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FSA warns banks: Shape up on security
News Following an audit of 39 banks, building societies, insurance companies and financial advisors, the FSA called on financial services firms to adopt a more transparent stance towards customers, rather than fearing adverse media coverage when data...
[April 28, 2008, 8:56]
JavaScript bug-hunting tool revealed
News The tool, called Jikto, can make an unsuspecting web user's PC silently crawl and audit public websites, and send the results to a third party, Hoffman said. A security researcher at ShmooCon in Washington on Saturday demonstrated, but did not...
[March 26, 2007, 9:38]
UK cold on mandatory security audits
News There is little support for a British version of the Corporate Information Security Accountability Act -- a piece of legislation under scrutiny in America that would force publicly traded US corporations to certify that they have conducted a...
[December 8, 2003, 17:05]
Adaptive Intrusion Detection Based on Machine Learning: Feature Extraction, Classifier Construction and Sequential Pattern Prediction
White Papers Due to the large volumes of security audit data as well as complex and dynamic properties of intrusion behaviors, to optimize the performance of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) becomes an important open problem.
[October 14, 2008, 1:01]
CalcuList
Downloads CalcuList is an updated form of the printing calculator, ideal for mobile bookkeeping and any operation that requires an audit trail of a calculation.CalcuList replaces the print roll with a List view showing a history of calculation.
[December 20, 2009, 18:45]
Asset Tracker for Networks
Downloads Network inventory tool intended to audit software and hardware components installed on the computers over the network. This asset management tool will collect your network inventory information, provide the Network Administrator with the detailed...
[November 20, 2009, 5:10]
Controlling, Delegating, Logging and Auditing UNIX/Linux Root Actions
White Papers This document discusses the use of Symark PowerBroker software to address some of the security and audit problems inherent in native UNIX and Linux operating systems. The purpose of the document is to demonstrate the value of PowerBroker as a tool...
[June 17, 2009, 12:07]
SMS Monitor for S60 3rd/5th editions
Downloads The main purpose of this application is parental controls and security audit. SMS Monitor is a powerful tool for remote sms-monitoring. Program sends incoming and outgoing sms from mobile phone where it is installed to your number silently.
[August 20, 2009, 8:00]
Cluster-Based Intrusion Detection (CBID) Architecture for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
White Papers Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) provide audit and monitoring capabilities that offer the local security to a node and help to perceive the specific trust level of other nodes. The ad hoc networks are vulnerable to attacks due to distributed...
[October 14, 2008, 1:01]
Third of government data systems not up to scratch
News A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) into the quality of government data systems said that, although the systems were broadly appropriate, 35 percent need strengthening to be resilient enough for purpose.
[December 20, 2007, 16:37]
Using Data Mining Techniques for Detecting Terror-Related Activities on the Web
White Papers An innovative knowledge-based methodology for terrorist detection by using Web traffic content as the audit information is presented. The proposed methodology learns the typical behavior ('Profile') of terrorists by applying a data mining algorithm...
[September 20, 2008, 0:00]
Employee Fraud Forensics: "Do you know who is doing what".
White Papers BI enables organisations to maximise reactive fraud investigations using existing audit trails. Employee fraud is a growing trend. Proactive fraud management is also possible, using role profiling and monitoring procedures.
[November 16, 2006, 5:25]
COBIT Case Study: Coopers & Lybrand
White Papers In the Netherlands, auditors who are members of ITIMF.EDP, an ITIL user group, frequently are asked to audit IT processes created using ITIL publications. Coopers & Lybrand in the Netherlands has 100 EDP auditors in computer assurance services...
[July 23, 2004, 0:00]
DfT shared-services plan under fire
News The transport department's poor management of shared services is likely to cost, rather than save, tens of millions, says an National Audit Office report. Plans to improve human resources, payroll and finance services through new shared facilities...
[May 23, 2008, 11:24]
BizPapers - Mac
Downloads BizPapers provides a consolidated interface to business process documentation necessary for effective internal control design and audit planning. All entities, processes, risks, and controls are managed as an outline, allowing quick review of...
[March 9, 2007, 12:52]
PCs teeming with spyware - EarthLink
News The company, in conjunction with Webroot Software, conducted a total of 1.06 million scans through its Spy Audit service. The Spy Audit service is available to all Internet users, not just EarthLink subscribers.
[April 16, 2004, 10:45]
An Introduction to Imprivata OneSign
White Papers What if one could simplify and secure access to networks and applications; easily address compliance and audit reporting requirements and manage it all with a non-intrusive, easy to manage appliance-based solution?
[July 1, 2009, 1:19]
Watchdog to launch further NHS IT inquiry
News A spokesman for the National Audit Office (NAO), which is to carry out the report, said the topic has not yet been set: "With a large ongoing project like this there will be a series of reports. The public sector's spending watchdog is to launch...
[September 6, 2006, 10:30]
JBoss downplays open-source code 'plagiarism'
Talkback It is obvious that the Apache Software Foundation is unable to perform proper audit of the source code they accept, and especially where they allow ex-developers from the original JBoss project to commit code changes.
[November 12, 2003, 18:23]
Sarbanes-Oxley - More Than Just Section 404
White Papers From proper retention, retrieval and disposition of audit data to corporate responsibility for financial reports to real-time disclosure, SOX places a comprehensive compliance burden on public companies.
[October 30, 2009, 3:05]
