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Protect against these critical Internet security threats
If you're worried about viruses and DoS attacks to your clients' systems, check out the SANS Institute's list of the most critical Internet security threats to the enterprise.As much concern and fear that computer viruses and denial of service DoS attacks have generated recently, most such incidents can be blamed...
Tags: Edwin Smith, Internet, security, immediate root, critical Internet security threat, Internet security
Technical articles 2000-08-08

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Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Volume XIII
Understanding the threat trends potential impact provides customers with needed intelligence on global and targeted threats to help them re-evaluate security policies to ensure that they have the correct security measures in place. The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report provides a six-month update of worldwide Internet threat activity. It includes...
Tags: Symantec Corp., Threat, Internet Security, Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Security, Internet
Webcasts 2008-05-02
Protect Critical Assets With Simplified Threat Control Operation
This webcast shows how to manage security threats and proactively defend the organization against threats caused by Internet attacks, intrusions, and improper data access. The attendee of this webcast will discover how infrastructure-wide threat intelligence, threat correlation, and collaboration across systems and endpoints can help to minimize the cost and...
Tags: Asset, Webcast, Threat, Cisco Systems Inc., Digital Media, Security, Viruses And Worms, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
Webcasts
Get up to speed on Microsoft's October security bulletins
fewer threats loom on the horizon - AGAINWell, another week, another Microsoft threat!But are things really that bad?I stick with what I wrote in last week’s discussion, things just don’t seem as bad these days and a quick look at some of the major security firm’s ratings (such as frsirt.com)...
Tags: critical threat, Microsoft Corp., security, Tech Locksmith
Discussion threads 2005-10-24
The Ongoing Evolution of Online Fraud
Understanding the current threat landscape is critical in helping to protect enterprise users' online interactions and ensure the availability of critical systems. Increasingly, attackers see end users as the weakest link in the security chain and are constantly targeting them in an effort to profit. As a result, they are...
Tags: Symantec Corp., Marketing, Fraud, Security
White papers 2006-11-07
X-Force®Threat Insight Quarterly Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) — Find out what the threats and challenges are for anyone deploying VoIP
The X-Force Threat Insight Quarterly Threat IQ highlights the most significant threats and challenges facing security professionals. ISS X-Force serves as a security adviser to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and is the primary security research organisation within ISS that discovers vulnerabilities and security flaws in computer networks and...
Tags: Internet Security Systems Inc., IP, Telephony, VOIP, Security, Telecommunications, Networking
White papers 2007-03-07
Staying Ahead of Today's Security Threat Curve
In today's enterprise, the security threats arrive faster, and are more sophisticated than ever before. It's almost impossible to stay ahead of the threat curve. Trying to determine where the next attack is coming from and what its target might be is nearly a full time job, leaving little time...
Tags: Symantec Corp., Threat, Security
Webcasts
Don't let new security threats harm your business - Free 2007 Predictions Report
The MessageLabs Annual Security Report looks back at the Internet security threat landscape during 2006 and provides valuable insight into the major issues expected to hit businesses this year. Among its predictions for 2007: The rise of ramsomware More targeted spam attacks aimed at critical industry...
Tags: MessageLabs Ltd., E-mail, Internet, Strategy, Security, Online Communications, Management
White papers 2006-12-01
Tips and Trends for Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection
There are now 13 industry sectors classified as critical infrastructure. Identifying the assets, which collectively constitute a critical infrastructure sector, is not always easy to define. Regardless of the sector, however, securing any critical infrastructure from the constant and varied threat of terror requires flexibility, cooperation, and an understanding of...
Tags: Infrastructure Protection, Sector, Homeland Security, Business Ethics, Government, Leadership, Management
White papers 2004-12-23
Taking a Proactive Approach to Network Security: Threat Control and Containment
The ability to protect corporate assets and computer users from security threats is critical to success in the evolving threat landscape. The presenter of this webcast explains how to stay ahead of the curve and more proactively protect the organization. The presenter discusses strategies for combating worms, viruses, and other...
Tags: Network, Network Security, Threat, Cisco Systems Inc., Security, Networking
Webcasts
Reducing the TCO of Network Security: Benefits of a Comprehensive, Expandable UTM Appliance
The threat to businesses has grown exponentially with the widespread adoption of (and in many cases, dependence on) Internet connectivity for transactions, data processing, and information delivery. Identity theft, propelled by spyware and phishing, has replaced viruses as the most recognizable security threat on the Internet. This white paper discusses...
Tags: Appliance, Network, Benefit, TCO, Internet, Roi/Tco, Identity Theft, Phishing, Security, Network Security, Networking, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Spam And Phishing
White papers 2005-08-01
MSDN Webcast: Threat Modeling (Level 300)
The process of threat modeling is built on a simple principle: to feasibly build a secure system, one must understand all the threats to that system. However, it is challenging to make threat modeling both easy to adopt and beneficial for Information Technology IT professionals who do not specialize in...
Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Modeling, Threat Modeling, Research & Development, Business Operations
Webcasts 2006-02-15
TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Does Threat Modeling (Level 300)
The process of threat modeling is built on a simple principle: To build a feasibly secure system, one must understand all the threats in that system. The challenge, however, is in making threat modeling more accessible to non-specialists. Microsoft has developed a process through which minimal input can produce a...
Tags: Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Modeling, Microsoft TechNet, Threat Modeling, Research & Development, Business Operations
Webcasts 2006-04-11
Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance Attack Protections Summary
The Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance is the most comprehensive gateway security appliance in the world, with the strongest credentials of any leading all-in-one firewall or Unified Threat Management security appliance as tracked by IDC. This market leading Internet security appliance delivers protections for applications and networks against the entire threat...
Tags: Secure Computing Corp., Security Appliance, Perimeter Security, Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance, G2 Security Appliance, Security
White papers 2004-12-01
Symantec Threat Report Documents Increasingly Sophisticated Attacks
The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report provides a six-month update of Internet threat activity. It includes analysis of network-based attacks, a review of known vulnerabilities, and highlights of malicious code. It also assesses trends in phishing and spam activity. This paper provides an overview of the latest report, covering the...
Tags: Symantec Corp., Attack, Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Security
White papers 2007-10-09
Homeland Security Threat Level (xpi)
Homeland Security Threat Level add-on displays the current U.S. Homeland Security Threat Level as an icon in the status bar. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Tags: Devin Kinder, Homeland Security, Government
Software downloads 2007-09-21
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Volume VIII
Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report analyzes data collected from over 24,000 security devices deployed in over 180 countries. It covers the six-month period from January 1 - June 30, 2005 and includes analysis of network-based attacks, a review of known vulnerabilities, highlights of Adware, Spyware, and malicious code, an...
Tags: Symantec Corp., Internet Security, Analysis, Security, Internet
Webcasts
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Volume X
This webcast puts more light on the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Volume X.
Tags: Symantec Corp., Internet Security, Security
Webcasts
Critical new Internet Explorer vulnerability found
Secunia has released a security advisory detailing a new vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 browser. John McCormick has the details in this edition of the IT Locksmith. A critical new threat has emerged in Internet Explorer 6, and no patch is yet available. At the other end...
Tags: Gentoo, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Cisco Systems Inc., Secunia, John McCormick, Patches, Web browsers, SECURITY, vulnerability, patch management, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Information Technology, Threat, Internet
Technical articles 2006-05-01
A Practical Approach to Threat Modeling
Today's security management efforts are based on risk management principles. In other words, security resources are applied to vulnerabilities that pose the greatest risk to the business. There are several processes for identifying and prioritizing risk. One of the most effective is threat modeling. There has been much written about...
Tags: Security Management, Risk Management, Modeling, Threat Modeling, Research & Development, Security, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Business Operations, Finance
White papers 2006-03-01
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