The rising trend of Internet counter-intelligence

Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 9:57 PM CET

A growing and dangerous threat, called Internet counter-intelligence, is the use of sophisticated Web analytics to uncover corporate-user identities to analyze and track enterprise surfing habits. Doing so affords the perpetrator the ability to capture IP addresses and network identities.

How to protect your laptop with a privacy filter

Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 2:31 PM CET

This article will show you how to make your Asus Eee PC secure from prying eyes by using a privacy filter. 3M Privacy Filters help block the screen view from anyone viewing the computer from a side view. Their unique microlouver privacy technology allows just persons directly in front of the computer to see on screen data clearly.

Book review: Backup & Recovery

Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 11:59 PM CET

The undeniable importance of backup is the reason why system administrators invest time and effort into creating and maintaining a backup system fit for their infrastructure. While for a home user it may be enough to burn their files to a DVD from time to time, professionals and organizations must tackle the problem of possible data loss with a strong understanding of their needs.

Video: The Enigma Machine

Monday, 5 May 2008, 11:26 PM CET

The National Security Agency (NSA) had an Enigma machine in their booth at the RSA Conference 2008 in San Francisco. Here's a video that shows the machine and provides some history about it.


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Monday, 12 May 2008, 1:58 PM CET
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Monday, 12 May 2008, 1:57 PM CET
Security through obscurity is plain dumb
Monday, 12 May 2008, 1:53 PM CET
FBI says the military had bogus computer gear
Friday, 9 May 2008, 10:29 AM CET
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Microsoft may build a copyright cop into every Zune
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