Digital Signature
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Putting 'hijack' of IP addresses in the clear
Insight newsmaker APNIC's Resource Certification program won't deter hijacking of IP addresses but will at least make the event detectable, says center's chief scientist.
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, IPv6, Certification, Security, Resource Certificate, Use, Attestation, IP, IP Address
Symantec welcomes Microsoft's market entry
News Microsoft's free Security Essentials suite will help increase user awareness but its ineffectiveness will create false sense of security, says Symantec exec.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Norton Co., Malware, Security, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Norton 2010
Moving to the forefront of IT
Insight Technology is the bloodline of Hong Kong's immigration department, helping the government manage the information of 6.9 million people more efficiently.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance
Researcher details Dutch e-passport hack
News U.K. e-passports can be cloned and possibly emulated, a Dutch security researcher has claimed.
Tags: Hacking, Biometrics, RFID, E-passport, Authentication, Security, Chip, Video, E-passport System, e-mail
Digital stimulus for Philippine e-commerce
Blogs A few days ago, I had the opportunity to attend a government-organized public consultation meeting on a proposed certifi...
Phone Trojan 'has botnet features'
News Low-risk malware aimed at Symbian-based mobile devices has capacity to enable a hacker to build a botnet of phones, warns Trend Micro.
Tags: Mobile, Mobile/Wireless, Symbian, Malware, Security, Trend Micro Inc., Symbian Inc., phone, network, trojan horse
New MD5/SSL exploit is not end of civilization as we know it
Techguide MD5 insecure? Absolutely. SSL hacked? Sort of, but it's not broken. A case of certificate authority negligence? You decide.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Certificate, Security, SSL, VeriSign Inc., SHA-1, Tool, Risk
What Windows 7 means to Windows server administrators
Techguide Scott Lowe shares 10 items that Windows server administrators need to know in order to adequately support Windows 7 clients.
Tags: Servers, BranchCache, DirectAccess, VPN Reconnect, BranchCache BranchCache, AppLocker Like DirectAccess, Windows XP Mode, Windows Deployment Services, Client, Scott Lowe
Digital signatures get Web standards nod
News OASIS standards group ratifies a tamper-proof method for handling electronic timestamps, postmarks or official corporate imprimaturs.
Tags: Digital signatures, Web servers, Web services
Digicert appoints Sabah digital cert representative
News Digicert Sdn Bhd, the country's first licensed certification authority (CA), has appointed K.K.I.P. Communications Sdn Bhd (KKIPCom) as its registration authority in Sabah, one of the two states that make up East Malaysia.
CWHKT to develop PKI-based secure mobile commerce services
News Cable & Wireless HKT has formed a partnership with Finnish company Sonera SmartTrust to develop high security mobile electronic commerce services for Hong Kong.
Building trust in electronic documents
Techguide It is important that businesses ensure the integrity and authenticity of electronic documents. Here is how.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption
Competition planned for new crypto standards
News Attack on current standards prompts National Institute of Standards and Technology to look for alternatives.
Tags: Digital signatures
Asean nations need to have common e-commerce framework
News The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is looking into how cross-border e-commerce transactions can be made secure and legally recognized by all parties involved.
Newer, safer mobile phones
Blogs You may not have noticed it, but the newer mobile phones have enhanced security features to guard against malware, virus...
