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RSS attackAddressing the Insider Threat: Improving Database Security to Manage Risk Within the Federal Government
White Paper In the face of the growing threat of attack, agencies must make securing critical data from theft, misuse, and abuse a priority. Cyber attacks are no longer the work of bored teens defacing Web sites. [13 Nov 2009]
Data Loss Prevention Starts at the Endpoint: Seeking Safety From the Data Loss Pandemic
White Paper The agent of loss might be an otherwise diligent manager with legitimate rights to the missing data, a disgruntled employee bent on revenge, or a professional thief executing a carefully orchestrated and targeted attack. [13 Nov 2009]
Web Browsers: An Emerging Platform Under Attack
White Paper The first layer of malware defense should be placed at the network perimeter and be managed centrally. This helps the IT person in charge sleep better. This layer alone can't replace proper patch management and rollouts, but it keeps... [12 Nov 2009]
2008 Internet Security Trends: A Report on Emerging Attack Platforms for Spam, Viruses and Malware
White Paper For a time, security controls designed to manage spam, viruses, and malware were working. Loud, high-impact attacks abated. But, as a result of this success, the threats they protected against were forced to change. [12 Nov 2009]
Vulnerability Analysis of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) DoS Attack Over Wireless Networks
White Paper IEEE 802.11 supports 802.1x to provide strong authentication mechanism for Wireless networks.x utilizes Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) as a framework for authentication, allowing for a number of authentication methods to be used. [12 Nov 2009]
Financial Fraud and Internet Banking: Threats and Countermeasures
White Paper To reach the gullible as well as the experienced, cybercriminals are developing new attack methods and new traps. Also known as UI redress attack, this web-related structural weakness can fool users when... [12 Nov 2009]
Modern Web Attacks
White Paper This paper provides an overview of modern malware that uses the web to attack victims. The roles of "Attack Sites" and compromised sites are discussed together with some of the technologies that can be... [12 Nov 2009]
Inside the Password-Stealing Business: The Who and How of Identity Theft
White Paper This paper outlines contemporary attack techniques used in the most advanced and prevalent password stealing malware families, it explains the tricks of the trade (such as on-screen keyboards) used to... [12 Nov 2009]
DDoS: Survey of Traceback Methods
White Paper It is important to protect the resource and trace from the Denial of Service (DoS) attack, but it is difficult to distinguish normal traffic and DoS attack traffic because the DoS generally hide their... [12 Nov 2009]
10 Steps to Better Secure Your Mac Laptop From Physical Data Theft
White Paper Laptops are more prone to physical attack than desktop systems by their nature - being portable they are often taken out of the office to work from home, on the train or even in the local Starbucks. When one takes... [12 Nov 2009]
The Latest in "Hybrids": Deployment Models for Email Security
White Paper As network and application vulnerabilities continue to grow in the presence of an increasingly aggressive and sophisticated mix of attack vectors, organizations continue to struggle with balancing the survival needs of... [12 Nov 2009]
Top 10 Threats to SME Data Security: (and What to Do About Them)
White Paper All of the attack vectors are well-known to security professionals. Mature processes, techniques, and technologies are available to help one defend against them. Although on some days it might feel like the bad guys are... [12 Nov 2009]
Integrating Wired IDS With Wi-Fi Using Open-Source IDS to Complement a Wireless IDS/IPS Deployment
White Paper To address security concerns in wireless LAN deployments, many organizations have deployed Wireless Intrusion Detection Systems (WIDS) to monitor wireless activity for signs of attack. Deployed as an integrated... [12 Nov 2009]
Using Unified Security Management to Detect Complex Attacks
White Paper With NitroView ESM providing the necessary visibility throughout the infrastructure, it is likely that the attack would not have succeeded, and if it had, it would have been quickly identified and remediated. [12 Nov 2009]
A Closer Look at Wireless Intrusion Detection: How to Benefit From a Hybrid Deployment Model
White Paper These systems can offer sophisticated monitoring and reporting capabilities to identify attacks against wireless infrastructure, while stopping multiple classes of attack before they are successful against a network. [12 Nov 2009]
