Although endpoints are typically the targets, ransomware can spread rapidly across a network in spite of layers of security and impact the entire organisation. Ransomware threatens to derail network operations teams’ efforts to ensure optimal performance and security.
The cost to an organisation can be significant...
Published: Feb 12, 2018
Securing your network requires more than just new hardware and software. It’s about a change in your organization’s culture to a more security-conscious environment. Your staff needs strong and diverse passwords. They have to be aware of every link they click on and every attachment they download. Even the...
Published: Jun 10, 2013
As experts proclaimed in reaction to Firesheep, the best solution to the problem is to use TLS/SSL for all connections to web sites, including the home page.
Perhaps owing to the increased need for processing power it would entail, many large sites have been sparing in their use of TLS/SSL, but such frugality is increasingly...
Published: Sep 23, 2014
The report examines a wide range of business costs, including expense outlays for detection, escalation, notification, and after-the-fact (ex-post) response. We also analyze the economic impact of lost or diminished customer trust and confidence as measured by customer turnover or churn.
Published: Jun 27, 2013
Despite the many layers of security most companies implement, there is still one vulnerability that is often left unprotected: the Domain Name System or DNS.
This white paper explains how many attackers take advantage of recursive DNS, which almost every action on the internet relies on. Uncover 6 best practices you...
Published: Jun 12, 2018
The information security mission is no longer about implementing and operating controls. This report by the Security for Business Innovation Council (SBIC) describes how information security teams are transforming to include a much broader set of technical and business-centric activities, to better manage the wider risks...
Published: May 27, 2014
The monthly intelligence report, provides the latest analysis of cyber security threats, trends, and insights from the Symantec intelligence team concerning malware, spam, and other potentially harmful business risks.
Published: Dec 17, 2013
This white paper, based on experiences gathered from more than 1,000 application control deployments, provides a blueprint that organizations can adopt to help ensure their own successful application control deployment.
It also outlines how Carbon Black’s unique trust-based approach and dedicated support of...
Published: Jan 11, 2019
Organizations that process, store or transmit credit card data must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). With large data breaches affecting retailers in 2013 and the PCI DSS 3.0 January 1, 2015 deadline approaching; PCI DSS is an important topic for retailers in 2014.
Published: Jun 12, 2014
The best way to prevent business damage is to detect and remediate cyber attacks quickly. To do this, organizations should allocate a greater share of their security investments to enhancing capabilities in threat detection and response.
Published: Oct 24, 2013
Most companies depend heavily on two or three layers to defend against advanced threats: An initial line of defense at the Internet gateway, plus a second layer on each desktop or server. In many organizations, the layers and vectors of defense are not working together, so each component must be as sophisticated as the...
Published: Sep 18, 2014
Looking to buy a SIEM? Then you may be interested in learning about the financial benefits associated with the RSA NetWitness® evolved SIEM.
The Business Case for Evolved SIEM quantifies the potential value companies may realize by deploying the RSA solution. The business case is based on a study of 15 large...
Published: Jan 28, 2019
One of hackers’ dirty little secret weapons used to bypass security systems and penetrate even the most locked-down networks are advanced evasion techniques (AETs).
While AETs are not a secret among the hacking community—where they are well known and have been in widespread use for several years—there...
Published: Sep 18, 2014
As the security landscape changes, it’s time for a Firewall refresh. The decision to transition from legacy firewalls to next-generation firewalls is easy to justify, but picking the right solution for you may not be. This white paper from Palo Alto acts as a Firewall Buyer’s Guide; featuring firewall requirements...
Published: Jun 09, 2014