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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.

Security Case: What Are Your Employees Doing at Work?

Washington Trust Bank couldn't tell whether workers were downloading confidential information to thumb drives. So, it installed software to monitor workstation data flow.

Computer Security: When Everybody Wants Network Access

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.

Computer Security: Stop Playing With Hackers

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.

Security Case: Washington Mutual Gets a Line on Phishing

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.

Head of Shadowcrew Identity Theft Ring Gets Prison Time

A leader of the organized cyber-crime ring—which officials say stole at least 1.7 million credit card numbers—was sentenced to 32 months in prison.

 

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