Wondering if you site is hacked?

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Whether it is true or not, we who author or maintain a site sometimes wonder if our site has been hacked. This is one reality in the computer world that is as prevalent as the rising of the sun.Technology always has its pre-conceived good and benefit, and at the same time, there are those who manage to find the loopholes in the things we do, both in the idea itself, and the created things.

The Hacker Files.(protection against computer crimes): An article from: Security Management

Since there is no running away from this malady, especially all worldwide web users, there are ways and means to combat these malicious attacks, and stop these hackers before they inflict any damage. What's more, the damage they usually impose is unseen, (almost) unnoticeable, stealth, hidden and buried deep in your pages - what's more to say, is that they are very good in doing this - until the harm inflicted is almost a total devastation, if not a crippling one.

The intelligent threat. (special section - Computer-Information Security: Getting the Protection You Need): An article from: Security Management

Eric Giguere, in one of his articles, laid out a simple method to check if your site has been hacked (read: has been attacked without your knowing it). He has submitted it to Ezine articles, and you can find out how to easily do it. Yes, it is manual, but you can do it. It is for site authors or administrators of all levels, so simple that even a child can do it.

Computer networks under siege.(computer hackers)(Brief Article): An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal

Now, isn't that something to be thankful for? Help is within our grasp, and it is free.

Check it out: How To Tell If You Site Has Been Hacked.

May you be protected from the hackers.

Weaving a safety net: go beyond firewalls and content filters to soup up network protection--without busting your budget.(SAFETY & SECURITY): An article from: District Administration

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THREE INITIATIVES TO SECURE CYBER SPACE

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A news article from TODAYOnline.com, Tuesday, 23-Mar-2010

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SINGAPORE - Two thirds of businesses in Singapore have encountered cyber attacks in the past year, according to the 2010 Symantec State of Enterprise Security Study.

So, the Government is introducing three initiatives to secure the cyber space landscape in a holistic manner.

One is the Cyber Security Awareness Alliance to educate end-users and businesses of the impact of leaking information on the Web. It will create an online portal - the Virtual Cyber Security Park - in collaboration with the National Crime Prevention Council. Students will be the first to test the portal, which will feature interactive modes such as educational online gaming.

"What we're going to do is put things online, such that people can go in there in a fun way - understand it, and pick up new skills," said Ms Jessica Tan, Microsoft's managing director. Microsoft is a member of the Alliance.

The second initiative is to safeguard against cyber threats like the malicious DDoS attack. The key threat of such an attack is "its ability to bring down the infrastructure, the ability to communicate and the ability to change information. And that could have a crippling effect, especially if it affects things like first-aid respondents, like the police", said Symantec's director for government relations Ilias Chantzos.

To pre-empt such scenarios, 75 agencies will work towards improving the collation of security-related information across a private network.

The third initiative will be to build on the telecommunications regulatory framework, and a Code of Practice on infocomm security aligned to international standards will be issued by the third quarter of this year.

Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew announced these initiatives yesterday at the annual Information Security Seminar.

They come under the Infocomm Security Masterplan 2, a five-year roadmap to protect Singapore against cyber attacks.
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