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The Business Value Of Managed Security Services

For many organizations, outsourcing network security services appears to be a logical choice. You avoid hardware, licensing, and maintenance costs; you benefit from around-the-clock security monitoring and management from dedicated security experts; and you free up your in-house IT staff to pursue activities core to...

Applying Threat Intelligence to the Star Wars' Battle of Yavin

Cyber Jedis know that Star Wars provides a wealth of incidents worthy of study. In fact, the entire story of Episode IV: A New Hope centers around the response to and consequences of a data breach, culminating in the destruction of the Death Star. If the Empire had been able to make sense of the intelligence they...

Threat Intelligence Platforms

Today's threat environment is complex and dynamic. Organizations today face Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and organized, criminally motivated attacks launched by adversaries with the tools, training, and resources to breach most conventional network defense systems. These incursions are not conducted as...

Email and Threat Intelligence: From Inbox To Action

Your email inbox is a dangerous place. Threat actors use "phishing" tactics to lure people into opening infected attachments that lead to the installation of malware and viruses on individual computers or an entire network. Phishing tactics are becoming increasingly sophisticated and common, and organizations need to...

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Managing Information Security And Compliance in SharePoint and Office 365

Effective information security and compliance not only requires a well-defined governance strategy, but also the ability to intelligently manage risk. Organizations need to put controls in place to identify issues and potential violations, restrict actions that can be taken with sensitive data, and log activity. ...

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The Aftermath Of A Breach and Steps To Reduce Risk

Data breaches are a big problem. In the US alone, 2015 data breaches exposed more than 175 million individuals' personally identifiable information (PII), payment card details, protected healthcare data (PHI) or other private information. Sadly, it's no longer a question of 'if you'll be breached', but rather 'when...

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A Context-Aware, Dynamic Approach To Secure Access

Struggling to secure network access for a diverse user population? Concerned about how to match users with network access rights? See how Cryptzone's AppGate solution provides automated, policy-based network security, and leverages user context - such as device posture, user location, and authentication strength -...

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Four Steps To Readily Achievable Web Accessibility

In the absence of specific regulations for Web accessibility in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), businesses are left without legal guidance on how to make their complex websites accessible. Some advocate for full compliance with WCAG 2.0 in all content while others argue that nothing is required at all. ...

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After the Perimeter: How A 'Segment of One' Simplifies And Improves Security

Many recent headlines have highlighted the fact that the traditional perimeter-based approach to network security has failed to adequately protect organizations, and that a new approach is needed. Download this white paper to explore: The traditional approach to network security, and why it can no longer...

Detecting Anomalous Behavior: A New Strategy

A huge part of fraud prevention is being able to detect anomalous behavior on your network. But to do so, you first need to know what normal behavior looks like. Usman Choudhary of ThreatTrack Security discusses how to create that network baseline. Download this white paper to explore The baseline necessary...

A Proactive Approach to Incident Response

Building a proactive incident response practice requires the right mix of tools, processes and training. A new SANS white paper, "A Proactive Approach to Incident Response," details the ingredients you need to improve the maturity of your response capabilities to: Improve the detection of incidents Accelerate...

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...

DDoS: Cross-Industry Attack Analysis

The second quarter of 2015 set a record for the number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks recorded - more than double what was reported in q2 2014. The profile of the typical attack, however, has changed. In q2 last year, high-bandwidth, short-duration attacks were the norm, driven by the use of...

Three Steps To Help Manage Security Alert Overload

The two biggest culprits driving security alert volume for healthcare organizations are web-based attacks and malicious insiders. But since most hospitals cannot hire dozens of investigators to examine each and every one of these alerts, what can be done? Download this white paper to explore The three main...

4 Ways To Protect Your Organization From A Data Breach

Healthcare is the new battleground, and the personal patient data that hospitals have readily available is more lucrative, more comprehensive, and more attractive than retail and banking data ever was. Violations of patient privacy leave healthcare organizations vulnerable. Unfortunately, it's not a question of if...