Since its flashy launch in June 2007, the Apple iPhone has certainly garnered a great deal of buzz. Almost immediately, hackers searched for exploitable flaws in the product, and they weren't disappointed. In this tip, Ed Skoudis examines iPhone-specific attacks and reveals how organizations can limit their exposure as the popular devices infiltrate the enterprise.
Email has long been a favorite method for malicious hackers looking to launch attacks, and one of the first steps in defending against vicious email threats lies in developing a strong email authentication strategy. In this tip, contributor Noah Schiffman discusses the two most popular and effective types of authentication systems, and unveils the positive and negative aspects of each approach.
Michael Cobb explores the Windows Server 2003 Hardening Guide and how you can tighten the security on your servers.
Company joins a number of vendors in the application hardening market with a technology that embeds protections in a program at compile time.
Flaws in Adobe PageMaker could allow a hacker to take control of an affected system.
Since the DNS cache-poisoning flaw was exposed, DNS security has come under scrutiny. Security management expert Mike Rothman explains where DNS security should live within the risk matrix.
The increasingly pervasive use of wireless handhelds in the enterprise is just one reason why malware pros are getting serious about mobile malware. Lisa Phifer details all the reasons why smartphone and PDA viruses and malware may be on the rise, and measures enterprises can take to protect the sensitive data they often contain.
Having an incident severity ratings system can help sort the critical incidents from those that only pose small threats. In this security expert response, learn the importance of an incident severity ratings system, and how to implement one.
Dell focuses on the enterprise, selling laptops with McAfee endpoint encryption and Seagate encrypted hard drives.
Email security specialist, Marshal joins together with Web filtering firm, 8e6 to form new company.
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Today's top security priorities
Attacks based on vulnerabilities in websites are skyrocketing, and not many solutions are available to protect organizations against them. How do you deal with this and other key security issues today?
Taking a holistic business-centric approach to security
Today’s CIOs face multiple challenges, including the need to innovate in an extremely competitive business climate, address highly dynamic regulatory and compliance challenges, speed ROI to counter shrinking IT budgets, and secure their organizations against a wide barrage of sophisticated threats.
UTM product offers Logansport Savings Bank superior protection
Astaro Security Gateway’s IPS was able to block attacks that other intrusion prevention systems (IPS) missed at Logansport Savings Bank.
Hong Leong Financial opts for Juniper Networks at new Malaysia head office, data center
Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad builds complete and seamless data center and office network infrastructure with Juniper switches, security devices and Junos software.
