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Security Best Practices: Archive: July 2008 

Legit Websites Heavily Compromised

That nice business Website you put up may be a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Greater Mobile Use Brings Bigger Virus Threat

New variants spreading via Bluetooth, multimedia and text features

San Francisco Hack: Where Was the Oversight?

UPDATED: Private companies are supposed to follow best practices for internal security. Experts are amazed that San Francisco wasn't doing the same.

Sabotage the Charge in S.F. Net Admin Case

San Francisco charges network administrator with four felony counts as city probes how far the damage goes.

Is DNSSEC the Answer to Internet Security?

The technology to secure the DNS system has been around for four years, yet many servers don’t use it.

Security Basics: A Strong Password is the Key

Protecting your data and your identity starts with a strong password. Here's what you need to know to make your computer life safer and more secure.

Gmail: The Choice of Spammers?

UPDATED: Now that they've broken the CAPTCHA system in Gmail, one firm says spammers are exploiting the daylights out of it.

Hard Lesson in Google Data Breach

"You can't just throw the data over the fence and hope your problems go away."

Rackspace Unveils Bundle of PCI Compliance Joy

Rackspace tries to put an end to the guessing game behind PCI solutions.

Lessons From McAfee's S.P.A.M. Experiment

Beyond don't open spam, the company finds that mobile phones are the new target, and guess which country is the second-largest target after the U.S.?

Adding Voltage for Secure Databases

The encryption options are plentiful but good luck finding a way to appease your DBAs. Voltage employs some clever tricks for minimizing shocks to the system.