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Mobile Security
EPA tightens up power specs for PCs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the first update in seven years to its Energy Star program for power saving PCs. On average, the revised requirements for the Energy Star program will require PCs to be 65 percent more power efficient than current models.
Top 10 mobile device privacy policies
A leading privacy consultant provides 10 ways to reduce the risk that confidential information will be accessed from lost or stolen mobile devices.
Protect yourself against Wi-Fi bandwidth vampires
Wireless networking can open up enterprises to viruses, malware and black hat hackers. It's not as tough as you think to get protection -- here's what you should do.
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Secure Networking
Data defense done right
The big data-security gaffes have been in business. But government agencies handle just as much personal data. Here's how to protect it.
Ten-minute guide to network security
Keeping your network secure is a tough, time-consuming job. But it needn't be that tough --- for help, follow our ten-minute guide to get you started on keeping your network safe.
Why you need to add “protect domain name” to the security checklist
A domain hijacking is a security risk many organizations overlook when they develop security policy and business continuity plans. While name holders can take measures to protect their domain names against theft and loss, many measures are not generally known.
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Trusted Computing
Reducing internet crime: Risk reduction using trusted computing technology
Risk Reduction using trusted computing technology - a white paper on the use of TPMs
Implementing SSL on 8-bit micros
The Secure Sockets Layer protocol is used on every web browser and web server to encrypt secure transactions.
But SSL is not just the province of 32-bit microprocessors. It can be used on low-cost 8-bitters as well.
Definitions and Value of Honeypots
Over the past several years there has been a growing interest in honeypots and honeypot related technologies. Lance Spitzner discusses what honeypots are, how they can add value to an organization, and several honeypot solutions. There are a variety of misconceptions on what a honeypot is, how it works, and how it adds value.
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Biometrics
Mobile devices' new roles need new tools
The mobile telephone started as just that: a voice communication system.
Picking the Pieces of Your Next POS Designs
You see them every day—those ubiquitous devices that take your money or plastic at the hardware or grocery stores, or in the hands of the FedEx delivery person. Jon Gabay tells us all about the current state of POS—Point-of-Sale or Point-of-Service—devices and what to look for in POS down the road.
Who are You?
Several times a day, a person or machine needs to verify that you are who you say you are. Biometrics—the use of unique, biological characteristics for personal identification—is rapidly becoming an important means of identifying and authenticating people just like you.
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Software Security
A framework for considering security in embedded systems
The need for security in many embedded systems is not always readily apparent, and too many embedded systems designers are paying too little attention to the subject, despite the increased wired and wireless connectivity of such designs.
Calculating the exploitability of your embedded software
To help developers get a feel for the factors that might affect the exploitability of their embedded system device, Eric Uner has some tips on a 'back of the napkin' way to get a sense of an application's vulnerabilities by showing it mathematically.
Embedded tools train an eye on security
One of the most important trends affecting embedded-systems design is the need for security and safety, as highlighted by the events of 9/11 and the continuing vulnerability of cyberspace. As embedded designers incorporate more security and safety needs into devices, embedded tools will have to evolve to provide capabilities needed both for product development and process management.
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