Jun 6, 2008
Video processors are a powerful weapon when it comes to password cracking, and they're easily available
Nov 2, 2007
Based on his recent tour of Australian capital cities Peter Cullen, Microsoft’s chief privacy strategist, discusses the importance of privacy protection in Australia
Mar 13, 2007
One of today's biggest IT headaches is managing privileged passwords, the super-powerful codes such as administrator on a Windows server, Root on a UNIX server, Cisco Enable on a Cisco device, as well as embedded passwords found in applications and scripts.
Feb 26, 2007
An unhappy systems administrator who may want to teach a seemingly unappreciative company a lesson. An employee who is passed over for a promotion or a raise. An IT manager who is disappointed by a bonus. A technically savvy database administrator willing to change information in the Oracle Financial Suite for a CEO whose future is riding on the next stock analyst's recommendation.
Nov 27, 2006
Every week brings another public announcement on some dramatic compromise of confidential, sensitive information. Sometimes, it's the loss, or theft, of a computer or hard drive or the hacking of supposedly confidential files containing individuals' private, identifying data, such as credit-card numbers or health records.