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Honeypot Trap Shows Network Misuse
News A "honeypot" network set up purely to attract and monitor the level and type of hacking activity on the Internet has found hackers are routinely scanning for misconfigured file transfer protocol (FTP) servers that allow them to upload and store...
[September 26, 2003, 11:35]
MPs Ponder Whether 'benign' Hacking Should Be Legal
News As it stands, the Computer Misuse Act suffers from a lack of a network focus. APIG has recognised that the Computer Misuse Act (CMA), which came into law in 1990, needs to be updated to cover attacks upon the Internet and on other computer networks.
[April 26, 2004, 17:25]
Viruses: Could Your Business Be Liable?
News There is no shortage of initiatives to combat the growing problem of cybercrime: in the UK the Home Office recently announced a review of its cybercrime strategy including updates to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 ("CMA"); at EU level, a new Network...
[January 6, 2004, 9:25]
MPs Start Review Of Computer Misuse Act
News MPs will review the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) at the House of Commons on Thursday, because the law was created before the emergence of the Internet and needs to be updated. He suggests that the various laws should be combined: "None of the spam...
[April 29, 2004, 14:35]
Lord Vows To Fight Cybercrime Laws
News A person is guilty of an offence if he makes, adapts, supplies or offers to supply any article -- a) intending it to be used to commit, or to assist in the commission of, an offence under section 1 or 3 [of the Computer Misuse Act]; or b...
[May 25, 2006, 16:05]
NHS Frimley Park Hospital Taking Care Of The E - Enabled Hospital
White Papers NHS Frimley Park Hospital faced the problem of employee internet misuse. Cisilion provided the solution Websense, which is easy to install, works seamlessly with your network software and hardware, and is available on all the leading platforms.
[December 17, 2004, 23:00]
Protecting And Optimizing Higher Education Networks: Cisco Campus Secure
White Papers Academic IT professionals are constantly challenged to ensure that all devices logging onto the network are secure, to effectively identify and mitigate network attacks, and to protect limited bandwidth resources from abuse and misuse.
[May 31, 2007, 0:00]
Traceability And Identification Solutions For Secure And Comfortable Society
White Papers In conventional authorization by means of credit cards, etc.confirmation of validity by expiration date, detection of misuse, etc.and authentication on the Internet (confirming legitimacy over a network by means of entry of a user ID...
[December 23, 2004, 23:00]
A Multi-Dimensional Approach To Internet Security
White Papers Intrusion and misuse detection devices are often next. As more sophisticated network access is needed, user authentication devices and VPNs are put in place. Then, firewalls and intrusion detectors are spread across the internal network as access...
[July 19, 2003, 0:00]
Microsoft Case Study: Watson Burton LLP
White Papers Watson Burton looked for a solution that would ensure that its data could not be compromised through the misuse of USB sticks, and also from malicious code being transferred onto the corporate network.
[June 20, 2007, 0:00]
Oracle Database 10g Release 2: Integrating With Decru DataFort And NetApp Storage Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 And FCP
White Papers Without the physical separation provided by traditional direct-attached storage, data assets become comingled in both NAS and SAN environments, putting them at much greater risk for unauthorized access, theft, or misuse.
[September 11, 2007, 0:00]
Novell BorderManager 3.7
White Papers Novell BorderManager allows you to safely extend your business onto the Internet without risking liability or a loss of productivity due to misuse of your systems. In addition, Novell BorderManager firewall, authentication and virtual private...
[May 26, 2004, 0:00]
Microsoft Wants Internet Safe For .Net
News Like the poor security that originally surrounded tone dialing and let hackers misuse the phone network, poor security on the Internet today allows online vandals, hackers and others free reign, Mundie said.
[November 8, 2001, 10:26]
Storm Botnet 'services' Could Be Sold
News Its most likely use is for the cybercriminals to lease out portions of the network for misuse. The owners of the Storm botnet, whose identities are as yet unknown, could be preparing to sell off the "services" of segments of the network, according...
[October 16, 2007, 15:25]
Pre-emptive Security Prompts Alarms
News It quickly identifies known or unknown attacks, internal misuse, or misconfigured network devices, regardless of packet encryption or fragmentation. It can tell what is normal by gathering baseline statistics, then uses complex algorithms and...
[June 14, 2004, 11:20]
What Happens If You Breach Mobile Data 'fair Usage'?
News A spokesperson for Vodafone said on Friday that the limit was a "deterrent for some people who may misuse the network", although the vast majority of its customers would never do so. If someone is misusing the network and permanently downloading...
[June 26, 2006, 11:15]
A Year Ago: Hacking Will Cost World $1.6 Trillion This Year
News Malicious computer misuse such as hacking and virus writing will cost the world economy an astounding $1.6 (£1.05) trillion this year, according to a study released Monday. Incidents such as February's distributed denial of service attacks and May...
[July 11, 2001, 6:28]
Hacking Will Cost World $1.6 Trillion This Year
News Malicious computer misuse such as hacking and virus writing will cost the world economy an astounding $1.6 (£1.05) trillion this year, according to a study released Monday. Incidents such as February's distributed denial of service attacks and May...
[July 11, 2000, 9:01]
Terrorist Act Will Not Deter Hackers
News The 1990 Computer Misuse Act, which tackles computer crime in the UK, is considered by many experts to fall short on combatting hacking. The Computer Misuse Act is fine as far as it goes," said Rob Carolina, a partner with law firm Tarlo Lyons.
[February 23, 2001, 9:00]
Carnivore Cleared By Department Of Justice
News However, the system is a tool without safeguards to prevent misuse, according to the report. In addition, the report warned that misuse of the system could result in significant privacy violations, confirming the accusations of many privacy advocates.
[November 22, 2000, 16:12]
