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Guide tells 'grey hats' how to avoid legal pitfalls

...professionals also need to try to avoid legal entanglement, penetration-testing company First Base Technologies told ZDNet UK on Tuesday. Potential pitfalls include transgression of... Read more

25 November, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Leaked Homeland Security doc warns of data threats

A memo from the US Department of Homeland Security has recommended that corporate and government leaders do not travel with mobile equipment carrying sensitive information Read more

15 September, 2008 by Tom Espiner
How to protect against blended attacks

How to protect against blended attacks

Peter Wood, chief of operations for penetration-testing company First Base Technologies, explains how IT managers can use third parties to test... Read more

25 April, 2008 by Tom Espiner
How to protect against blended attacks

How to protect against blended attacks

Peter Wood, chief of operations for penetration-testing company First Base Technologies, explains how IT managers can use third parties to test... Read more

25 April, 2008

Security experts voice IE7 push concerns

...security updates," said Peter Wood, chief of operations for penetration testing company First Base Technologies. "Forcing this update down people's throats will undermine confidence... Read more

27 July, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Video: Hackers - what are they good for?

...damaging as criminal activity if disclosure is handled irresponsibly. Peter Wood from First Base Technologies is a well-established ethical hacker - or penetration tester - and... Read more

2 May, 2007 by Will Sturgeon

Gary McKinnon: Hacker 'damages' are exaggerated

...have been exaggerated, Peter Wood, an 'ethical hacker' and penetration tester from First Base Technologies who took part in the InfoSecurity show's hacker panel... Read more

27 April, 2007 by Will Sturgeon

Editor's Blog: Should everybody be a security company?

...employing penetration testing on their websites, according to Peter Wood on the First Base Technologies stand. Chatting at the end of day one, Wood told... Read more

25 April, 2007 by Will Sturgeon

Vista security: What's in it for you?

...it more secure? Peter Wood, a penetration tester - or ethical hacker - from First Base Technologies, suggests the Redmond giant has made promising strides in answering... Read more

20 November, 2006 by Will Sturgeon

Exclusive: Laptop thefts pose gov data risk

...data is relatively easy, according to Peter Wood, from penetration testing company First Base Technologies. Wood said 90 per cent of stolen laptops are probably... Read more

3 August, 2006 by Will Sturgeon

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