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How to protect your company from social engineering attacks
Jayson E. Street is the Chief Infosec Officer at Stratagem 1 Solutions, the author of the book Dissecting the hack: the f0rb1dd3n network and a well-known information security …
After the 2010 security tsunami, tips on how to survive 2011
In-house and internal threats will be a big element of 2011 as organizations begin to understand that anti-virus, malware, and phishing software is no longer effective. There …
Delivering security on employees’ personal laptops
To refresh, or not to refresh? This is the dilemma that many corporations are facing. In an effort to reduce IT budgets, companies are cutting capital expenditure on new …
2010: The year of the vulnerability
The year 2010 has been almost identical to the previous one in terms of malware evolution. Generally speaking, trends have not changed that much and nor have the targets for …
Operation Payback and hacktivism 101
Hacktivism is the use of cyber attacks and sabotage to communicate and promote politically motivated causes. It has been around as long as the internet. Sole hacktivists have …
L0phtCrack 7: The next level of password auditing and recovery
L0phtCrack is one of the most used tools by security professionals worldwide. After years of inactivity, version 6 was released in 2009 and development hasn’t halted …
Is anyone in control of cloud security?
There are those who argue that the age of cloud computing is merely in the minds of the more far-sighted IT visionaries. I have even met those whose businesses are indifferent …
The world of security on center stage at RSA Conference 2011
Sandra Toms LaPedis, Area Vice President and General Manager of RSA Conferences, is responsible for global promotion and successful execution for the conference. In this …
Network security facing dual challenge
Network security systems are under pressure. You might not be experiencing it yet, but you will soon. The dual challenge of dealing with more attacks at higher speeds …
Does application security pay?
The last decade has seen a dramatic shift in the way companies manage information security and protect vital data. In the past, businesses confronted the threat of cyber …
PacketWars: A cyber security sport for a cyber age
In this day and (cyber)age, hacking contests are sprouting like mushrooms after the rain – and it’s a good thing they do. For what better venue is there for …
How to choose a web vulnerability scanner
Robert Abela is a Technical Manager at Acunetix and in this interview he discusses the process of choosing a web vulnerability scanner and underlines several factors that …
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