Hook, Line and Sinker: Phishing Attacks Going Professional
[ Source: Trend Micro ]
January 2008-
Phishing is slowly becoming a household term, with a new scam arriving in users’ inboxes as frequently as once per week. Phishing has become so widespread, in fact, that even many consumers know what it is! But what makes phishing different from viruses and other threats - and why has it become so popular? The biggest differentiator between phishing and other threats such as viruses is the intent behind the attack.
Dont Get Hacked: Automated Remote Vulnerability Scanning
[ Source: hackertarget.com ]
January 2008-
Online threats against internet servers are becoming more widespread, with attacks becoming more devastating everyday. It is not only well known high value targets that are being attacked, in fact the number of small web hosts and web sites being attacked are increasing dramatically. The spate of recent compromised hosts is more a matter of laziness and priorities rather than highly skilled attacks. An online vulnerability assessment is an efficient way to increase the internet ....
The Cybercrime Arms Race
[ Source: Kaspersky Labs ]
January 2008-
Sophisticated groups are leading underworld efforts into cybercrime, creating viruses, spyware, worms and other malware. These groups even provide complementary criminal services nowadays to outsmart Internet security providers. With little investment, there's plenty of payback for cybercrime perpetrators at every level of this ecosystem.
Our society has evolved to the point where many if not most of us spend a significant portion of our lives online. In many ways, this ....
XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) Introduction
[ Source: V.A.P.T. ]
April 2008-
In this Whitepaper, we will cover the outline of how to prevent XSS attacks, how they work, and why they are so successful. Take a look at why this attack is so popular and how it affects some of the largest corporations in the world.
Website Security Tests Protect Against Application Vulnerabilities
[ Source: GamaSec GamaScan Website Security Scan ]
May 2008-
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) can protect websites against application vulnerabilities with simple, easy-to-use, and affordable service. Firewall, Intrusion prevention and Detection System (IDS/IPS) are not enough to protect your Website against today's application vulnerabilities.
2006 InformationWeek/Accenture Global Information Security Survey
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
July 2006-
Great strides have been made worldwide in improving data security, meeting compliance standards, and enhancing data privacy. But is it enough? The overwhelming answer is no. With the constant threat of hackers and malicious coders, and the alarming rate of customer data breaches and identity theft, information security remains one of the highest priorities for business technology professionals around the globe. InformationWeek Research and Accenture provide you with in-depth data about security investments ....
2007 InformationWeek/Accenture Global Information Security Survey
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
July 2007-
With the constant threat of hackers and malicious coders, and the alarming rate of customer data breaches and identity theft, information security remains one of the highest priorities for business technology professionals around the globe. InformationWeek Research and Accenture provide you with in-depth data about security investments and practices in the 2007 Information Security Survey report. This study -- in it's tenth year -- examines the security practices and experiences of ....
Ten Ways Hackers Breach Security
[ Source: Global Knowledge ]
February 2007-
Hacking, cracking, and cyber crimes are hot topics these days and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. However, there are steps you can take to reduce your organization's threat level. The first step is to understand what risks, threats, and vulnerabilities currently exist in your environment. The second step is to learn as much as possible about the problems so you can formulate a solid response. The third step is to intelligently deploy ....
A Process-based Approach to Protecting Privileged Accounts
[ Source: Symark ]
August 2008-
This paper discusses best practices for privileged account access management and privileged password management (PPM), and shows how the Symark PowerKeeper appliance creates a “defense in depth” across the IT portfolio. PowerKeeper is a secure, hardened appliance that provides both a mechanism and a “process” to ensure best practices to secure and control access to any accounts deemed “privileged” or sensitive and thus sharply reduce the likelihood of fraud or theft of proprietary data. ....
Protecting Against the New Wave of Malware
[ Source: Sunbelt Software ]
September 2008-
Managing threats to the endpoint infrastructure is becoming increasingly difficult for most organizations regardless of their size. Viruses, worms, spyware and other forms of malware are becoming more virulent, their authors are becoming more adept at getting around existing defenses, and the profits generated by malware are funding new and more dangerous threats.
At the same time, many anti-virus, anti-spyware and other anti-malware defenses are not keeping up with the growing threats ....