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The Difference Between Emulation and Simulation: Are You Testing for the Real World?

An increasing number of sophisticated, high-performance security and content-aware devices are at layers 4 through 7. This calls for, among other things, even greater sophistication of network emulation from test equipment. When Layer 4-7 devices are not properly tested, they face a greater risk for failure within...

Encryption Implementation: Getting It Right the First Time

You've gone back and forth on encryption, its benefits and challenges, and you've made the decision: to keep your data truly safe, your organization needs encryption. So what now? You've got options available, but what is the best, safest way to implement encryption without disrupting your users' workflow and...

Exposing Hidden Threats

Rising Cost of Breaches and Data Privacy Concerns Are Driving Encryption. In response to the rising cost of cybercrime over the past several years, as well as concerns about protecting data privacy, organizations have increasingly adopted SSL encryption to safeguard their valuable information assets. It's expected...

Greatest Possible Cyber Protection for the Healthcare Industry

How do companies in the healthcare industry better manage risk and keep their most valuable data safe when stolen healthcare information commands such a high price on the dark web? Download the case study, "Proactively Challenge Cyber Threats in the Healthcare Industry," to learn how this healthcare organization...

Recommended Practices for DDoS Protection

Experts predict that DDoS will be an issue on the Internet for a long time to come. Soon, being prepared will not just be an option but a requirement. A DDoS attack can be a stressful engagement where parts of the network will be unresponsive and equipment may be failing all around. That is not the time to be...

Command and Control Servers: Widespread Victimization

While nations around the world are considered C2 traffic offenders, the regions generating the highest levels of traffic are Europe and the United States. An average of 20 percent of the tracked C2s were based in North America with a nearly equal amount launching from the Ukraine and Russia combined. Unusual...

Understanding Pass-the-Hash Attacks - and Mitigating the Risks

Even though the pass-the-hash (PtH) attack was originally published 1997, these types of attacks have recently come to the forefront again. Given this reality, organizations need advanced solutions that can help protect them. Download this whitepaper to help your company mitigate these risks by: Defining...

Botnet Research Report: Safeguarding the Internet

Threat intelligence is only useful if you can take action quickly to protect networks, systems and data. It is not a question of receiving intel on attacks, but rather: What data should you use to find indicators of critical security threats? Today, none of us are immune to the impact of botnets on...

Security Reference Blueprint For Banking IT

IT security and network teams at banking organizations around the world must address demands to rapidly adopt new technology, protect ip, secure a myriad of mass market and custom applications and comply with regulations. While doing the above, they must also enable secure access to personal and commercial financial...

State of Security Operations 2016 Report

Discover how SIEM and Security Operations Center (SOC) solutions can help increase your SOC in maturity and capability to effectively and diligently reduce risk in your organization over time. The industry continues to evolve towards a business mindset for security. However, this has not made a great impact on...

Networks That Know Security

In the era of the cloud, the always-on workforce and high levels of digital literacy, your customers, prospects, staff and suppliers expect 24/7 network access and availability. However, 24/7 access is not enough; your data needs protection from any number of potential security breaches. These can happen when data is...

How To Choose An MSSP And Create A RFP/RFI

Choosing the right MSSP partner is an important decision in an organization's overall security. Writing an RFP is the first step in the process to finding the right fit for the organization. By using this document, an organization should be able to choose an MSSP and write a tailored RFP/RFI that will help make the...

Case Study: WordPress and the Danger of Third Party Plugins

WordPress, with it's ever-growing popularity, is an attractive target for attackers. Many of its security issues come from third-party plugins and themes. Getting these listed on WordPress.org requires approval and must adhere to a strict list of guidelines. After this initial approval, however, future changes...

DD4BC Escalates DDoS Attacks

Q2 2015 was dominated by attacks launched by DD4BC, the same malicious group responsible for several Bitcoin extortion campaigns in 2014. DD4BC expanded its extortion and DDoS campaigns during April and May 2015, where over the course of one week, several customers received ransom emails in which the group warned...

Internet Anonymity: Pros and Cons of the Tor Network

The Onion Router (Tor) - an open source software- uses a concept called onion routing, which ensures the entry node to a network is not the same as the exit node. This process creates anonymity for the client when interacting with the destination system. By hopping among internal nodes, it could theoretically be...