Stories by: Joan Goodchild

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    3 basic steps to avoid joining a botnet 20/11/2009 03:07:00

    Banging the drum for security awareness never gets old. As much as CSOs try to get folks to bone up on safe practices (both online and in the office), there are always going to be some who need reminding.
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    Is your office printer secure? 22/09/2009 01:01:00

    Hackers may be using your office printer as a conduit for criminal activity. Think about it: A printer in today's office environment often saves on its hard drive all images of documents that are printed, scanned or faxed. Therefore, hackers who know anything about accessing files on a network might easily gain access to that sensitive data (Read about some of the security features on modern printers in Joe's Office: Secure Printer).
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    Report: Security Tops IT Budget Priorities 16/04/2009 09:21:00

    Security is on the minds of companies and many are still making room in their budgets to invest in IT security initiatives, according to a survey released Monday by Robert Half Technology.
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    9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers' Favourite Pick-Up Lines 17/02/2009 09:03:00

    What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is the criminal art of scamming a person into doing something or divulging sensitive information. These days, there are thousands of ways for con artists to pull off their tricks (See: Social Engineering: Eight Common Tactics). Here we look at some of the most common lines these people are using to fool their victims..
 
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