Information Security Awareness News

Writing emails have become more popular then using phone of writing letters and it is great places for hackers to doing damages for email account users.

Researchers at the University of California, USA, and at Saarland University, Germany find out new methods for information stealing from computer, using not hacker but spy tools like camera and telescope.

Yahoo has filed a lawsuit against group of unknown people and company for unauthorized use of Yahoo's trademarks letting people think that they have won in a lottery $100,000 US.

Google will alert users of its search engine when they visit a site suspected of distributing badware. The service is a partnership between Google and StopBadware an organization aimed at stopping the spread of malicious software.

One member of the famous Russian computer virus writers group named „29A” have got a punishment to the tune of 3000 Russian rouble(approximately 40 €) when he confessed that he has written malicious software code.

The criminals again are sending false notifications for security updates. In such a way they are distributing Trojan Horse viruses. Recipients in these e-mails get informed about "Critical Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB946026)" but the e-mail message also contains malicious update hyperlink.

Kaspersky Lab warns that official website of Eurovision Song Contest – Belgrade 2008 winner Dima Bilan has been infected with malicious computer virus named Trojan-Clicker.HTML.IFrame.lq.

The number of viruses, worms and trojans has topped the one million mark. According to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report, the vast majority of these malicious programs have been created in the last twelve months.

A new research about the illegal use of other people's Wi-Fi networks in order to connect to internet without payment shows that 54% of computer users have admitted breaking the law, by using someone else's wireless internet access without permission.

Popular models of mobile handsets getting cloned is not a new thing, the Chinese have the legacy of cloning the mobile phones like N95,E90 and the series will go on.

A virtual stripper is helping to defeat anti-spam security checks. Spammers have created a Windows game which shows a woman in a state of undress when people correctly type in the text shown in an accompanying image.

According to Infosecurity Europe, companies and individuals that want access to sensitive personal data of users are now changing their tactics.

Police in the United States and in Romania have charged 38 members of a suspected phishing gang. The group reportedly organised the theft of online banking credentials using emails.

Spanish police have arrested five hackers said to be among the most prolific on the internet. The suspects - all under 20, with two being just 16 - took down the website of a Spanish political party called Izquierda Unida (United Left), soon after the general election that took place on March.

Hewlett-Packard has released several USB keys for Proliant server models which contain malware that could allow an attacker to take over an infected system.

Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal money and bank account details from modern cash machines.

A hacker posted personal details on 6 millions Chileans on the internet after lifting the information from government websites.

Windows Vista is better at protecting against malware than XP but more easily infected than Windows 2000, according to a study by Australian anti-virus firm PC Tools. This survey calls into question Microsoft's claims that Vista is their most secure operating system.

A hacker posted personal details on 6 millions Chileans on the internet after lifting the information from government websites.

Windows Vista is better at protecting against malware than XP but more easily infected than Windows 2000, according to a study by Australian anti-virus firm PC Tools. This survey calls into question Microsoft's claims that Vista is their most secure operating system.

The latest trend in internet is the use of social networking sites (such as MySpace, Twitter and Facebook). There are millions of people, mostly young, that already have an account to one or more social networking sites. The problem is that frequent use of such sites can lead to electronic identity theft.

Credit cards and social security numbers loss or theft seems to happen more often than ever. More specifically, during the year 2007 in the USA, according to information that gave to publicity the non-profit institution Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 446 discrete violations which concern 128 million entries.

Many banks are often victims of phishing e-mails. A fake e-mail asks for the user’s PIN and Credit Card Number.

According to a recent report of Symantec, Europe is responsible for 44% of spam material traffic worldwide and has significantly overcome United States in spam production the last three months.

European parliamentarians and privacy advocates consider IP addresses as personal information. Google differed with E.U. on this point, considering that an IP address simply implies the location of a personal computer, not its user’s identity.

A well organized attempt to poison search results, in order to show up specific sites at the top places, came in the limelight.

Rootkits attack is going on rapidly, according a new survey take place lastly. Although the percentage of PCs that have installed some rootkit was about 15.6%, it increased at 22% and the forecasts expect that this percentage will increase more.

Unfortunately web is an open book for anyone as long as one knows the “language”. From what one can assume, companies that deal with internet, such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), are experts in hacking, spamming, and generally in everything that requires computer plus internet knowledge.

A recent report has posted some interesting statistics about fraud on the web and how much it costs the victims.

Technology moves fast and competition in companies that deal with such matters is quite strong. Especially in terms of security (data protection, information security, etc) there has been a great deal of attention lately.

Information security is a very wide term. It contains a lot of things and lot of rules. In our case we can give you a short view of some parts. It is just poor basis of information security, but it is good for start or checks your information security level.

It is the new vision of computer network at home. In one server is all important data.

With internet come other services. One of it is the Internet Banking. We know that increase the number of attacks and goal is to abuse our sensitive data. But it is not impossible to guarantee against attacks.

It is also about information security. You can ensure your data which you have in your computer.

Malware can be sometimes classified as a trojan with limited payload.

When is something wrong with our operation system or some application we usually can reinstall them.

Antivirus systems make our computers slow. Because antivirus system checks processes and then every operation take much more time as usual. You have to wait longer if you want to open any application, also computer’s start runs longer as without antivirus. Antivirus system check every data downloaded from internet or any disk.

Maybe it is not new for you, but it’s good to talk about it. You are working on your computer or notebook and it starts make interesting sound. It is some kind of noise, but nothing strong (sometimes also strong).

The reason can be anything. User is not satisfied with his operation system, or because of some application which user wants to use and it is incompatible with system he has, also user has for example old operation system and does not want newest version from his old one, because of price or any other reasons.

Market war with game consoles put out new guns. One from them is internet connection. And a lot of new possibilities are come-in hand in hand with it.

Yes, this is the question about what will replace what? Cell phones can now do a lot of things, and nobody can tell that cell phone is just phone!

Despite all the information we get every day about new technologies being made and launched in the market, it is important to remind about basic things regarding information technologies.

As children become more aware of facilities ensuring easier and more comfortable communication, discussions about their security awareness have risen.

When taking a look at all the information appliances you have got, you will realize that there is everything you need or even more (mobile phone, personal computer etc.).

Information security is important and part of it is teaching.

It is really true that everybody nowadays knows some basic rules about computer working. Second side is that no everyone uses them. But in some basic rules you can keep your data safe.

Another very important component of your computer is also important in information security view. Overvoltage protection costs from 30$ and more, but you will buy it just once. It does not need any other costs!

The Notebook companies offer finger print reader.

One from the biggest problems about security is price. Of course it is clear that spending money for information security is very good because you at the end can save a lot of money and sometimes also save whole company.

People working out of office mainly use notebook and internet connection in that place they actually are. This is in case of information security very dangerous, cause these workers usually inform other companies they are come in and also they will need a connection.

Back UPS - Uninterruptible Power Source we also known as an Uninterruptible Power System, Continuous Power Supply (CPS) or a battery backup.

Mobile instant messaging is most often and simpler described as the ability to get connected from a mobile handset through various bearer technologies (those can include SMS, GPRS etc.).

Instant Messaging can be defined as a form of real time communication between two or more persons based on typed text.

Customers in the whole world get more and more aware of the significance of quality by demanding the conviction that one company will assure their desire accomplishment.

The representative of Microsoft, Tony Chor, has summarized the data for the year 2008 regarding the usage of browser Internet Explorer 7. Together there appears 300 million of people who use Internet Explorer 7 (IE7). The annual announcement also showed that many users of IE7 are complaining about the fact that IE7 is not being updated sufficiently often.

What do you think has higher price? Is it your notebook or your data?

The usual reason to use black software versions is money. We know that is not legal and also if it is just for our own use or for company use someday could come software police and they will find it. Then it is clear that we did not save money.

Nowadays in computer IT business the most important is price. Of course, it is the lowest price.

Every cell phone transmits radiation. This radiation is very dangerous for some computer equipment.

Notebooks are starting to be more usual than regular PC. Average sale of computer is 60% and average sale of notebooks is 40%. If we compare it with last year we should to see that notebooks sale growth. It was almost 70% for computers last year.

Everybody remember wire age when wireless have been just radio and television signal. Now we have cell phones, also regular phones can be wireless and they work for many meters. But it is not everything.

When hearing about identity theft we can only imagine what kind a process it could be. As human beings our identity is all we are. Nowadays when everything is made so that all we do would be more comfortable and more secure for us it turns out that our security is actually very insecure.

It is usual on holiday time. You are enjoying your holiday and ones or twice you are going to send a few e-mails or do some internet banking transaction.

How fast can be virus is sometimes really unbelievable! Trust me, that time to catch virus in every your computers you use is very short.

Security awareness has to be implementing to all possible facilities. Users usually don’t care about basic security. Do you want an example?

It is very often said that some operation systems are safe and some aren’t. On one side it is true and in second it is not.

With a term ‘’parental control’’ regarding information technologies we understand every kind a control that parents use to monitor their children freedom while using computers, especially ones that have access to different data through internet connection.

Digital literacy has taken a place in our lives since many individuals use internet for acquiring information needed for different purposes. Nowadays library often is not a first place people choose to obtain information. The first place is internet.

What is cryptograph? And cryptography?

Mostly all computer users every day use USB flash disk. USB flash disk is fast, and small what exactly means very comfortable.

Before now the hackers infected computers because of glory, but now they do it for money!

Informatization and supplying information moving from paper document to electronic document has few advantages.

Have you received an e-mail from your friend and later you find that he didn’t send it or he sent something different?

What do you think about integrated computer security?

We well know conception about complex solutions in the area of information systems security. These cover management of the information security, as well as projection and implementation of the technological solutions.

Quality management is a tool used by a company to ensure the one is acting regarding to client demands. Systematic and well planned process management will help you to introduce deliberative approach to process management.

Information has a key role in company’s growth and achievements. To use this information properly company must assure the information security.

With the management of security awareness you can develop, introduce, maintain and enhance the information security.

If we compare PC field and cell phone field in case of viruses we would tell that now is not so easy to create a PC virus (but it is not impossible) but is really easy to create a cell phone virus!

That information security awareness is important we theoretically know. Hand in hand with security awareness goes security incident. Security incident means security disturbance and also any departure from rules, which can make any potential risk. But not just at operation system, but in company premises too.

Another mistake in information security is that company has sufficient protection in in-house computer system but it is not same for external computers – notebooks.

Phishing e-mail can be easily recognized if you know on what you should pay attention.

They are malicious experts in computer sciences but they use their knowledge to disease for other people or for companies.

Social engineering is an external threat but it exploits the human weakness of the employees.

The best thing against the social engineers is the security awareness. What is it?

Protection of the information and the informatics system against the unauthorized access, use, change, cancel.

Security is when we are protected from danger or loss. Security means something not only is secure but that it has been secured.

Data security is when data is ensured to keep in safe from corruption and the access to it is well controlled. Data security helps to ensure and protect privacy and personal data.

Nowadays its more common that not only the e-criminals and hackers steal data from the company but also its own office workers.

Last Wednesday a mobile phone killed the owner in South Korea.

Today we have to be suspicious about our security. Now not just our information and data are in danger but our life and our home, too.

Risk is a concept which defines a potential negative impact to an asset or some characteristic of value that may arise from some present process or future event.

A countermeasure is a way to stop a threat from triggering a risk event. This is the point if we want to defend ourselves from attacking.

The phreaking is a slang term of that kind of people who study, experiment or explore telecommunication systems.

An early phreaking tool, the blue box is an electronic device that simulates a telephone operator's dialing console.

Spam is a e-mail message which is unrequested mail.

A black hat is a person, a hacker, who compromises the security of a computer system without permission from an authorized person, typically with malicious intent.

Attack trees are conceptual diagrams of threats on systems and possible attacks to reach those threats.

Almost every devices of our is threatened by viruses even our mobile phones, too.

A firewall is a hardware or software device which is configured to permit, deny, or proxy data through a computer network which has different levels of trust.

Anti-virus programs and software are against the malware which contains harmful programs like viruses, worms, Trojan horses and also spywares, and other malicious and unwanted software. These programs can reach your PC on different ways which threats your information security.

Spyware is computer software that is installed surreptitiously on a PC to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's informed consent.

A computer virus is a computer program which can copy itself without permission or knowledge of an user. It can be very dangerous for the information security, so we must have security awareness.

A computer worm is a self-replicating computer program.

The management has a very important role in the security system. Thinking of the prevention is their task. It's their responsibility to develop the security strategies of the company and to approve the written security policies.

The one of the most important part of the security system is the security policy.

A company can expect information security awareness (link it to »Security awareness«) from their employees if they teach it to them. They need to create a plan for the information security training program.

Information security (link it to »Information security«) is a wide topic, many different subjects belong to it. Everything what has just a little connection to the digitalisation, to the computers, technology, mobile phones, bluetooth, etc...

Most of the companies whose profile is information security (link it to »Information security«) has a part in their portfolio about consulting. You can invite them to your office to help locally. They can help you to find the strong and vulnerable points, help to create the security strategy, the training program. They can take presentations for your employees.

Security awareness (link to the security awareness article) is a very important issue nowadays because many of the computer users are unaware of the fact that they might be attacked by a virus.

Many people think that they can get rugged virtual pest by visiting pornographic sites. But its not like that. For example that person knows very well, who once had a cockroach in the house, that the forgotten food crumb on the table can help the multiplication of the insects but the house doesnt have to be dingy to be over cockroached.

The computational viruses amazingly can adaptate themself to the changing world as the true ones.

The internet is spitting image of our real world in many way. Different person meet and change experience with the help of it. There are good, bad, soft-headed and genious ones.

Since bigger and bigger sum of money is balancing trough the internet the police controll can’t be helped.

Information security is one of the most important and indispensable factors. Today almost every data is saved on a computer or CD etc…We have to be very careful with using these equipments because maybe we don’t have an idea of how people can steal information from us.

For over twenty years information security has held that three key concepts form the core principles of information security: confidentiality, integrity and availability. These are known as the CIA Triad.

Nowadays, in the information’s and the digitalization’s age indispensable the having security awareness.

Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software.

The router is a tool of defence against attacking our computer. We can use it in case of security of our internet and PC.

One of the most annoying factors in our digital mailbox is the spam. Nowadays there is a new form of spam, named the loud spam.

The summer time is one of the most dangerous terms when we can meet stroke of lightning. Summers there are storms with stroke of lightning after every 4-5 days. The sensitive electronically tools (PC, television, etc…) brakes down because of the lightning’s overcharge.

Be aware of the fact that you can lose a lot of important information out of neglect. There are malicious people who want to get your data or some company information where you work so that they get their income or plus money.

We are introducing new fresh packages. Each one will fit differently into your information security awareness environment. We offer a wide variety of packages from the all-in-one to the package containing just the presentations. We are also offering network licensing which is available with all our products.

We just released a new product! Information Security Awareness Interactive Learning Application. It is nice to see, full of info, and an efficient learning environment. A nice lady will guide you through the muddy waters of information security, and complete with sound, videos and pictures it will bring information security closer to you, your colleagues or employees.

The mobile internet through SIM card is as safe as the normal internet connection through cable.

Social engineering is an expression the techniques which malicious hackers use for preparation before the real attack against our computer system. They try to induce employees to break the general security policy of their company.

Nowadays we live in the social networking time. There are so many internet site, where if we register, we can find our friends and that people who we know. The main point of these pages: we can make contact with those people who we already knew.

The countless seminars and conferences prove the justification of the information security.

Mobile phones are not the latest version of communication technology but it is still common, and people are like using them.

Nowadays the world news is full with the chinese attack against the Pentagon. An e-mail system in the Pentagon was shut down for almost three weeks.

Nowadays our personal details are known to a number of people and that number is increasing by time. The reason is: we use computers as a storage, the whole world is in computers.

Keeping safe computers of our enterprise from viruses is not as simple as installing an anti-virus program anymore.

What is spam?

We protect all of our important information, like credit reports, financial statements, shopping accounts, with passwords.

To protect our personal information from cyber criminals we should have a strong password. Fortunately, it is quiet easy to create strong passwords and keep them well protected.

There are some passwords that are easy to guess for professional cyber-criminals.

Once you have created strong passwords you should not show to the others.

Nowadays almost everybody has a computer and internet connections that we want to know is safe. There are different kinds of possibilities to make our computer safe from the viruses and from the malicious programs.

Set out from myself, for people who are not very good at computer sciences and who are only basic users of the computer it's worth asking help from someone professional and buy their programs.

Not only the computer sciences and programs develop very fast, the hackers can follow the changes and adapt them.

Using hidden directories is one of the virus technologies. They create an unknown directory on the computer's hard drive.

As everything, the mobile phones can also be used for good and bad aims too.

I think so many people saw such a movies where the central figure is observed by the FBI via satellites.

Nowadays we keep almost every data on our PC. Our e-mails, wedding photos, family videos or the photos of your baby’s first birthday, etc…

Hidden video cameras and other sensors watch us every day, mainly in the big cities.

Internet privacy consists of privacy over the media of the Internet: the ability to control what information one reveals about oneself over the Internet, and to control who can access that information.

Malware is one of the most annoying factors which can bother computers. These insecure programs doesn’t let us feeling safe. It is designed to damage computer’s system, software. Thus malware contains computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses and also spywares, and other malicious and unwanted software.

Computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. The original may modify the copies or the copies may modify themselves, as occurs in a metamorphic virus.

The hoax is a false email message which warns the recipient of a virus. The message usually serves as a chain e-mail that tells the recipient to send it to everyone you know.

Bacn is not a spam but isn’t exactly a personal message either. It is only a mail that we plan to read, because we are interested in it but not right now. Your electronic phone bill is bacn. Your Google alerts are bacn. When you just get a message: “George has admitted you!” These messages about another message are important for us but usually we do not read them.

Linux is an alternative operating system for computers. It’s one of the most well-known example for free softwares and open source codes. It can be freely modified, used, and redistributed by anyone.

Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is an extra security service. We can define in one configuration that who has access to which applications and server and network procedures. This makes our network more protected.

Firewalls are necessary for computers if we connect to internet. There are different kinds of methods how the firewalls work and check the incoming information.

Although the hacking activity is a real threat against all of the networks the break downs of the systems mostly caused by the servers’ complexity. The more our computers are interdependent the more flaws and risks are in the networks.

Not so long ago we could hear news about mobile overhearing. If your mobile is turned off or is broken it can be overheard. Now we know that this was a false statement. However, the telecommunication companies can obtain information about us by means of the cell information. For instance: where we are and when. The telecommunication companies keep and log the phone calling and SMS data.

As everything, mobile phones are also used for good and bad activities too.

The digitalization is growing fast from day to day from hour to hour and from minute to minute. We are facing newer technological innovations so the everyday people don't really have the time and the possibility to understand and learn about those innovations.

Nowadays during digital times, when all of our lives are on cards, in data, codes and profiles we should be aware of avoiding being victims of e-crime. It is an existing and a real threat against all of us. It is not surprising that the law prosecutes e-thieves seriously with not only fines but prison as well.

Surfing on the net is not as simple as it looks, at first sight. There are a lot of dangers from which you have to be protected. This specific presentation is trying to protect you against those dangers and giving you all the appropriate information you need to know about spyware programmes and anti-spyware software.

When ever you visit a web site it gathers information about you. The information might be harmless but can be harmful as well. There is a variety of information that a website can 'steal' from you and invade your privacy.

Hacker: a term that is greatly misunderstood. Learn about the history of hackers and see the similarities between them and the computer developers. Be aware of the dangers while being online and learn how to be protected.

Security education and awareness programs are vital in today's world.

The most common method of payment in the western world, ‘plastic money’...

Identity Theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States and occurs every 79 seconds.

This presentation includes information on how mobile phones can be hacked and security measures that one should take to protect the privacy of ones personal data stored in a mobile phone.

People have been always worried about their children. Parents have to take care of them and sometimes they wish they had a help. But not only parents have to worry, but also the head of any company have to worry about their employees almost the same as taking care of children.

Day by day, we are using more and more online services. We are using email services, bank services, and also e-commerce. These services are becoming part of our lives and we are already used to them. But that creates a huge area for criminal reflective persons who are thinking how to get some profit without working hard. These persons are ready to do a lot of things to get your money and they have a lot of methods how to make their nasty/dark desires come true.

What is security awareness? Security education and awareness programs are vital in today's world. Being aware of technologies, new products and services, as well as identifying the threats around them, is important to your home and your business safety.

A wireless network is a flexible data communications system, which uses wireless media such as radio frequency technology to transmit and receive data over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections. Now you can take your laptop and get connection to the Internet wherever is offered wireless service. But you have to follow some security steps to keep your data safe.

This presentation includes information concerning the hacking of mobile phones. The main purpose of the presentation is to familiarize the reader with some widely used terms concerning mobile phone technology and hacking techniques, as well as security measures that one could take to protect the privacy of ones personal data stored in a mobile phone.

Traveling through the paths of the internet can expose us to harmful exploitation. Enhancing our personal security while online is a matter of great importance, so that the result is more than stolen at the end. But what exactly is this danger we have to confront?

Nowadays, more and more portable devices include Bluetooth technology. Bluetooth has been created to replace wiring like parallel cords and USB cables. With Bluetooth we can have more convenient synchronizing, file sharing, and printing. It uses a very low power signal and also preserves battery power. Bluetooth differs from Wi-Fi in that the latter provides higher throughput and covers greater distances but requires more expensive hardware and higher power consumption.

Network in nowadays give us possibilities communicate and do more other things possible and much faster. But not everything is so nice how we thing in first moment. There are a lot of threats which grow up every day in networking! Here are 10 information security awareness tips for network security, which helps to do network and communication via this network safer, and also give to you confidence that everything is O.K.

You need to make backup copies! You must do it regullary! These are the sentences which we heard almost every day, but it is just a words and often, we don't even pay attention to these things! It is so until one moment... One fatal moment and there is no information to our computers and also there is no backup copies from which restore information!

It is not so hard to make a webpage, find something to sell and start making e-commerce! These days it is really easy, but much harder is to find customers and get their trust, because any business plan, even the most perfect, can totally fail without trust. How to get this trust? How make webpage safe? How to know, that a webpage is dependable? That you can find out in this article!

More and more peoples in there daily life use computer to make things that previously they do without computer, for example, buy and sell! Of course, its takes less time and can be done from home, but not so offten peoples thinking about: how safe it is! And from other side seller invent, that he want to start e-commerce, but he not sure what it is and how its works! This article is for both side...For understanding, how e-commerce mechanism works and how do this cooperation safer!

There are many different ways how to store backup copies. The safest way from information security awareness viewpoint, of course, is save these copies on external storage devices and put it as far as possible away from your office. Here are some devices from which you can choose the best for your backup copies!

Nowadays a computer takes important place almost in every people life. We use computers for all types of things including entertainment, work, and corresponding with others. And there is a lot of important information which we don't want lose. And the better way how to make these data safe from various disasters is to make backup copies!

Information security policy is a set of suggestions (laws) which company need notice to make their information system safe and immune against malicious attacks! Usally this kind of policy is written to different level employies, but the common element in all these policies is – target! Policy can include conjuct set of rules about all themes which related with information security and computer usage or seperated rules about various theme, for example, e-mail, network or physical security.

Wireless computing gives us freedom of getting online without any restriction in time and space. Now you can take your laptop and get connection to the Internet wherever is offered wireless service. It can be a library, café or even beach. You can also purchase a wireless base station, called a router, for your home so you can get online anywhere in the house or in the immediate vicinity outdoors. But from information security awareness side, you need to do some thing to employ these options safe.

Answer of this question is simple and incredible for many people ears... Weakest link in informations security awareness chain is PEOPLE!!! Why? Because we are people with human weaknesses and there are people who use that to get benefit.

A password is like a key to your home. If someone steals it, there are chances he will use it to steal something else. We use passwords everywhere in our life, but the life of an Internet user is absolutely impossible without passwords: e-mail, online discussion groups, e-bank, commercial websites — all of them use password-based authentication

Year from year more and more often, people try to find some ways how to spend more time working out of office. And technologies really help them – laptops, wireless internet, other mobile devices, and people have more choice possibility when work and when relax! But always there is another side – not so positive side!

Internet comes to peoples lives and then suddenly comes truth, that WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT INTERNET. We can’t even simple daily activities do without Internet, but not always we can use Internet at work or home. It is a fact and no one can deny that. Because more and more cities going wireless – get wireless network which spread all city so that everyone with laptop an wireless card can get access to the Internet, and also there are Internet café and other Internet access points.

From viewpoint of information security awareness, each oraganization need their own information security strategy. And now, it is not only the latest tools or technology. Organization need to understand what exactly they need to protect and why.

The U.S. Government's National Information Assurance Glossary defines Information Security as: Protection of information systems against unauthorized access to or modification of information, whether in storage, processing or transit, and against the denial of service to authorized users or the provision of service to unauthorized users, including those measures necessary to detect, document, and counter such threats.

Computer virus is a manmade program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes.

Information is the lifeblood of most, if not all, modern organisations, so protecting (this) information against unauthorised disclosure, modification or erasure is a basic requirement of management.

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