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A Closer Look at Endpoint Security

whitepaper Many of these threats can evade traditional security solutions, leaving organizations vulnerable to data theft and manipulation, disruption of business-critical services, and damage to their corporate brand.

Tags: network security

[17 May 2008]

Securing Your Messaging Environment From External and Internal Threats

whitepaper Messaging technologies have become the communications life-blood of organizations today and their increased use has left them vulnerable to external attacks like malware, spyware and spam and internal threats like data leakage.

Tags: network security

[17 May 2008]

A Comprehensive Approach to Securing and Managing Endpoints

whitepaper Many of these sophisticated threats can evade traditional security solutions, leaving organizations vulnerable to data theft and manipulation, disruption of business-critical services, and damage to corporate brand and reputation.

Tags: network security

[17 May 2008]

Overcoming Mobile Enterprise Security Challenges

whitepaper Mobile devices are now the most vulnerable entry points for malware and other threats to the corporate network to which they are connected. Increasingly powerful feature sets and rich functionality are driving the wide-spread use of mobile devices...

Tags: security management

[17 May 2008]

Endpoint Security Simplified

whitepaper Many of these sophisticated threats can evade traditional security solutions, leaving businesses vulnerable to data theft and manipulation, disruption of mission-critical services, and a damaged reputation.

Tags: network security

[17 May 2008]

IDC Executive Brief: The Rising Concerns Over Endpoint Security

whitepaper Today's IT environment is increasingly vulnerable to threats and attacks, both from within and without. The most vulnerable node in the enterprise network is the endpoint. This IDC executive brief examines how an integrated EPS solution with...

Tags: infrastructure management, node, protection, attacks

[16 May 2008]

WS-SecurityPolicy Decision and Enforcement for Web Service Firewalls

whitepaper For SOAP security is message oriented, the processing of the security content itself is vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks. A known weakness of Web Services is their vulnerability to Denial of Service attacks exploiting XML processing...

Tags: firewalls

[15 May 2008]

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS)

whitepaper Unfortunately, education institutions because of their open networks and occasionally inadequate security procedures are particularly vulnerable to hacking and other compromises of confidential data: of the 321 information security breaches...

Tags: security standards

[13 May 2008]

Vehicle Liquidation Company Reduces Security Exposure With Services Engagement

whitepaper As a result, some critical security updates were not deployed, leaving the company network vulnerable to external threats. IAA lacked the best practices and operational guidance needed to reliably perform security update deployments.

Tags: customer support services

[11 May 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 09.05.08

Round-Up Critics have attacked the system, claiming it could intimidate vulnerable people into not claiming benefits they are entitled to. Benefit fraudsters beware. If you're trying to pull a swift one on the authorities you may find their "liar, liar...

Tags: yahoo, microsoft, governement

[09 May 2008]

Lie detectors to hunt out benefit cheats

News Critics have attacked the system, claiming it could intimidate vulnerable people into not claiming benefits they are entitled to. A lie detector test that has slashed benefit fraud by more than £330,000 is being rolled out in the UK.

Tags: dwp, benefits, lie detector

[07 May 2008]

TechNet Webcast: Threat Mitigation for Legacy Systems (Level 200)

whitepaper Given that legacy systems are already perceived as vulnerable, this makes them a natural choice for further scrutiny from attackers. Legacy computer systems are often the focus of unwanted attention from attackers because their existence implies an...

Tags: anti-hacking

[01 May 2008]

Webcast: Voice over IP Security

whitepaper It's important to understand that VoIP is vulnerable to specific types of attacks. The signaling is also vulnerable to attack, which can include misdirected or counterfeit signaling messages that may be difficult to detect.

Tags: voip - ip telephony, voip, attacks, vulnerable

[30 Apr 2008]

Google reports sterling quarter

News Google, one of the hottest technology stocks of 2007, had seen its shares erase last year's 50 per cent gain since the start of 2008 on investor concerns that the online ad industry was maturing and vulnerable to a US economic downturn.

Tags: profits, google

[18 Apr 2008]

Are rogue traders an inevitable evil?

Comment Banking systems are still painfully vulnerable to the determined risk taker. Experts say investment banking fraud can never be eradicated - even with the most sophisticated software. But a ruthless overhaul of poor banking systems is crucial to...

Tags: fraud, societe generale, rogue trader

[15 Apr 2008]

Managing Growth and Cash Flow and Small and Mid-Sized Companies

whitepaper Companies in growth mode are especially vulnerable to this problem. According to the Small Business Administration, 80 percent of small businesses fail in the first year. Sadly, the problem is often cash flow, not lack of sales.

Tags: business management

[14 Apr 2008]

Unified Threat Management Appliances and Identity-Based Security: The Next Level in Network Security

whitepaper Enterprises, regardless of size, are increasingly realizing that their computer systems are vulnerable to as many security threats from within the company as from without. In addition, there is increasing regulatory pressure to secure sensitive...

Tags: network security

[11 Apr 2008]

Information Security: It's not an option for financial institutions

whitepaper The downside: Sensitive data is more vulnerable than ever before. Technology has helped financial institutions work harder and faster than ever before. Financial Insights (an IDC company) offers ideas and solutions to improve Information Security...

Tags: institutions, vulnerable, insights, financial institutions

[11 Apr 2008]

Stealthy Malware Detection Through VMM-Based "Out-of-the-Box" Semantic View Reconstruction

whitepaper On the defensive side, a fundamental limitation of traditional host-based anti-malware systems is that they run inside the very hosts they are protecting ("In the box"), making them vulnerable to counter-detection and subversion by malware.

Tags: security tools

[11 Apr 2008]

Towards More Effective Virus Detectors

whitepaper Home computers are most vulnerable to attacks by malicious programs and hackers. Viruses (or malware) are a scourge, with potentially unlimited fraudulent uses. Smart viruses can hide, mutate and disable detection methods.

Tags: anti-virus

[11 Apr 2008]

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