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- 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
- Improving Vulnerability Management with Penetration Testing
- Vulnerability management consists of a combination of technologies and processes that can be used to improve an organization's security posture and to support regulatory compliance initiatives. Security managers commonly use vulnerability assessments to determine the security state of their IT systems. However, changing processes and technologies present a challenge to...
- Tags: Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Security
- Webcasts 2006-09-20
- 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
- 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
Additional Resources
- 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
- Automated Penetration Testing: Completing the Vulnerability Management Framework
- Today's network pen test services like AOmega's Automated Penetration Service APS are designed in support of the vulnerability management process. Vulnerability scanning is the first component of the pen test methodology and is also referred to as the Discovery Phase. The scanner's technical reports are uploaded into the pen test...
- Tags: Framework, Scanners, Security, Hardware, Peripherals
- White papers 2006-11-01
- 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
- 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
- Transformational Vulnerability Management Through Standards
- The Department of Defense's new enterprise licenses for vulnerability assessment and remediation tools call for use of capabilities that conform to both the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE and Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language OVAL standards efforts, as does a new Air Force enterprise-wide software agreement with Microsoft. These contracting...
- Tags: Mitre Corp., Standards, U.S. Department Of Defense, Security
- White papers 2005-04-15
- 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
- TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Solutions for Windows Update Management (Level 200)
- This webcast explores update management for Microsoft Windows. Through this webcast one can learn about the business case for update management and the vulnerability timeline, and can see a demonstration of how the timeline gets shorter with every new vulnerability. This webcast helps to learn about the severity ratings that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Webcast, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Update Management, Microsoft TechNet
- Webcasts
- 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
- 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
- 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
- An Executive's Guide to Vulnerability Management: How to Save Time and Money by Using Managed Services to Find and Fix Critical Security Exposures
- "Vulnerability Management and Remediation" sounds like a mouthful. It can also be difficult to swallow - if senior executives and security staff do not work together to develop a plan to find, prioritize and fix network security exposures in a timely and cost-effective manner. This paper gives executives insight into...
- Tags: Managed Services, Internet Security Systems Inc., Executive, Security, Network Security, Networking
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Using Vulnerability Management to Dramatically Improve Your IT Security
- Security remains a problem and it's magnified by the emphasis on compliance. The only effective way to prevent security incidents is to identify and remedy the vulnerabilities - fixing them before they are exploited, systems are compromised and business is negatively impacted. This webcast explains how eTrust Vulnerability Manager helps...
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., Security, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- 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
- 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
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