The bill also updates computer abuse laws to provide tougher sentences for people who are convicted of intrusions into a computer network, especially if the act harms someone or causes a threat to public health and safety. Toronto-based Kasten Chase became the first company to be endorsed by the security agency to encrypt the hard drives, not just the data, the company said today. The only thing preventing the breach of a hard drive today is the operating system's initial passwords, said Hyde. With our system, you could rip that thing to shreds and you couldn't get to it. The simple act of reporting hackers to authorities is one of the most effective weapons businesses can use to fight cybercriminals, but it is also among the most rarely used.
Companies are naturally resistant to tell the world they have been victims of fraud.
Of course, companies are also worried about the negative effects of such an admission on customer relations and stock prices, Mukundan says, speaking here at InfowarCon 2000. But the victims' reluctance has a price. It lets consumers set up privacy templates regarding their personal information and automatically compares those guidelines with Web sites' practices. GMT Rainbow Technologies is bringing car immobiliser style security to workstations. The iKey slots into the USB port and restricts physical and network access to authorised personnel.