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    Eleven charged in massive ID theft scheme 06/08/2008 09:26:12

    Eleven people have been charged or indicted in a massive identity theft and computer fraud scheme involving some of the largest data breaches in recent U.S. history, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
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    Citibank debit card fraud highlights ATM vulnerabilities 08/07/2008 08:17:53

    Malicious ATM intrusions, such as the late-winter breach that resulted in the compromise of Citibank debit card data, are not at all surprising given the vulnerable state of many of the servers and other components involved in processing such transactions, according to some industry representatives.
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    Hacking tools: A new version of BackTrack helps ethical hackers 30/06/2008 10:57:21

    Version 3.0 of BackTrack has been released. BackTrack is a Linux-based distribution dedicated to penetration testing or hacking (depending on how you look at it). It contains more than 300 of the world's most popular open source or freely distributable hacking tools.
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    Windows handheld device helps fight wars on terror, drugs 08/02/2008 07:15:49

    A US startup has created a handheld computing device weighing less than half a kilogram that can quickly detect trace amounts of chemicals such as narcotic drugs or those used to make explosives.
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    BLACK HAT - Researchers: Web apps over Wi-Fi puts data at risk 02/08/2007 10:32:59

    Users who access Google's Gmail or the Facebook social-networking site over Wi-Fi could put their accounts at risk of being hijacked, according to research from Errata Security, a computer security company.
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    App protects flawed WLAN security protocol 02/04/2007 08:04:37

    New software from AirDefense is designed to protect a widely used but flawed wireless LAN encryption protocol.
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    When Voice Becomes Data 21/09/2006 13:26:18

    With voice over IP picking up speed, CSOs face the challenge of navigating an entirely new threat landscape for the phone system
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    Could your keyboard spy on you? 09/08/2006 08:12:20

    Researchers say that small devices called "JitterBugs" could piggyback onto network connections to discreetly send passwords and other sensitive data over the Internet.
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    Big brother appliance sniffs out fraud 28/11/2005 08:05:47

    Terms like firewall, IDS, and deep packet inspection may be indicative of today's network security landscape, but tomorrow's may also include 'big brother' style appliances that log all user activity in an attempt to counter internal threats.
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    Secure end points key for mobile computing 16/09/2005 08:14:53

    Computers and mobile devices using wireless networks or other end points by company employees are posing increasing threats to their organizations' computer systems, although there are ways IT managers can reduce risk, according to an analyst Thursday at the Gartner IT Security Summit 2005 in London.
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    Hackers for hire 08/07/2005 09:03:56

    What started out as an online businessman's dirty tactic lasted for almost half a year and cost victims over US$2 million.
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