Monday, July 11, 2005

About Net Security: July 11, 2005

 
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  from Tony Bradley, CISSP
Welcome back. This past week I posted information about how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) won a court battle to shut down a spyware company. I also linked to a new article about an old issue- attackers reverse-engineering patches to identify weaknesses to exploit. Check out the listing of great books you can use to help study and prepare for security certification exams and check back later this week for the summary and important information about the patches released by Microsoft with tomorrow being the second Tuesday in July.
 
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Great Books To Help You Get Certified
A college education has many benefits, but for many trying to get started in information security a college degree won't open the door. To validate knowledge specific to information security, many employers look for potential employees to have an industry certification such as Security+ or CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional). There is no shortage of boot camps and seminars...read more

 
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Preventing Identity Theft
Identity theft is on the rise. More often than not though, the techniques used by attackers to gather information are far less technical than hollywood or the 6 'o clock news would have you believe. Even in computer security, the...read more

 
The Threat From Reverse-Engineering Patches
Some people think that malware writers and malicious computer attackers sit around sifting through computer code looking for new and creative ways to exploit and compromise their systems. Security researchers work diligently to discover flaws and security holes and report...read more

 
 
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