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Government Ready For Cybersecurity Deadline, Officials Say
In opposition to earlier reports, the federal government says agencies are prepared for the November launch of the CyberScope reporting tool.
School District Settles Webcam Spy Case For $610,000
The Lower Merion School District, accused of spying on students using school-issued laptops, has agreed to settle a suit brought on behalf of two students.
Dragging Physical Security Monitoring Into 2010
It is fairly common to see router, firewall, and intrusion-detection system logs in addition to server, workstation, and application logs consolidated within an enterprise security information management (ESIM) system. Logs generated from network-based devices are generally responsible for the bulk of logs monitored by an ESIM, with the remainder consisting of logs from the various endpoints and software deployed throughout the infrastructure. Perhaps one of the most overlooked sources of data t
Monitoring With Network Flow Technology
A network flow is a data entity that contains information related to a unidirectional sequence of packets on an IP network. Comprised of source and destination port and IP address information as well as IP protocol, ingress interface, and type of service (ToS) entries, the data (organized as flow records) serves to provide high-level insight into what is happening on the network. Every major routing and switching infrastructure vendor supports the generation of network flows in some iteration.
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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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