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‘Security by obscurity’ seems to be a popular Australian fallacy. Hate fighting the crowds at conferences or dealing with the hassle of getting there and back? Fear no more, as SC Magazine is bringing the inaugural SC Magazine eConference and Expo directly to your computer on 20 June. Being public enemy number one is a lot more mundane than you might think, the notorious hacker tells Paul Fisher as he awaits extradition. Movie goers are being targeted by a spam email about the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie which downloads a Trojan horse.

A book about the inner workings of the hacker's mind would not be complete without mentioning the world's most famous hacker, Kevin Mitnick. This book does not disappoint in that respect. This book deals with getting inside the mind of a hacker. It a kind of "know your enemy"-type book.

AccessData is one of the venerable developers of computer forensic software. The company’s biggest strength is that it is — and has been since its inception — the go-to supplier of password recovery tools. A project that aims to provide laptops for poor children could teach Microsoft a thing or two about security and design. Time Magazine recently bestowed its prestigious "Person of the Year" honour on "You," recognising the growing social importance of community and collaboration on the web. Romania and Russia emerge as riskiest domains. Was the final book in the Harry Potter series really breached by hackers? Security experts today said they doubt it. Sustained attack launched last night. SC Magazine is providing an exclusive look at abridged versions of various chapters included in the just-released Larstan’s The Black Book on Government Security, as part of an agreement with Larstan Publishing. It’s been a busy month. By the time you read this, three highlights of the infosec year will have passed in quick succession: Infosecurity Europe, Jericho Forum’s annual conference and, of course, the SC Magazine Awards, Europe 2006. If you weren’t there on the night, the full list of winners and finalists is enclosed with this issue in the commemorative book of the night. Congratulations to all those who went home with one of the coveted gongs. I went through my library and picked out a few of the books that I think are the most useful and important for the security professional with little time for reading. Monthly update includes fixes for IE, Media Player. SC Magazine is providing an exclusive look at abridged versions of various chapters included in the just-released Larstan’s "The Black Book on Government Security," as part of an agreement with Larstan Publishing. This month’s excerpt will be available in an extended form on http://www.scmagazine.com. If there is one incontrovertible truth about software development, it's that there is no way to write perfect code. No matter what developers do to get rid of bugs and vulnerabilities, experts believe they will always make coding mistakes that will be overlooked before the program goes out the door. FBI agents arrested a private investigator over the weekend as he was preparing to address a hacker conference in New York City, several media outlets reported today. Most IT security professionals know how to define social engineering. Security professionals likely know who Kevin Mitnick is, and have perhaps even read his book, The Art of Deception. It is also common practice among IT security professionals to cover the subject as a part of their security awareness training program. But being fully armored against the threat of social engineering is only the beginning. Now it is time to move on to more interesting topics, such as server hardening, IDS or single sign-on solutions. SEPTEMBER