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Signature makes cards 'less secure'
News Signature-based cards less secure and targeted to be phased out, says analyst, with countries like Australia, U.K. and France, already opting for safer alternatives.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, Authentication and encryption, Chip, Fraud, Singapore, Card, Australia, personal identification number, e-mail
Second iPhone worm behaves like botnet
News update As with first malware, new worm affects SSH protocol in jailbroken iPhones but is "much more serious" as it may attempt to steal data, F-Secure warns.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Phone, Security, Smart Phone, F-Secure Corp., Worm, SSH, Password, virus, security company
Schneier warns of marketers and dancing pigs
Insight newsmaker Security guru Bruce Schneier pokes fun at U.S. National Cyber Security Month and says when it comes to privacy, marketers are scarier than governments or criminals.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Facebook, Computer, Security, Schneier, Hard Drive Encryption, Information Broker, Security Consideration, network
Microsoft blames users for Vista infections
News In countering claims that Vista is less secure than Windows 2000, Microsoft says the 'complacency' of users is to blame for infection rates.
Tags: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Security, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., PC Tools, Malware, Microsoft Windows Vista, Secure, operating system
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.
Tags: Open source, Bastion, Authentication, ProxyCommand, network, OpenSSH, SSH, IP, Tool, Password
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.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Business security, Authentication, Security, Business security, SSL, Authentication and encryption, Web Browser, Zero-day Bug, Encryption
Would you use a cloud-based service to store IT documentation?
Techguide Scott Lowe is thinking about using a free Microsoft service to store his organization's IT documentation. Share your thoughts about using an offline storage vault for this type of data.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology, Scott Lowe, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows
Perspectives provides out-of-band verification for SSH
Techguide There is more to Perspectives than the Firefox extension for TLS/SSL validation.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Data security, Security, Perspectives, SSH Protocol, SSL, network, OpenSSH, SSH
Cisco to buy cloud security firm for US$183M
News Cisco Systems plans to buy U.K. Web-based security software company ScanSafe, marking the third announced acquisition this month.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Web services, LANs and WANs, Acquisitions, Starent Networks Corp., ScanSafe, Security, software, Cisco Systems Inc.
S'pore workers job-hunting, IT professionals in high demand
News Though Singapore's unemployment rates are near a four-year high, more workers are looking to change jobs while IT and financial companies find employees hard to come by, finds survey.
Tags: Recruiting, Personnel management, Business Strategies & Functions, Unemployment Rate, Worker, Employer, construction industry, Survey, Information Technology, Human Resources Inc.
Pre-adoption key to smooth cloud rollout
News Cloud service adopter offers tips for organizations also thinking of moving onto cloud computing, touting benefits of pre-adoption preparation.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software, Google Inc., Security, Information Technology, Backup, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, SLA
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.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Cloud computing, Authentication, E-mail Address, Security, Device, online banking, Password, Amazon Web Services, Cloud computing
S'pore firms lag in online protection
News update Fewer popular Web domain owners in Singapore authenticate e-mail or have strong protection for Web surfing compared to global sites, new scorecard shows.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Web browsers, Web sites, Security, E-business, E-mail Authentication, SSL, Web sites
Internet security is everyone's business
Blogs About a month ago, a friend of mine revealed that his bank account had been compromised and that an unknown person or pe...
Nominum's Skye puts DNS services in the cloud
News The Internet infrastructure company is offering hosted DNS services through its newly created Skye cloud division.
Tags: Cloud computing, E-business, Broadband, Cloud computing, Internet-infrastructure, DNS, Internet Service Provider, data center, Web
