A new Solution for Network Administrators to Prevent Cyber Hacking

Recently a new powerful Platform named Radware has been produced by an expert computer specialist team for the purpose of reducing the terrorism in the cyber space. This platform, assures the complete availability, performance and security of business-critical applications for more than 10,000 enterprises and carriers worldwide. With Radware's comprehensive APSolute suite of application delivery and network security products, companies can drive business productivity, improve profitability, and reduce IT operating and infrastructure costs by making their networks business-smart.

Most of the threats on the websites are Bot commands, DOS attacks , TCP and HTTP Flood attacks. Radware is using several technologies to prevent our websites, our data centers and our servers from being hacked

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEdV02M0VGE

An International Partnership Against Cyber Terrorism in Malaysia

Malaysian government has made an impact against cyber terror by several means. The government has set up an international center with the name of IMPACT (International Multinational Partnership Against Cyber Terrorism) in the IT industry serving on its advisory board. The budget of this center has approved RM34mil and it is located in Cyberjaya. This non –profit organization is the first international public-private sector which bound to work against cyber terrorism. Two local IT companies – Ascendsys Sdn Bhd, a leading security services company, and GITN Sdn Bhd, a government IT network company that is owned by Telekom Malaysia – will run and coordinate the centre.

For a start, IMPACT would focus its activities in three key areas - security certification, research and development; as well as establishing a global emergency response centre. IMPACT has got off to a good start with some leading names lending their support. America's Symantec Corporation, Japan's Trend Micro, and Russia's KaperskyLlab have already agreed to be key partners and to serve on IMPACT's international advisory board to be established soon.

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http://security.org.my/index.php?/archives/Making-an-IMPACT-on-Cyber-terrorism.html

Some Hints to Prevent Your Bank Accounts from Being Hacked

These days the hackers are looking for the ways to earn some money as well as destroying and making problem for the websites. One of these way is to penetrate the users bank account and transfer and steal money from their accounts. As we see nowadays most of us are doing our banking activities via internet so in case we won’t be precautious we may lose all our assets. There are some hints which might help us to prevent our bank accounts and credit card from being hacked. Some of them are as follows:

· Try to use OS like Linux instead of windows as this OS is the most vulnerable one.

· Try to use the most secure web browsers and email services.

· It would be necessary to install a firewall and antivirus program on your system.

· Using Wi-Fi connections just in the secure place like your office and your home.

· Encrypting all your valuable information on your hard drives including your bank account passwords.

· Social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook can be another source of being hacked, so try to be very cautious while surfing these websites.

· Last but not least, try to use strong password by combining alphabets and numeric in your password.

As a conclusion the bank all over the world are trying to make their websites as much secure as they can, but still the carefulness of the costumers is required to decrease such the events.

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http://www.panamalaw.org/prevent_bank_account_hacking-Dec2009.html

Hacker Arrested By FBI

A computer hacker who penetrate into the several internet phone service providers in Miami, New Jersey and Spokane arrested by the FBI. the total amount that he has stolen was about 1 million $ and the federal court punished him to be in the prison for over 20 years. the point which is very interesting is that FBI found this victim by means of his MYSPACE account and the photos that he has uploaded there. as the FBI mentioned he has 22 years old and he confessed that he was not alone.

A Scientist Infected By a Computer Virus

Dr Gasson, A computer specialist at University of Reading tested a new threat for human beings recently. As using the micro-chips in different parts of human bodies to improve their health is becoming worldwide this researcher tried to implant one of these chips to his body to see how much vulnerable could it be in case of malfunction of the chip by a computer virus.

Nowadays using these micro computers in medical science makes the scientist to be worry about the threats that these electronic devices might have for human beings. Dr Gasson attached one of these micro-chips to his hand to make a secure connection with his university building and his mobile phone. As he mentioned when this device implanted in his body it became a part of his body and whatever happened to the function of this device will affect him. The results of his experience as the first human being who has infected by a computer virus were presented at the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society in Australia in June 2010.
This scientist threatens us about the dangers we might encounter in the near future because of using such the technologies to enhance ourselves.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100526095830.htm