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Security Threats Meet Business Treats
Having written so much about the horrors small and midsized businesses face for our two-part Halloween business terrors feature, I couldn't resist the temptation to give some thought to technology treats.
Free Security Tech Support: Treat Yourself (And Your Computer) On Halloween
Security Company CyberDefender's offering free phone-in technical support for one day only -- and that day's tomorrow, October 31. How's that for a Halloween treat?
How Dumb Is Too Dumb To Operate a Computer?
Over at GnuCitizen.org, Petko D. Petkov makes it clear that computer users are the weak link in Internet security.
In a blog post, Petkov points out that the term "drive-by download," as defined by Wikipedia, doesn't quite work.
Net Security Woes Grows
A new report that focuses on the security challenges facing small and midsized businesses shines a light on just how big those challenges are -- and which ones you may be overlooking.
Interop Winners: Desktop Conferencing, Deep Security
It's a purely unscientific and anecdotal perspective, but here are my picks for most interesting and most needed technologies from Interop this week, plus the most startling stat I heard in my New York City travels.
Shallow Victory for the Federal Government
Whether you realize it or not, John Zuccarini, a notorious scam artist, represents a threat to your online business. His cyberspace businesses illustrate the problems that the government must overcome to make it a safe haven for reputable enterprises.
World Series Ticketing System Crashes, Rebounds
The Colorado Rockies were felled by "an external malicious attack" that crashed its online system Monday.
Internet Security Hall Of Shame
What are the ten biggest -- and, alas, most common -- Internet security mistakes made by small and midisized businesses, their employees, vendors, family and friends?
Security Threats Rise -- And So Do Security Budgets
Is your security budget increasing? Most small and midsized businesses are growing theirs.
Can The RIAA Close Down Usenet?
Those of us who remember the Internet before the Web -- and yes, Virginia, there was an Internet before the Web -- will remember when Usenet was one of the major destinations for discussion and file-sharing. It's still there, in a quiet corner where the cognizanti hoped it would go unnoticed by the great unwashed. No more.
Personal Data Protection Legislation: Readers Have Their Say
Reader comments on my post about the California governor's veto of a bill that would increase the state's data protection standards included some points warranting further discussion and some intriguing ideas. A related poll shows readers share my skepticism about businesses' will and capacity to fix the data loss problem.
Schwarzenegger Trusts Businesses To Protect Your Data; Do You?
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of a California bill aimed at increasing the state's data protection standards, in part based on his view that the marketplace is handling consumer data protection, raises a troubling question: What planet is this guy living on?
Symantec To Buy Vontu?
Symantec may be close to announcing the acquisition of Vontu, a company that helps businesses control information on their networks.
Given that Symentec already licenses Vontu's data loss prevention technology, the rumored deal isn't entirely unexpected.
Mobile Security: The Data, Not The Notebook Is The Asset
Stolen laptops and notebooks continue to get a lot of attention when a lot of confidential data gets stolen along with the device.
Employee Security: Don't Let Layoffs Go From Bad To Worse
Layoffs, terminations and firings are never easy -- but they also shouldn't expose your company, network and equipment to more risk than they have to.
Microsoft Security Patches: 4 Critical, 2 Important
Yesterday was Patch Day at Microsoft and a Big Day it was, with both Vista and Internet Explorer getting some fixes.
Security Costs: Are You Spending Enough? Too Much?
The average company spends 20 percent of its technology budget on security. Does that finding match your security outlay?
Websense Emerging as Viable Security Supplier
Are you a bit insecure about your security supplier? In this highly volatile marketplace, Websense is emerging as a vendor that medium and small businesses may want to take a closer look at.
Business Security Requires Network Security Requires Employee Security Requires Job Security
The employee security I'm talking about here is your technical team's -- and your ability to hold onto them.
Network Security Problems? Blame The Boss!
A recent pre-prison interview with a convicted hacker offers some surprising and important lessons in network and computer security.
Consumers May "Get" Cyber Security -- But That Doesn't Mean They've Got It
More than 90 percent of consumers think their PCs -- and their computing habits -- are safe. Half of them are wrong.
Laptop Security: Mind The Gap
More big retailer cyber security lessons for small to midsize businesses: This time a security gap hit The Gap.
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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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