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Cyber attacks against Water, Oil and Gas Systems

DISC — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:49:23 PDT

Image via Wikipedia “This summer the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) discovered for the first time targeted computer attacks directed against internal process and control systems...

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Cost of Cyber Crime

DISC — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:31:43 PDT

Despite widespread awareness of the impact of cybercrime, cyber attacks continue to occur frequently and result in serious financial consequences for businesses and government institutions. Key...

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How a digital copier can be a treasure trove for a identity thief

DISC — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:19:26 PDT

How a digital copier can become a treasure trove for an identity thief, because they have a hard drive which permanently store all images which have been digitally printed, scanned, faxed, emailed or...

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13 Things an Identity Thief Won’t Tell You

DISC — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:10:14 PDT

Image by CarbonNYC via Flickr Stopping Identity Theft: 10 Easy Steps to Security by Reader’s Digest Magazine, on Thu Aug 12, 2010 Interviews by Michelle Crouch Former identity thieves...

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Card Skimmers let thieves steal ATM Info in Bay Area

DISC — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:50:07 PDT

More identity thieves using card skimmers During a routine maintenance check in late February a 7-Eleven employee in Martinez found something that didn’t belong inside one of his gas pumps: a...

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PCI SSC releases highlights for 2.0 changes

DISC — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:34:40 PDT

Image by purpleslog via Flickr PCI SSC has pre-announced the summary of changes for expected PCI 2.0 in October 2010. Based on summary report most of the changes are clarification or...

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Identity theft: How to protect your kids

DISC — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:34:51 PDT

Image by TheTruthAbout… via Flickr Stopping Identity Theft: 10 Easy Steps to Security Identity theft that targets children is rising. Here are five steps to protect your family By Alissa...

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TSA Approved – checkpoint freindly laptop case

DISC — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:57:28 PDT

HP EZ Check Laptop Case – TSA Approved – Checkpoint Freindly to Easy Your Travel HP EZ Check Laptop Case – TSA Approved – Black Protect your laptop in this HP EZ Check...

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Security and vulnerability assessments

DISC — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:41:54 PDT

Must have official EC-Council guide to security and vulnerability assessments! Network Defense: Security and Vulnerability Assessment (Ec-Council Press Series: Network Defense) This book will provide...

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DHS Quietly Dispatching Teams to Test Power Plant Cybersecurity

DISC — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:22:20 PDT

Image via Wikipedia The Department of Homeland Security is quietly creating teams of experts charged with assessing the cyber security needs of power plants in the U.S. The question is why the...

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Why Your Business may need to be PCI-DSS Compliant?

DISC — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:18:10 PDT

There is a myth out there that we are a small company and PCI DSS does not apply to us. It does not matter how small or big your business is you must comply to PCI DSS if you process, store and...

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Hacker finds a way into ATM computers

DISC — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:23:49 PDT

Image via Wikipedia Understanding and Managing Cybercrime by Jordan Robertson A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them. The attacks...

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