[ad] A sterling case for two factor authentication if I ever saw one. The rule is use two of the 3 methods of authentication, if possible use all 3. What you have (A USB key or Token) What you are (Biometrics – Fingerprint or Iris scan) What you know (A password or passphrase) More than […]
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Moving Ahead in the War Against Botnets
[ad] This effort started quite a long time ago, I was just checking up to see how they were getting on, but there’s not much news of their progress. perating under the theory that if you kill the head, the body will follow, a group of high-profile security researchers is ramping up efforts to find […]
Next Up – Hacking Nuclear Powerstations!
[ad] Now this is a scary though, with the digitisation of the old analogue power stations and the accidental cross-over of networks (as we’ve seen before) people could soon be hacking nuclear power station control systems.. he nuclear power industry is going digital — replacing mechanical systems with more efficient, networked computer-controls. If that makes […]