Blog Posts Tagged with "Network Security"
Has Anonymous Infiltrated the US Government?
May 16, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
"Right now we have access to every classified database in the U.S. government. It’s a matter of when we leak the contents of those databases, not if. You know how we got access? We didn’t hack them. The access was given to us by the people who run the systems…"
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Dutch MoD Innovation Competition 2012: CYBER Operations 2.0
May 16, 2012 Added by:Matthijs R. Koot
The Dutch Ministry of Defense's (MoD) annually issues a "Defense Innovation Competition" is a competition that is intended to get input from and foster relations with Dutch industry and SME. This year's theme is "CYBER Operations 2.0"...
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How Does Your Bank Protect Your Data?
May 15, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Financial institutions have established a layered security approach that includes multi-factor authentication, as well as doing due diligence when it comes to identifying customers as real people whose identities haven’t been stolen...
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Researchers Developing Self-Defending Networks
May 15, 2012 Added by:Headlines
"This is a game-changing idea in cybersecurity.... we are currently losing against online attackers. In order to fundamentally change the cybersecurity landscape and reduce that high risk we need some big, fundamental changes to the way computers and networks are constructed..."
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Why Security Through Obscurity Still Does Not Work
May 15, 2012 Added by:Rebecca Herold
I know from my years as a systems analyst and maintaining a large change control system that it is easy for mistakes to occur within the network security architecture, and that there will always be some humans involved who are tempted to bypass important security controls...
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Defense Industrial Base Cyber Security Program
May 14, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
The United States continues to face a significant risk that critical Defense information networks can be compromised by malicious actors resulting in economic losses or damage to national security. The DIB CS/IA Program is designed to improve DIB network defenses...
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Vulnerabilities: Context Matters
May 14, 2012 Added by:Jack Daniel
You do need to assess how the vulnerability is exposed, what mitigations are in place or even possible, how hard the threat may be to execute against your situation, and whether there is a graceful failure mode if the opportunity turns out to be inopportune...
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Driving a Web Application Firewall Toward Better Security
May 11, 2012 Added by:Andrew Sanicola
Web app firewalls can be a useful ally toward greater security for those who know how to use them properly. Whether you’re in the market for a new firewall or are already an owner, understanding it is a tool designed to be driven is an important step toward increased security...
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Space Agencies Confirm Network Intrusions
May 10, 2012 Added by:Headlines
“NASA security officials detected an intrusion into the site on April 20... The agency takes the issue of IT security very seriously and at no point was sensitive or controlled information compromised. NASA has made significant progress to better protect the agency’s IT systems..."
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Logging: Opening Pandora's Box - Part 1 - Anxiety
May 10, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
You're probably worried that log analysis is going to consume all of your time, or you'll find out that your organization has been pwn3d for years and all your data has been exfiltrated in real-time and your latest database is being copied off to China... aren't you?
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Webinar: Keeping Your Open Source Software Secure
May 09, 2012 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
Understand why collaboration is invaluable in keeping proprietary systems secure. Learn how to share private information in public forums without harming your organization. Identify what tools are available to your organization for collaboration, notification, and knowledge-sharing...
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CISSP Reloaded Domain 7: Applications and Systems Development
May 09, 2012 Added by:Javvad Malik
Secure applications aren’t the result of evolution or chance conditions coming together. Secure applications are only created with a definite degree of intelligent design. You, as the security person are responsible for providing that intelligent design into the application...
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Firewalls: Stop Blocking by IP and Port
May 09, 2012 Added by:Phil Klassen
There has been some good discussions on firewalls, and the majority of the feedback is that firewalls are still an important part of the security infrastructure. However, I am surprised that the discussion revolves around legacy features and not those required to meet today's needs...
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Hacking-Kung Fu: Aims and Objectives Part 2
May 07, 2012 Added by:Quintius Walker
A major aim of Kung-Fu Hacking training is System Security - or more so being able to secure your own systems. This ability to defend ourselves is a general asset, and has long-term benefits as more and more vulnerabilities become exploitable to the general public...
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A Tribute to Our Oldest and Dearest Friend - The Firewall Part 2
May 07, 2012 Added by:Ian Tibble
Nine times out of ten, when you ask to see firewall rules, faces will change in the room from "this is a nice time wasting meeting, but maybe I'll learn something about security" to mild-to-severe discomfort. Discomfort - because there is no hiding place any more...
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Understanding Trust
May 07, 2012 Added by:Kevin W. Wall
In computer security, we should strive to make all trust relationships explicit and leave nothing to chance or misinterpretation. That's one key step in defining a trust model. At its core, information security is largely about the two goals of “ensuring trust” and “managing risk”...
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- Not Totally Sure What Just Happened...
- Has Anonymous Infiltrated the US Government?
- Big Opportunities in the Cloud
- Zeus Malware Targeting Facebook, Gmail and Yahoo Users
- Follow Up to the Out of Band Authentication Post
- Skype Malware Campaign Spreading Poison Ivy Trojan
- I Hope Edo is Worth the Privacy Risk
- Dutch MoD Innovation Competition 2012: CYBER Operations 2.0
- NIST Workshop: The Technical Aspects of Botnets
- Security Automation by Hand - Batch/Bash/FOR