Friday, June 29, 2007

Tips from one of the good guys

When it comes to computer security, your biggest vulnerability may be a bit of a surprise. “I’m sorry, but no-one vets the cleaner,” says Peter Wood, First Base Technologies‘ hacker-for-hire.

Unlike criminal hackers, Wood operates on a strictly ethical basis. He is Chief of Operations at a security consultancy and firms hire him to test their defences. But he uses the same sneaky tricks as the bad guys, which includes trying to infiltrate an office using bogus cleaners.

Read the article HERE.

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