Blog Posts Tagged with "Simon Heron"
Protecting Data in Use
April 26, 2012 Added by:Simon Heron
The security of data in use is about risk mitigation. However, with the current targeted attacks and the proliferation of zero day threats, the risk level is high. It is necessary that action is taken to implement the required precautions that reduce the risk to an acceptable level...
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Data at Rest: Dormant But Dangerous
February 11, 2012 Added by:Simon Heron
Data is considered to be either ‘at rest’, ‘in transit’ or ‘in use.’ When putting security measures in place, it is important to consider all three states and address risks associated with each. This article examines data at rest and proposes strategies to minimize dangers...
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Looking Back: A Review of Threats Faced in 2011
February 02, 2012 Added by:Simon Heron
There is a great deal that can be gleaned from customer systems. When statistics from many different organizations, of different sizes, from different industries, in different countries are analyzed, they provide a useful insight into the true nature of security threats...
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IT Security Issues for 2012
January 28, 2012 Added by:Simon Heron
The pace of technological innovation is getting faster. At the same time, the work place is changing significantly, driven by organizations’ need to be more competitive and efficient. These two factors mean that there is a lot of change on the horizon for 2012...
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VoIP: The Danger of Open Ports
January 26, 2012 Added by:Simon Heron
The Sipera UC-Sec 100 device is designed to withstand such attacks but many IP-PBX’s are not. If these attacks had been launched against an undefended and vulnerable system, it would have been possible for the hacker to register as an authorized user of the system...
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