The launch ceremony of the Inter-school National Security Knowledge Challenge for this academic year was held today. The competition is jointly organised by the Department of Justice (DoJ), the ...

Does your company have a strategy for staving off attacks to your computer systems? Do you have the right tools in place to guard against potential threats? Take this quiz, written by the SANS ...

Social Security is arguably the most important social program in the United States. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the poverty rate for retirees is just 8.5% thanks to the ...

I reiterate a lot of topics in this blog, if only to drive home the most salient points that should be incorporated into any organization’s network security defense plan. Have you been paying ...

In the realm of companies I wouldn't expect to release an online game, Symantec is right up at the top of the list. But that's just what the security software firm has done with its Cyber Smackdown ...

Pop quiz: True or False – Social Security retirement benefits are subject to income tax just like withdrawals from a traditional IRA account. If you answered “False,” you’re smarter than more than 60% ...

For many Americans, Social Security will be a vital source of income during retirement. The most recently released data from the Social Security Administration found that 61% of current beneficiaries ...

If you think you are financially literate, then try to answer this question: How much of your healthcare expenses do Medicare and other government programs cover in retirement? Over 90%? About ...

Most Americans are familiar with Social Security, but few have a complete understanding of exactly how it works. In fact, some simply believe that once they retire, Social Security will kick in and ...

Surely IPv6, a protocol designed for the internet age, will herald a new era free of many of the old security problems? Not quite, says Rik Ferguson. Remember the Ping of Death, source routing, ...