Computer crimes.
I. INTRODUCTION A. Defining Computer Crime B. Types of Computer-Related Offenses 1. Object of Crime 2. Subject of Crime a. Spare b. Viruses c. Worms d. Trojan Horses e. Logic Bombs f. Sniffers g. Denial of Service Attacks h. Web Bots & Spiders 3. Instrument of Crime II. GENERAL...

Computer security tips for direct marketing professionals.
Many direct marketing organizations funnel time, energy and money into products that maintain network security. However, despite continued efforts to secure networks, these organizations' biggest threat frequently comes from uninformed computer users on the inside. Computers and Internet access are especially valuable in online direct marketing programs....

Safety of information: problems and solutions.
Currently the number and quality of tactical-level automated systems and information-handling hardware are much higher than they were before. The same applies to the amount and importance of information as well as the range of threats capable of impacting on the immunity of military information systems and, by extension,...

THE MOBILE AGENT IN DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS.
THE MOBILE AGENT IN DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS. Fei Cao, Dept. of Computer and Information Sciences, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, caof@uab.edu. Mobile agents are programs that can migrate from host to host in a heterogeneous network at times and to places of their own choice. The...

Fighting viruses: just what doctor ordered; a physician-owned malpractice insurer turns to outsourcing to fight the Nimda virus. The decision to hire a full-time security firm was not made lightly.
In today's world of terrorists, cyber-attack warnings and corporate espionage, information security has become a very high priority. Our company, The Doctors Company, a physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, recognized the importance of protecting our information databases, internal communications and the records of policyholders. As a...

Transforming Electronic Access Control.
Transforming Electronic Access Control By Bob Mosler The benefits of a Web-hosted system Electronic access control systems (EAC) may serve the same purpose as old locks and keys, but they bring many new advantages, such as controlling who goes where and when, the...

Pinpointing the Weaknesses.
Pinpointing the Weaknesses By Tom Cross An overview of VoIP threats and vulnerabilities VoIP is slowly emerging as a dominant form of enterprise voice traffic. In fact, industry analyst firm Infonetics Research estimates that VoIP adoption will more than double by 2010, with...

Dirty deeds done dirt cheap: disgruntled employees looking to take a "cheap" shot at a corporate or governmental enemy have plenty of opportunity.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Launching a botnet attack from a foreign country is cheap and in many cases you can almost get away with it, according to cyberattack expert. Take the April 26, 2007, attack that crippled Internet access in the entire Baltic state of Estonia as...

The dark alleys of cyberspace.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [1] CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Downloaders. beware! More than 1 million computer viruses are swarming in cyberspace, just waiting for you to let them in. Their numbers are growing fast. Last year, the Internet security company Symantec detected 711.912 new. malicious computer viruses. That's five times...

The Texas Two-Step.
The Texas Two-Step By John McCumber Austin, Texas is a cool town. I hadn't had an excuse to visit Austin for several years, so I was pleased to accept a chance to teach a couple classes at an IT conference there. I knew I would...