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3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators

3FA not priority for Asian banks, regulators

News Banks in region still ironing out two-factor authentication rollouts and unlikely to implement additional authentication layer just yet, says analyst.

Monday, November 02 2009 06:18 PM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Banking, Security, Biometrics, 3FA, bank


S'pore looking to improve online security

S'pore looking to improve online security

News Monetary Authority of Singapore exploring new guidelines to enhance security for online transactions and credit card payments, says Visa exec.

Friday, October 16 2009 04:24 PM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Security, credit card payment, bank, Authentication and encryption, Noka, Payment Structure


Sony points to finger veins for gadget security

Sony points to finger veins for gadget security

News A compact, camera-based system called "Mofiria" uses a CMOS sensor to diagonally capture scattered light inside the finger veins.

Tuesday, February 03 2009 09:02 AM

Tags: Biometrics, Handhelds, Hitachi Ltd., ATM, Authentication, Security, Authentication Technology, CPU, biometric authentication, biometric authentication technique


Zero-day flaw found in Web encryption

News Security issue with underlying web encryption protocols TLS and SSL has left many authentication mechanisms open to attack, according to security researchers.

Friday, November 06 2009 02:57 PM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Business security, Authentication, Security, Business security, SSL, Authentication and encryption, Web Browser, Zero-day Bug, Encryption


Amazon's cloud gets multi-factor authentication

News Amazon Web Services customers will be able to buy small device that adds extra security to their accounts, but the code-generators are currently only available in United States.

Wednesday, September 02 2009 09:19 AM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Cloud computing, Authentication, E-mail Address, Security, Device, online banking, Password, Amazon Web Services, Cloud computing


New Firefox patches authentication security holes

News Mozilla addresses two critical problems related to the browser's handling of authentication processes, which could let an attacker see encrypted data or take over a machine.

Tuesday, August 04 2009 10:57 AM

Tags: Data security, Network security, Authentication, Security, Mozilla Corp., computer, Mozilla Firefox, blog, blog posting, Network security


Configuring VoIP in Twinkle

Techguide If you need a reliable and capable SIP softphone for Linux, Vincent Danen suggests using the feature-rich Twinkle to configure its use.

Monday, November 02 2009 01:42 PM

Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, SIP, Phone, Fedora Project, Twinkle, laptop computer, authentication, VoIP, headset


Get network versatility with SSH tunneling and netcat

Techguide Vincent Danen explains how to use netcat with SSH tunneling when you need to create a secure connection to a server from a remote location.

Monday, November 16 2009 02:15 AM

Tags: Open source, Bastion, Authentication, ProxyCommand, network, OpenSSH, SSH, IP, Tool, Password


Facebook provides free tool for translating sites

News Translations for Facebook Connect allows Web developers to tap technology that has been used to translate the social network itself into 65 languages.

Thursday, October 01 2009 10:35 AM

Tags: Web 2.0, Site, Web Site, single sign-on, authentication, Google OpenSocial, Lee, Web 2.0, board, Facebook


Businesses targeted by small botnets

News Most networks of compromised computers in organizations are small and surreptitious, according to security company Damballa.

Thursday, October 01 2009 09:22 AM

Tags: Hacking, PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Spam and phishing, Machine, Antivirus, network, corporate security, Vienna University


Researchers devise way to deny denial-of-service attacks

News Engineers at Auburn University in Alabama have developed a filter that could protect government, commercial and educational servers from being attacked.

Friday, October 02 2009 11:09 AM

Tags: Network security, Business security, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Authentication, Computer, network, Filter Value, Cloud Computing, distributed denial of service, Server


Credit cards trapped in archaic security era

Blogs Some years back, after finishing a meal and calling for the bill, I handed my credit card to the waiter who returned soo...

Friday, August 07 2009 03:08 AM


IBM moves into cloud storage

News Smart Business Storage Cloud pulls together IBM technologies to allow businesses to set up private clouds where they can store and archive petabytes of data.

Thursday, October 08 2009 09:27 AM

Tags: Cloud computing, Data Management, Authentication, IBM Corp., IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Archiving, Storage, storage system, Cloud computing, Consulting


Novell single sign-on adds SharePoint support

News A new version of Novell Access Manager allows users registered on non-Windows identity directories to more easily access software that requires Active Directory, such as Microsoft Office SharePoint.

Wednesday, January 14 2009 07:35 AM

Tags: Authentication and encryption, Applications and tools, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Microsoft Corp., Single Sign-on, identity federation, Web Services Security, LDAP


Secure remote firewall administration via SSH

Techguide Using Web-based component to configure firewalls may not be secure. Vincent Danen highlights another way.

Saturday, October 03 2009 12:30 PM

Tags: Open source, Firewalls, Security Management, Authentication, TCP, Linksys Inc., network, firewall configuration, SSH, Web Browser


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Default installations of Windows Server 2008 R2 enumerate a number of default scheduled tasks, many of which you may not need.


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