habits and better protect the homeland.

Planner: Calculate the Cost of an E-Mail Storage System

To figure what it would cost your organization to build an e-mail storage system, download this worksheet.

Base Technologies: Mixed Messaging

WestLB uses a mix of messaging technologies.

5 Steps for E-Mail Retention

The first five steps you should take to enact an e-mail archiving and retention plan.

WestLB Player Roster

Michael Waxenberg, WestLB's director of business infrastructure management, had to defend how the bank conducted e-mail searches.

Data Security: ChoicePoint's Lessons Learned

A year and a half after mistakenly selling consumer info to criminals, the data broker says it has put in dozens of new policies and procedures to make sure such a security breach doesn't happen again.

Computer Security: At UnumProvident, It's Comprehensive and Cost-Effective

A look at the insurer's attempt to consolidate vendors and control its budget.

3 Key Computer Security Tools You Should Be Using

Security managers need cutting-edge technologies to get a 30,000-foot view of their operations—and to wage the ongoing battle against network attacks.

3 Key Computer Security Tools for 2006

Security managers need cutting-edge technologies to get a 30,000-foot view of their operations—and to wage the ongoing battle against network attacks.

The (Continuing) Tale of the Lost Tapes

As unbelievable as it seems, considering the bad publicity tape and data losses have caused during the past year, two more losses make it clear: handling backup tapes needs to be a higher priority.

Preventing Fraud from Trusted Sources

A New York technology manager is charged with embezzling more than $11 million from FEMA. Think it can't happen to you? Here are three ways to make sure it doesn't.

Beware 2006: Exploits Increase, Impact Gets More Serious

Judging the threats posed to computer security, and how to combat them, has never been more complicated. What are the big threats, and what do you have to do to be prepared in 2006.

Does Cyberterror Matter to Counterterrorists?

Sure. But not enough to do a lot about it. In fact, it's more of a problem for you than the Department of Homeland Security.

 

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