December 31st, 2009 in Governance, Risk & Compliance | No Comments »
Sarbanes Oxley Act also known as SOX was enacted in the year 2002 in the United States in response to various corporate scams. The objective of the enactment has been to protect the shareholders and the general public from accounting errors and fraudulent business practices. The Act is administered by the Securities Exchange Commission and is applicable to public companies.
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December 31st, 2009 in Network Security | No Comments »
Asymmetric encryption rules seem to confuse people as to when to use a private or a public key and for what purpose. Given below is a table which gives in lucid form of what key to use, when to use and for what purpose.
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December 29th, 2009 in IT Security, IT Security Frauds, Uncategorized, website security | No Comments »
As we begin a new year, I thought it would be a good time to reflect upon some major information security breaches of 2009. The list of the organizations involved makes this list very interesting. What makes this list even more interesting is the analysis of the breach- which indicates that the incidents could have been averted by adopting some fundamental security best practices.
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December 24th, 2009 in IT Security, Microsoft, OS Security | No Comments »
While Windows 7 is getting a rave review (unlike Vista) and more and more users are migrating to Windows 7, Windows XP continues to be prevalent. So as 2010 rings in, here are some tips and tweaks to make your Windows XP secure and faster.
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December 21st, 2009 in Information Technology | No Comments »
There is a lot of confusion on what constitutes a 3G technology.
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December 11th, 2009 in Banking, IT Security | No Comments »
Traditional authentication mechanisms for online banking have been password and/or a one time password from a dedicated token. Variants or a combination of these two authentication types have been deployed by most banks across the globe. Increasingly these traditional customer authentication methods are being challenged and defeated. Read more »
December 9th, 2009 in IT Security | No Comments »
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