Call for Chapter Proposals

Call for Chapter Proposals

Call for Chapter Proposals

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InfoSec News: Call for Chapter Proposals: Forwarded from: George Yee <gmyee (at) sce.carleton.ca>
Dear Colleague,
Greetings! I would like to invite you to submit a chapter proposal to a new book I am editing, entitled "Privacy Protection Measures and Technologies in Business Organizations: Aspects and Standards", if this [...]

Hackers fleece online poker players

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InfoSec News: Hackers fleece online poker players: http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2922391
JoongAng Daily June 28, 2010
Police arrested 33 hackers who used a 'distribution of denial of service' program to cheat online poker players out of 55 million won ($45,265) from last November through May. [...]

Best defense against hackers: Know your enemy

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InfoSec News: Best defense against hackers: Know your enemy: http://gcn.com/articles/2010/06/28/cybereye-know-your-enemy.aspx
By William Jackson GCN.com June 28, 2010
With networks under seemingly constant attack by increasingly sophisticated hackers who worm their way through the tiniest cracks in our defenses, it's easy to fall into the habit of thinking about them as super villains capable of anything.
That is a mistake, says National Security Agency analyst Tony Sager. Although we should not underestimate our enemies, we should not overestimate them either.
"If you treat the bad guy as a wizard, you will never be able to counter his magic," Sager said. "You need to understand his tradecraft to defend against him."
Sager, who heads the Vulnerability Analysis and Operations Group in NSA's Information Assurance Directorate, has spent more than 30 years studying the bad guys and their techniques. He knows what their capabilities are and what the capabilities are for countering them.
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Linux Advisory Watch: June 25th, 2010

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InfoSec News: Linux Advisory Watch: June 25th, 2010: +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LinuxSecurity.com Linux Advisory Watch | | June 25th, 2010 Volume 11, Number 26 | | | [...]

Government to fight cyber crime

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InfoSec News: Government to fight cyber crime: http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article517667.ece/Government-to-fight-cyber-crime
By Sapa Times LIVE June 24, 2010
There are processes in place to deal with cyber security in South Africa, says the communications department.
One of these was a Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), the department's chief director of cyber security Jabu Radebe told delegates at a cyber security conference in Midrand.
The conference was attended by government officials and members of the business fraternity.
A draft policy on cyber security was gazetted on February 19 by Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda.
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