Cyberattacks are getting highly sophisticated as hackers are coming up with the latest and innovative methods to stage an attack and threaten the security of different computer networks. The attacks are getting so…
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How does a security expert discern what the future holds? A number of factors should influence your planning as you try to draw a road map for your information security strategy: 1. Historical…
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Firewall management best practices are recommendations, guidelines, or standard operating procedures for obtaining reliable firewall security on a real-world budget. Best practices are usually not specific recommendations for products or tools. Rather, these…
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Hackers frequently use publicized security vulnerabilities, especially zero-day vulnerabilities—security flaws that have been made public in the last 24 hours. When someone publishes a zero-day vulnerability for a software component, hackers will immediately…
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Security is fragile. Hackers need to discover only a single flaw in your defenses to mount an attack. Changes to the infrastructure, whether physical or logical, could open new holes in the network….
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The security tools market is as big as the field itself. Separating the hundreds of different tools helps to break them down into different categories. The first category is event managers. These tools…
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In addition to many enhancements to security technologies, you should also be aware of three more areas of emerging security technology. 1. Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) As the value of data continues to…
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A virtual private network (VPN) is a mechanism to establish a secure remote access connection across an intermediary network, often the Internet. VPNs allow remote access, remote control, and highly secured communications within…
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When used properly, firewalls provide reliable and consistent security from external threats. However, firewalls have limitations and are only part of the complete security strategy. By itself, a firewall cannot protect a network…
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The more you understand about the various threats and risks to computer security, the more defenses you can mount against these attacks. Threats to computer security include hacker exploits, as well as Mother…
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A s the internet has evolved over the past decade, so have hackers. Network security has become one of the most crucial factors companies consider because of the continuous growth of computer networks….
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Stolen information and data will not lead to the end of the business. It is not a great sign for the business either. Studies and research indicate that a data breach in an…
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Penetration testing, also known as pen testing, is one of the main activities of ethical hackers. A penetration test is also referred to as a white hat attack because it is performed by…
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