News & Case Studies

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Accurate and timely information is the key to successfully protecting any secure system. The following articles and papers have been compiled from select governmental and private sources. They contain a wide assostment of material to assist our clients to better understand the current threats and vulnerabilities facing them. Our clients are encouraged to check this site regularly for the latest information that may impact their organizations.

Facial Recognition Advances shows the advances of this biometric technology.

Feds Mull Identity Protection after personal information fraudulently obtained.

Instant Messaging Gets Riskier tells us about how more and more threats are appearing against MSN Messenger and other Instant Messaging software.

How To Recycle Your Computer gives you an idea how manufacturers are making it easy to dispose of outdated equipment.

Types of Spam shows a breakdown of the spam people receive on a regular basis.

Fight against Child Pornography gives you an insight on this growing problem and what the Industry is doing to stop it.

Linux: Behing the Numbers shows you why more and more companies may be using the Linux operating system.

Fight against Spammers gives you an idea of how companies are fighting spammers and online piracy.

The Great Migration explains the effects a company might have when switching from a Microsoft platform to a Linux platform.

Technology Articles includes various Security articles.

Site Digger talks about the newest version which identifies security issues through public search engines.

Battle against Spyware and Adware shows what companies are doing to fight spam and its spawn.

Wireless Network Wardriving is a summary of the current status of wi-fi networks world wide. While WEP encryption may not be the best, it is certainly better than... nothing. There are some new encryption schemes available for implementation as well.

Information Security Statistics for 2003 gives concerned corporate managers and IT personnel valuable information on the threat status around the world. (additional data)

The Perilous Responsibilities - Hiring an IT Professional provides an outline of some concerns and cautions when advertising, interviewing, and hiring professionals in the IT arena.

Cyber Crime, Terrorism or Disaster: Protecting Your Data Sylint will present a session at this seminar hosted by IBAII scheduled for March 6, 2002 in Tampa, Florida

January 2002 Sarasota Herald Tribune Article featuring Sylint Fighting the Cyber War by Michael Pollick

December 2001 Tampa Business Journal Article on Sylint then known as Corporate Assessment & Intelligence, Inc.

Threat Analysis: Al-Qaida Cyber Capability (November 2, 2001) from the Canadian Government's Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness.

Cyber Protests Realted to the War on Counter Terrorism: The New Threat from the National Infrastructure Protection Center

Electronic Evidence and Discovery from the Sylint Cyber Brief Series

Executive Order: Critical Infrastructure Protection (October 16, 2001) from the Whitehouse