Data encryption is an important element of an organization’s response to security threats and regulatory mandates. What many organizations are finding is that while encryption is not difficult to achieve, managing the associated encryption keys across their lifecycle quickly becomes a problem that creates a new set of security vulnerabilities and risks making important data [...]
8 Best Practices for Encryption Key Management and Data Security
July 15th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: · Data Security, Encryption, Network Security, security, Vulnerability
Free Honeypot Client Could Sting Malware
March 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
The Honeynet Project has released a new freebie honeypot client tool that lets security pros and researchers automatically detect and dissect bot infections and other malware attacks on client machines.
Tags: · Honeypot, Malware, Network Security
What Firewalls Do & Donot Do
March 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
Over the last few years, security threats have grown and altered dramatically and so have the defences. Traditional firewalls, installed over three years ago, are often not best suited for current threats and don’t protect against a number of newer threats.
Tags: · Firewall, Network Security
WhiteHat: 90% of Sites Still Vulnerable
March 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
After years of fighting the hacker wars, today’s Websites are still a long way from being secure, according to a new research report.
Tags: · Network Security, WhiteHat
Red Hat releases free security code
March 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
Red Hat is freeing up the source code behind its identity management and security system in a bid to show that open source software is more secure than rival technologies..
Tags: · Network Security, Red Hat, security
Dude, where is my perimeter?
March 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
At one time, IT departments concerned themselves with hardening the perimeter. The idea was Medieval: build a fortress around yourself and don’t let outsiders in. Then came remote workers. Then chat apps. Then Web mail. And then mobile devices.
Tags: · Network Security
Protecting Your Systems
January 4th, 2008 · Comments Off
Anyone who tells you that your IT network is ‘100% secure’ is either a fool, or greatly mistaken. Security is a moving target, and unfortunately, this target is being manipulated by the bad guys. With 2007 behind us, I reflect on the struggle enterprises and governments face in cyber security.
Tags: · cyber security, Network Security