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Security Expert Fools, Records Fake Antivirus Scammers
Phony AV scammers posing as Microsoft dialed the wrong number when they inadvertently phoned a security researcher at home -- who exposed their obvious lack of technical know-how
Don't Be The Nerdiest Person In The Room
Technical language has its place, but overuse hampers compliance
Malware 'Licensing' Could Stymie Automated Analysis
The use of encryption and digital-rights management techniques by the authors of malicious code could make automated analysis of malware take longer and require human intervention more often
Revamp Mobile Policy To Secure The Cloud
A majority of employees bring their own devices into work and connect out to the cloud -- now it's time to gain greater control over the security of these devices
How To Keep Your Users -- And Your Data -- Safe On The Web
Careless -- and occasionally malicious -- Web-browsing users might be the most serious threat to your organization's data. Here are some tips for keeping it safe.
Manage Risk As A Strategy, Comply With Regulations As A Tactic
Compliance alone should never be the only goal
Well Over Half The World's Computer Users Admit Pirating Software, BSA Study Finds
Emerging markets drove the commercial value of software theft to a new record $63.4 billion in 2011
Number Of Software Pirates On The Rise
Fifty-seven percent of respondents said they've pirated software, according to Business Software Alliance study
How To Better Measure Botnet Size
Efforts under way to get more accurate accounting of bot-infected machines
Screw Compliance, We're Trying to Survive
In tough times, compliance efforts may seem optional
10 Symptoms Of Check-Box Compliance
These telltale signs show you care more about what the auditors think than what the attackers do
What Works For One Does Not Work For Two
To remain compliant, your approach must grow in scale with your business
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Everything You Need to Know About DNS AttacksIt's important to understand DNS, potential attacks against it, and the tools and techniques required to defend DNS infrastructure. This report answers all the questions you were afraid to ask.
Domain Name Service (DNS) is a critical part of any organization's digital infrastructure, but it's also one of the least understood. DNS is designed to be invisible to business professionals, IT stakeholders, and many security professionals, but DNS's threat surface is large and widely targeted.
Attackers are causing a great deal of damage with an array of attacks such as denial of service, DNS cache poisoning, DNS hijackin, DNS tunneling, and DNS dangling. They are using DNS infrastructure to take control of inbound and outbound communications and preventing users from accessing the applications they are looking for. To stop attacks on DNS, security teams need to shore up the organization's security hygiene around DNS infrastructure, implement controls such as DNSSEC, and monitor DNS traffic
Incident Readiness and Building Response Playbook
In this special report, learn the Xs and Os of any good security incident readiness and response playbook.
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