Why your current security solution isn’t enough
Security used to be a straight forward matter. E-mail was the primary attack vector and simply installing an anti-virus product and exercising caution when opening attachments mitigated the majority of threats. When a system did become infected, the consequences were not usually particularly dire; inconvenience and data loss were the most likely consequences. But times have changed. The Web has become the attack vector of choice and today’s threats are rapidly evolving, stealthy and almost always motivated by profit.
August Microsoft security bulletins to fix record-tying 34 vulnerabilities - 05 Aug 2010
Microsoft will release 14 security bulletins this month, the most the software giant has ever released in one month.
Reader overflow vulnerability to get emergency Adobe patch - 05 Aug 2010
Security updates from Adobe will patch a critical flaw that was discussed at last week's Black Hat conference.
TippingPoint Zero Day Initiative to push patch deadline on vendors - 03 Aug 2010
TippingPoint's disclosure team will give vulnerable vendors six months to create a patch.
Microsoft releases emergency patch for Windows flaw - 02 Aug 2010
Critical update comes a week ahead of Microsoft's regular Patch Tuesday, amid increased malware attacks.
Corporates must brace for blended attacks - 30 Jul 2010
One of the sectors of the ICT industry that remains vibrant regardless of the global economic conditions is the security space and ...
Security a top concern for SMBs
Small and medium businesses (SMBs) make up a large proportion of the South African business landscape and as such contribute much to the economy of the country. However, a recent survey conducted by Symantec shows ...
Monitoring strategies for insider threat detection
Insider threat detection is a vital part of the security of any enterprise organization. In this tip, part of the SearchSecurity.com Insider Threats Security School lesson, learn about the best insider threat detection ...
Black Hat convention hype hurts the enterprise risk management process
The annual Black Hat hacker confab makes for good security theater, according to Andrew Plato, but the hype is having a negative effect on enterprise risk management, and that needs to change.
Email, website and IP spoofing: How to prevent a spoofing attack
Find out how to prevent spoofing attacks, including IP spoofing, email and website spoofing.
Convenience edges out consumer concerns over privacy and security
Despite major concerns over privacy and data security, people around the world are rapidly adopting the mobile internet as an easy and convenient method of carrying out everyday transactions including banking and ...