information security

  1. Can data stored on an SSD be secured?

    Study finds the task to be very difficult; overwriting or crypto-erasure seem the best methods for sanitizing SSDs Until a university study emerged last week, few experts suspected that it's more difficult to erase data stored on solid-state drives (SSD) than that on hard disk drives (HDDs)...
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  2. Windows 7, Macs and HTML5 at risk in 2011

    Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 14 December 2010 at 12:08:00 Panda Security announces its predictions for the coming year Threats targeting Windows 7, Mac and HTML5 are likely to keep information security professionals busy in 2011, with hactivism and state-sponsored attacks also set to...
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  3. Windows 7 Hackers Access McDonald's Customer Data

    An unknown number of Link Removed after authorities discovered that hackers broke into one of the company's business partner's databases and stole information. Computerworld quotes a McDonald's spokeswoman as saying: We have been informed by one of our long-time business partners, Arc...
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  4. For the last 2 of you unaware: Bank Of America sucks

    Link Removed due to 404 ErrorOK, fine, "hostage" may be a bit of hyperbole. However, right at this moment, Bank of America is presenting me with a take-it-or-leave-it proposition: Agree to our "Electronic Communications Disclosure" - all 2,127 words; three densely packed printed pages - or...
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  5. VIDEO Windows Files: Search, Indexing and Online Backup

    Windows Files: Search, Indexing and Online Backup Windows Libraries and the Windows Search Index In this video, I will discuss with you: The power of the Library feature in Windows 7. The configuration of Indexing Options. And the ability to backup your files at any time, on the the Amazon...
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  6. Microsoft Security Advisory (2269637): Insecure Library Loading Could Allow Remote Code Execution -

    Revision Note: V1.0 (August 23, 2010) Advisory published. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is aware that research has been published detailing a remote attack vector for a class of vulnerabilities that affects how applications load external libraries. Link Removed due to 404 Error
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  7. Spies, Lies and Damned Help Desks

    By now everyone has heard about the alleged secret agents arrested in the USA. If you haven't had a chance to read the criminal complaint against them, you're missing out on some interesting revelations. Revelation 1: Mission Completely Possible Unlike James Bond (or, heck. Austin Powers)...
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  8. VIDEO 7 Things Every CEO Should Know About Information Security

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  9. Microsoft admits it can’t stop Office file format hacks

    Microsoft’s plan to “sandboxâ€Â￾ Office documents in the next version of its application suite is an admission that the company cannot keep hackers from exploiting file format bugs, a security analyst said on July 23. “What’s been happening is that Office has lots of...
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