Security Threats and Vulnerabilities Management
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Free Guide: How to Solve the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
What are some of the strategies that your organization has implemented to help combat the cybersecurity skills gap? Mike Chapple, senior director of IT at University of Notre Dame explains how log processing, threat intelligence and account lifecycle management can help alleviate the shortage of qualified pros and have teams work smarter, not harder.
Security Threats and Vulnerabilities Management News
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October 26, 2010
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Oct'10
SecTor 2010: Researchers demonstrate malware samples used in targeted attacks
Security researchers from Trustwave's Spiderlabs research team demonstrated malware,--including a Windows credential stealer--that uses automated processes to avoid detection and dupe forensics investigators.
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October 14, 2010
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Oct'10
Microsoft releases free regular expression patterns fuzzing tool
SDL RegEx Fuzzer examines regular expression patterns and whether they can be exploited causing a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.
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October 13, 2010
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Oct'10
Midmarket financial firms grapple with internal, external security threats
In the wake of the global economic crisis, many financial firms are struggling to meet tough regulations while defending against both accidental data leakage and a constant barrage of external attacks.
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August 06, 2009
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Aug'09
Tool defeats binary diffing, automated reverse engineering of Windows security patches
At Black Hat, a researcher unveils a tool that obfuscates fixes in Windows security patches, making them invisible to binary diffing suites and automated reverse engineering.
Security Threats and Vulnerabilities Management Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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intrusion detection system (IDS)
An intrusion detection system (IDS) is a system that monitors network traffic for suspicious activity and alerts when such activity is discovered. Continue Reading
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keylogger (keystroke logger or system monitor)
A keylogger, sometimes called a keystroke logger or system monitor, is a type of surveillance technology used to monitor and record each keystroke typed on a specific computer's keyboard. Continue Reading
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Port Scan
A port scan is a series of messages sent by someone attempting to break into a computer to learn which computer network services -- each associated with a "well-known" port number -- the computer provides. Continue Reading
Evaluate Security Threats and Vulnerabilities Management Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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Midmarket security tutorials
SearchMidmarketSecurity.com’s tutorials offer IT professionals in-depth lessons and technical advice on the hottest topics in the midmarket IT security industry. Through our tutorials we seek to provide site members with the foundational knowledge ... Continue Reading
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Outsourcing data center services: SMB security best practices
Learn best practices for outsourcing data center services and about the security and compliance considerations that influence whether an SMB should outsource data center services. Continue Reading
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Considering two-factor authentication? Do cost, risk analysis
One-time passwords and other technologies are effective protection, but midmarket companies have to consider the expense and management overhead. Continue Reading
Manage Security Threats and Vulnerabilities Management
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Unix SSH example configurations that boost Unix security
Using a Secure Shell (SSH) is a better way to manage Unix servers than command-line access or Telnet, and expert Joel Snyder details three simple modifications you can make in SSH to make your servers more secure. Continue Reading
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How to use an edge firewall for network bandwidth management
These five tips will help your organization apply quality-of-service controls on a network perimeter firewall. Continue Reading
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Buffer overflow prevention: Add apps to Microsoft EMET with command line configuration
Adding vulnerable applications to the Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit is simple once you've mastered the command line configuration tool. Continue Reading
Problem Solve Security Threats and Vulnerabilities Management Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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How to encrypt and secure a website using HTTPS
The web is moving to HTTPS. Find out how to encrypt websites using HTTPS to stop eavesdroppers from snooping around sensitive and restricted web data. Continue Reading
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Learn how to utilize a free spam-filtering service for your SMB
Learn how a Web-based free spam-filtering service can secure email and prevent spam from attacking your enterprise. Continue Reading
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A step-by-step SMB IT security risk assessment process
Assessing your organization's security threats and risks takes just five steps, says Robbie Higgins. Check out his quick guide to the SMB security risk assessment process. Continue Reading