Vulnerability management
Vulnerability assessment and management is a key part of the overall security of any enterprise network.
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The added feature helps enterprises circumvent insider abuse and data theft as well as achieve compliance with regulations such as PCI DSS and Sarbanes-Oxley that mandate limiting user access rights to a “need to know” basis.
The improvements features new security capabilities and improved management functions including the ability to block multiple instant messaging applications, better management, reporting and logging features.
Organizations are relying more and more on Web applications as a primary means of doing business. As the number and complexity of Web applications grow, so does the number of vulnerabilities introduced into your Web environment. Unfortunately, this makes you very attractive to hackers.
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.
Testing application security is no doubt important but when it comes to testing, is it better to use black box or white box testing?
