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Snort rules require extensive testing before going live. In this tip, Judy Novak illustrates how to test Snort rules with Scapy.
Most organizations would agree that their most valuable IT assets reside within applications and databases. Most would probably also agree that these are areas that have the weakest levels of security, making them the prime target for malicious insiders. This is a difficult problem to address, but it's not impossible.
Building up an effective career network that will accelerate the growth of your career may be difficult. In this tip, Lee Kushner and Michael Murray discuss points you should keep in mind when defining your own career network.
The relationship between PCI compliance and risk management is a volatile one. In this tip, authors Dr. Anton Chuvakin and Branden Williams explain how PCI compliance affects overall risk assessment.
A new form of malware that is being used to attack credit card data has been sighted. In this tip, Nick Lewis introduces the malware and discusses how you can protect you data from its advances.
Outsourcing critical data to a cloud service provider should not be taken lightly. There are several issues you want to get clear of before choosing a provider. In this tip, David Mortman details questions you should be asking.
Deploying security precautions on endpoints of any data loss prevention system may just be the most important step. In this tip, Rich Mogull gives five things to keep in mind during this critical step.
Emails have long been one of the most prevalent vectors of attack for cyber criminals to spread worms, Trojans and viruses. Today, of all the malware distributed globally, 12% are passed through emails, reports NSS Labs in January 2009. While emails themselves are rarely malicious and can be open and read safely by users, email attachments may hide malicious programs that, if unleashed, can compromise a machine.
Are you satisfied with your job or are you just waiting for the opportunity to leave? In this tip, Lee Kushner and Mike Murray discuss ways on how you can be content with your career choice.
Late last year, Microsoft issued a patch to fix the vulnerability in its Server Message Block. Nick Lewis reviews the patch and discusses whether you should implement it or completely disable SMB.
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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.
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Could the 2010 World Cup be a nightmare waiting to happen for IT managers? 
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa promises worldwide coverage like never before, with the BBC Sport website offering live video streaming of all matches. This presents a nightmare to IT managers are they anticipate employees accessing video coverage of the event via their desktops.
Video surveillance - is thermal detection the next frontier?
If you're a nature enthusiast, you'd know that snakes hunt by 'seeing' the heat signature of their prey. It is probably the single most effective sense that betters the five senses combined. Similarly, thermal imaging is the technology behind a new series of surveillance cameras that will be able to detect people and incidents with greater reliability in difficult conditions, even in complete darkness.
2010: A call for more collaboration in security
In 2009, we saw tighter regulatory mandates, more remote workers and increased focus on data loss prevention. These trends will continue into the new year. Moving deeper into 2010, SonicWALL foresees these and more emerging trends affecting industries across the board.
8 Predictions on Online Fraud in 2010
Almost 20 years since the commercialization of the Internet, no business or individual could possibly function without it. But the World Wide Web is not without its flaws. The online threat environment has intensified in the last few years due an increasing pool of sophisticated fraudsters and the availability of new technologies that has facilitated such criminal activities. In this article, Geoff Haydon, Vice President, Asia Pacific, RSA, The Security Division of EMC, identifies the Top 8 forms of online attacks to watch out for in 2010.
Cybercrime evolution and the value of stolen credentials
The rapid evolution of Web 2.0 services and the parallel world of cybercrime is driving a revolution in the price that criminals charge each other for user credentials, says data security specialist Imperva.
