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Free and cheap ways to learn about IT security
From recovering deleted files to setting up an intrusion detection system, these seven projects give you hands-on experience with an array of security tasks.
Phish Tales: Cautionary Stories for Businesses
Cybercriminals just need to get one employee to open an email attachment or click on a link for a phishing attack to be effective. Once they infiltrate your network, there are many possibilities to where they can go. The email
For enterprise protection, antivirus software is no longer enough
Security experts see antivirus software as part of a security setup that includes behavior analytics and artificial intelligence. But it can't catch everything.
Asus router warnings on privacy and security
Before buying an Asus router, it would be wise to read Daniel Aleksandersen's review of the stock Asus firmware, especially the privacy issues regarding the included Trend Micro software.
Face it: Enterprise cyberattacks are going to happen
There are now so many cyberattacks that many enterprises simply accept that hackers will find ways to break into their systems. Companies are combining new and old methods to thwart the bad guys.
How seven mesh routers deal with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Wi-Fi protected setups are a security nightmare in routers. Here are seven new mesh router systems (Eero, Google Wifi, Netgear Orbi, Linksys Velop, Plume, Luma, Ubiquiti AmpliFi) and how they support WPS.
Firewall Best Practices to Block Ransomware
Recent ransomware attacks like Wanna and Petya have spread largely unchecked through corporate networks in recent months, extorting money to restore your data and regain control of your computers. Modern firewalls are purpose-built to
An introduction to six types of VPN software
Anyone interested in a VPN to protect their privacy from their Internet Service Provider needs to be aware of the six types of available VPN software.
How to test your home network for a Telnet vulnerability
Is anything on your network vulnerable to PDoS from Brickerbot?
VPNs on a Chromebook: a scorecard of VPN providers
Interested in using a VPN on a Chromebook? Here is a scorecard of VPN providers that do and do not support Chrome OS.
What it takes to become an IT security engineer
The role is a fairly new one in many companies, and qualified candidates are in high demand. Learn how one IT security engineer landed his current job, the skills and training that helped him get there, and where his sights are set...
Testing Endpoint Security Guide
No organization can afford ineffective endpoint security that fails to provide protection against the broad spectrum of rapidly evolving real-world threats. In the interest of helping organizations to perform thorough measurements of
Cisco issues critical warning after CIA WikiLeaks dump bares IOS security weakness
A vulnerability in Cisco’s widely deployed IOS software that was disclosed in the recent WikiLeaks dump of CIA exploits has triggered the company to release a critical warning for its Catalyst networking customers.
Fragmentation: the silent killer in security management
Today’s detection deficit between attackers and defenders is near an all-time high – and the gap is only getting wider. While many factors contribute to this deficit, among the top is the fragmentation of people, processes, and...
Cebit showcases security after Snowden
It's almost four years since Edward Snowden leaked U.S. National Security Agency documents revealing the extent of the organization's surveillance of global internet traffic, but he's still making the headlines in Germany.
7 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities beyond weak passwords
Using strong encryption and passwords is only the first step in protecting your wireless network. Make sure you’re not exposed in these other ways.
If You Can't See It You Can't Stop It - Network Firewalls' Dirty Little Secret
On average, 60% of Network traffic is unidentifiable by network firewalls*. Which means ransomware, advanced threats, and active adversaries are happily entering your network. Why? Because every firewall on the market uses application
IBM Security to buy risk-visualization firm Agile 3 Solutions
IBM Security plans to buy San Francisco-based Agile 3 Solutions, which makes software for visualizing data risk for analysis by senior executives.
DARPA wants to create secure data-sharing tech
Proposals needed to help secure shared data in remote areas on handheld devices
As authentication options blossom, startup tries to simplify deployment
A startup with a strong pedigree is trying to address the problem that businesses have keeping up with the ever-increasing options for authentication.
Fortinet embraces Cisco, HPE, Nokia
Fortinet is adding Cisco, HPE and Nokia to its stable of partners whose security gear can share information with Fortinet products to improve overall security.
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