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- Preempting data warfare: The art of comprehensive vulnerability management
- Comprehensive vulnerability management reduces exposure and risks from security incidents that might otherwise occur as a result of having longer time intervals between inspections.This sample chapter, taken from Larstan's the Black Book on Corporate Security, discusses the following components of comprehensive vulnerability management:DiscoveryPrioritizationRemediationMonitoringTitle: Larstan's the Black Book on Corporate SecurityISBN:...
- Tags: Black Book, corporate security, data vulnerability, Dr., Howard Schmidt, inspection, interval, Larstan, monitoring, prioritization, security, security incident, vulnerability management
- Download resources 2005-12-02
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- Automated Vulnerability Detection System
- Vulnerability assessments have been recently identified, by independent market research, as one of the most sought after managed security outsourcing services. As with the outsourcing of any business function, the final decision is based on whether or not a trusted partner can do the job more efficiently, cheaper, and perhaps...
- Tags: Vulnerability Assessment, Outsourcing, Security, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2006-08-16
- Microsoft Data Access Components: Security Hotfix for Q329414 (exe)
- One of the components of RDS that was delivered in MDAC 2.1, 2.5 and 2.6 contains an unchecked buffer. This patch eliminates the security vulnerability. MDAC 2.7 does not contain this vulnerability. The vulnerability does not affect Windows XP. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Data Access Components, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2007-09-07
- Don't Get Hacked: Automated Remote Vulnerability Scanning
- This white paper describes advantages of using Open Source Vulnerability Analysis tools to protect the Internet facing servers. While acknowledging that Vulnerability Analysis is only a part of the solution to securing the server, it is clear that a reliable ongoing vulnerability analysis is a step in the right direction.
- Tags: Vulnerability, Internet, Productivity, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2007-08-01
- Vulnerability Anti.dote - The End to Enterprises' Security Patch Management Headaches
- Every malware attack, by definition, exploits a vulnerability. Finjan's Vulnerability Anti.dote identifies specific vulnerabilities and their variants, and using advanced behavior analysis proactively blocks any active content trying to exploit such a vulnerability. This means that you are protected against malware exploits, such as IFrame, even before software vendors have...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Finjan Software Inc., Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2005-02-01
- ShieldGen: Automatic Data Patch Generation for Unknown Vulnerabilities With Informed Probing
- This paper presents ShieldGen, a system for automatically generating a data patch or a vulnerability signature for an unknown vulnerability, given a zero-day attack instance. The key novelty in the work is that the authors leverage knowledge of the data format to generate new potential attack instances, which it call...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Zero-day Bug, Security
- White papers 2007-03-06
- SecureCentral ScanFi (zip)
- ScanFi is a Web-based vulnerability assessment scanner for detecting and assessing network vulnerabilities across heterogeneous networks. ScanFi discovers, scans, reports, and supports vulnerability remediation. It features both scheduled and on-demand vulnerability scanning capabilities, based on comprehensive vulnerability database collated from multiple sources and vendors that is constantly kept up-to-date.
- Tags: Network, Vulnerability, On-demand, Vulnerability Assessment, AdventNet Inc., ScanFi, Scanners, Security, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2005-08-04
- Vulnerability Assessment: The Right Tools to Protect Your Critical Data
- Vulnerability Assessment VA has become one of the hottest fields within the computer security market. VA tools are designed to detect and report on security holes within various software applications, allowing organizations to take corrective actions before a devastating attack occurs. Due to the reduction in "time to exploit" once...
- Tags: Vulnerability Assessment, Tool, Vulnerability Assessment Tool, Security
- White papers 2007-10-18
- Automating Vulnerability Management for PCI DSS Compliance
- This white paper identifies the problems encountered in addressing network security risks through vulnerability management. It describes how automated vulnerability management contributes to compliance with industry standards such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS and assists the user in proactively identifying security weaknesses before these are...
- Tags: GFI Software Ltd., Vulnerability Management, PCI, Security, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-07-06
- Why there's no such thing as a zero day vulnerability
- Thanks ChadI have seen on this board and other, someone calling every vulnerability "zero-day". What is worse is when the Media begins to report every new vulnerability as zero day further diluting the term. Overall, if the term had some usefulness it has long since passed. Excellent...
- Tags: faradhi
- Discussion threads 2007-10-06
- Preempting data warfare: The art of comprehensive vulnerability management
- This sample chapter, taken from Larstan's the Black Book on Corporate Security, discusses the importance of comprehensive vulnerability management. Comprehensive vulnerability management reduces exposure and risks from security incidents that might otherwise occur as a result of having longer time intervals between inspections.This sample chapter, taken from...
- Tags: Corporate Security, Vulnerability Management, Security
- Book chapters 2005-12-02
- Vulnerability Management Is Critical to Managing Enterprise Risk
- Vulnerability management is an emerging market that has captured the interest of enterprises concerned with mitigating and managing the threats within their networks. As the vulnerability management market space expands, comprehensive vulnerability management will bring together the assessment and scanning of vulnerabilities within and outside the network perimeter, the remediation...
- Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., Vulnerability Management, Networking
- White papers 2005-05-01
- Collaboration Data Objects, Version 1.2.1 (exe)
- Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. The vulnerability could, under certain conditions, allow an attacker to gain complete control over an affected machine. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Collaboration, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Patches, Microsoft Windows 2000, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-08-29
- MSDN Webcast: Testing Methodologies for Automated Web Application Vulnerability Scanners (Level 200)
- There is more to conducting an automated Web application vulnerability assessment than "point and shoot". Automated Web application vulnerability scanners are not as automated as their vendors would lead us to believe. This webcast will examine various strategies to get the most out of a vulnerability assessment tool. The topics...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Vulnerability, Web Application, Vulnerability Assessment, Scanners, Security, Hardware, Peripherals
- Webcasts
- Serious zero-day vulnerability threatens RealPlayer users
- Are you affected by this vulnerability?
- Tags: SECURITY, paulmah@..., vulnerability, RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Discussion threads 2007-10-20
- Windows NT 4.0 Security Patch: Invalid URL Vulnerability (EXE)
- Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server IIS. The vulnerability could allow a malicious user to prevent an affected Web server from providing useful service. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IIS Server, Patches, Security, Web Servers, Microsoft Windows NT, Internet, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Software downloads 2007-09-13
- OpenBSD DHCP vulnerability fixed
- A vulnerability in the OpenBSD's DHCP has been patched. This vulnerability could allow attackers on the local network to successfully launch a denial-of-service attack. Though unlikely, Core Security, which reported the vulnerability, warns that the possibility of arbitrary code execution stemming from this vulnerability should not be discounted....
- Tags: DHCP, Vulnerability, OpenBSD, Core Security, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Security, Networking, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-10-13
- Cisco Security Advisory: Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software
- The Cisco Wide Area Application Services WAAS software contains a Denial of Service DoS vulnerability that may cause some devices that run WAAS software (WAE appliance and NM-WAE 502 module) to stop processing all types of traffic, including data traffic and management traffic. This condition may occur if a device...
- Tags: Software, Denial Of Service, Vulnerability, Cisco Systems Inc., Security
- White papers 2007-07-18
- Windows 2000 Security Patch: Malformed Web Form Submission Vulnerability (EXE)
- Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security vulnerability in a component that ships as part of Microsoft Internet Information Server. The vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to prevent an affected web server from providing useful service. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows 2000, Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Patches, Security, Web Servers, Internet
- Software downloads 2007-09-13
- Security Update for Excel 2000 (KB934447) (exe)
- A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 2000 that could allow remote code execution. This update resolves that vulnerability. This update resolves that vulnerability. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Security Vulnerability, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-09-17
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