Hacker

Would You Hire a Hacker? What Would Your Mother Say?

by L. Taylor ... ÿþ Would You Hire a Hacker? What Would Your Mother Say? ... Should you trust them? What would your mother say if you hired a hacker? Market Impact. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/02/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_02_16_00_1.asp - 5k - 2000-02-16 Summary: The hacker group the L0pht, has become the Research and Development division behind Battery Venture's new security startup @Stake. Corporate America and information technology decision makers have questions. Is it safe to expose your infrastructure to an organization that has branded itself as a hacker g

Analysis of Virgin Net's Hacker Scare

by P. Hayes ... ÿþ Analysis of Virgin Net's Hacker Scare P. Hayes - January 23rd, 2000. Event Summary. LONDON (AP) - Thousands of Virgin Net e-mail ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/GroupwareMessaging/2000/01/news_analysis/NA_GW_MPH_01_23_00_1.asp - 3k - 2000-01-23 Summary: The Company only operates in England and claims the break-in attempts were only to specific and contained areas.

Hacker Publication Gets Top Defense Attorney

by L. Taylor ... ÿþ Hacker Publication Gets Top Defense Attorney L. Taylor - April 13th, 2000. Event Summary. The infamous hacker publication known ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/04/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_04_13_00_1.asp - 7k - 2000-04-13 Summary: In a case that will challenge the bowels of free speech and censorship and inevitably set a lot of legal precedents, renowned defense attorney Marcus Garbus has been retained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation to represent 2600 (an infamous hacker publication) that is being charged with circumvention

Social Engineering Can Thwart the Best Laid Security Plans

by Brien Posey ... easily be traced. To pull off social engineering successfully, the hacker usually needs a little inside information. This could ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2001/12/research_notes/MN_ST_XBP_12_23_01_1.asp - 16k - 2001-12-22 Summary: There are a lot of different social engineering techniques, but they all have the same basic idea. The trick behind social engineering is to get the user to give up valuable information without them suspecting anything.

CyberPeepers from Korean Sites Peek at US Networks

by L. Taylor ... On January 8th, a hacker using the handles "Hi There" and "Timothy" writing from the account whymeh@kornet.net made an offer on various Internet hacking ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/02/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_02_04_00_1.asp - 6k - 2000-02-04 Summary: Numerous United States Internet sites are being bombarded by cyberpeepers from Korea. Whether or not these network scans constitute an attack depends upon whom you ask, and how far into your infrastructure they get.

Security Risk Assessment and Management in Web Application ...

by Caleb Sima ... What are the costs associated with a hacker or competitor snatching proprietary information or customer lists from an insecure Web server? ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/softwaredevelopment/2008/06/research_notes/TU_ST_XCS_06_06_08_1.asp - 13k - 2008-06-06 Summary: Corporations are at risk because Web applications and servers make them susceptible to hackers and cyber crooks. However, companies can perform security risk assessments that mitigate risk by applying security risk management policies designed to protect a company’s data.

Security Risk Assessment and Management in Web Application ...

by Caleb Sima ... What are the costs associated with a hacker or competitor snatching proprietary information or customer lists from an insecure Web server? ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2006/01/research_notes/TU_ST_XCS_01_27_06_1.asp - 14k - 2006-01-27 Summary: Corporations are at risk because Web applications and servers make them susceptible to hackers and cyber crooks. However, companies can perform security risk assessments that mitigate risk by applying security risk management processes that valuate and prioritize IT assets.

Integrated Security: A New Network Approach

by Eric Winsborrow ... Capable of disabling a single computer or entire networks, DoS attacks are explicit hacker attempts with the sole intention of keeping legitimate users of a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/12/research_notes/MI_ST_XEW_12_09_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-12-09 Summary: The challenge is to ensure that the right people gain access and the wrong people do not, making the role of information security even more critical to enabling today’s businesses. An integrated security approach offers the most effective security posture.

The Whys and Hows of a Security Vulnerability Assessment

by L. Taylor ... the beginning days of the Internet, but have gained much more popularity in recent years due to the widespread information published on hacker websites, which ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/08/research_notes/TU_ST_LPT_08_09_00_1.asp - 22k - 2000-08-09 Summary: TEC outlines the reasons for having a Security Vulnerability Assessment done, how a security vulnerability assessment is performed, what can be gained by enlisting the Security Vulnerability Assessment process, and what you should expect to see in a Security Vulnerability Assessment report. After all, th

Identix Leads Biometric Authentication

by L. Taylor ... link between the remote office and the BioLogon server is not secure, then the scan could potentially be intercepted and grabbed by a hacker's protocol sniffer ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/01/research_notes/PN_ST_XLT_01_26_02_1.asp - 18k - 2002-01-26 Summary: Perhaps the most exciting product released at last Comdex, was the Identix DFR-300 Fingerprint Scanner. Implemented in Compaq, Dell, and Toshiba laptops, the hardware fingerprint scanners are packaged with BioLogon™ for Windows 2000™ and features biometric identification and authentication, BIOS leve