Defining Good Internet Security
With most of the internet world going crazy over personal security and privacy many of us caught up in the madness will be unable to tell the difference between a great Computer Security program and a subpar application. Even those of us who are tech savvy or had years of experience working with computers and the internet can become confused when faced with the innumerable of choices available to us. Many companies that publish Security Management software will target the fears of the layman user in an attempt to oversell them. A word of advice to those who may not possess advanced technical skill, always ask questions, do a fair amount of Security Research, and look at product reviews before you...
Implementing Vulnerability Remediation Strategies Within the Web Application Development Lifecycle
Once you've completed a security assessment as a part of your web application development, it's time to go down the path of remediating all of the security problems you uncovered. At this point, your developers, quality assurance testers, auditors, and your security managers should all be collaborating closely to incorporate security into the current processes of your software development lifecycle in order to eliminate application vulnerabilities. And with your Web application security assessment report in hand, you probably now have a long list of security issues that need to be addressed: low, medium, and high application vulnerabilities; configuration gaffes; and cases in which business-logic...
Stopping data leakage: Making the most of your security budget
After years of battling intrusions, viruses, and spam, organizations now find themselves wrestlingwith a relatively new but hugely significant security issue: data leakage. By March 2008, the inadvertent exposure of company confidential information was already being cited by analyst IDC as the number one threat, aboveviruses, Trojans, and worms1. At the end of the year, 80 percent of respondents in anothersurvey agreed that data security was one of the biggest challenges facing them, with 50 percentof respondents admitting they’d experienced a data leakage incident in 2008.2 IDC’s survey identified intellectual property as the most common type of information leaked and 81 percent of respondents...
How to Get Rid of Spyware - Remove Spyware From Your PC Now!
Most of us have heard horror stories of how somebody's bank account was wiped clean after passwords or banking information were stolen from their computers by unknown people. Spyware is usually to blame for these crimes. Spyware has different definitions according to different computer security companies. They all accept the fact that spyware are malicious and can install themselves without the owner of the computer noticing. Spyware have one goal which is, to spy. And as we know, a spy is not supposed to be uncovered. Spyware can lurk in your computer for months and you might never notice them. Spyware are made to enumerate. Enumeration is a hacking technique that requires secretly gathering...
Web Application Security - Don't Bolt it On - Build it In
How secure are your Web applications? Unless you conduct application vulnerability testing throughout the lifespan of your applications, there's no way for you to know about your web application security. That's not good news for your security or regulatory compliance efforts. Companies make significant investments to develop high-performance Web applications so customers can do business whenever and wherever they choose. While convenient, this 24-7 access also invites criminal hackers who seek a potential windfall by exploiting those very same highly available corporate applications. The only way to succeed against Web application attacks is to build secure and sustainable applications from the...
Security and Content Management Systems
Content Management Systems or CMS makes it easier to create and design Web sites. The beauty of using a CMS for your Web site is that even if you do not know how to write a single line of code or HTML, you can still create professional looking Web pages. With a CMS, you can also easily change the design of your site without affecting the content too much, making it far easier to apply changes to the whole site. Content management systems also allow for collaborative Web site design and maintenance, giving several users different levels of access so that they could change Web pages as necessary. CMS Security Flaws The problem with most CMS packages is that it is peppered with security vulnerabilities...
Do You Have Spyware Problems?
If you find yourself wondering how to remove spyware from your PC, it means that you've noticed that your computer is malfunctioning. What spyware and adware programs usually do is slowing down your computer speed by cluttering your hard drive with unnecessary and disturbing programs. Taking actions to remove spyware and adware will noticeably increase your drive speed and help you use your computer properly. The main concern with all adware and spyware is that they pose serious security issues. You need to remove adware as soon as possible if you suspect its presence, because your personal information may be at risk. Whoever created the adware that has infected your PC can get access to the data...
Unified Threat Management was originally designed to help protect the networks of small and medium sized businesses, but recently UTM firewalls have been expanding to corporate networks as well. The term UTM is used to describe network firewalls that contain many different features in 1 box. Such features include e-mail spam filtering, an intrusion prevention system, anti-virus capability, internet filtering, and the functions of a traditional firewall. Basically, what this means is that a UTM firewall can perform the same functions in 1 box that would otherwise require 2 or 3 boxes. What are the benefits of UTM Firewalls? 1. The main benefit of Unified Threat Management is the fact that so many...
Safeguard Your Computer - The 5 Step Plan
The Internet is increasingly used by white-collar criminals for fraudulent purposes. You can avoid these attempts to steal your personal information by being vigilant and by implementing the following 5 steps to safeguarding your computer and yourself. 1. Install anti-virus software and anti-spyware/adware software. 2. Install a firewall and only allow the necessary incoming/outgoing connections. 3. Maintain operating system (i.e., Windows) and browser updates. 4. Do not open attachments or click on links contained in e-mail from unfamiliar sources. 5. Do not download freeware or shareware from unfamiliar sources. Step 1: Install anti-virus software and anti-spyware/adware software. What is anti...
Hardware Firewalls and Software Firewalls
There are two types of firewalls: hardware firewall and software firewall. A hardware firewall is a physical device that is located in between the internet/network connection and the computer/s on the network. A software firewall is also known as a personal firewall. Software firewalls are installed on individual computers. Many people use a combination of both hardware and software firewall, as each offers a unique blanket of protection. If your home or business contains more than three computers that all share an internet connection, you should be using a hardware firewall, as this device will protect the entire network. A hardware firewall acts as a barrier between the internet and all the...
Your Firewall: How Does It Work?
erm firewall may not be new to you, but if asked why you need it and exactly how it works, very few of us will be able to provide an accurate answer. A firewall protects your computer and the files you are working on from unwanted users and programs, while you are logged on to the Internet. Unprotected files may be attacked by hackers who, with the use of harmful codes and programs, gains access to your personal information and may go as far as stealing your identity and using your credit card information for his/her personal interest. So, what exactly does a firewall do? A firewall brings an end to theft and also hinders potentially harmful programs from infecting other files. This explains the...
Eliminate Adware and Spyware
Everyone should eliminate spyware and adware from your hard drive for your computer privacy protection. Spyware and adware programs also slow down the speed of your computer by cluttering your hard drive with annoying programs. Once you eliminate adware and spyware, your computer speed will improve immediately. Spyware compromises the security of your personal information because the creators of these hidden programs can get access to your desktop even while you are offline. Adware creates annoying pop ups while you use the Internet. It can change your home page and even hijack certain pages to display their own messages, which are sometimes obscene. One of the most effective ways to stop spyware...
Firewall & Port Basics
Gaming in general is fun, but there's something about multiplayer gaming that'seven more enjoyable. Perhaps it's the satisfaction of realizing that the caryou just passed in the last lap is being driven by a real person, like you, andnot some computer program. But the Internet connection that makes gaming so much fun also serves as adoorway through which nefarious hackers can send malicious code, causing havocwith your computer. Broadband users are especially fertile targets for badseeds. That's why a firewall is so important. A good firewall, such as Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) that comes with Windows XP, protects your computerfrom attacks. A firewall works by blocking communication ports...
No Need To Replace Your Hotmail, Gmail Or Yahoo Mail Account – But Also Think Opolis!
No Need to Replace Your Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo Mail Account – But also think Opolis! Back in October 2009 the BBC and several UK and international newspapers reported on a massive security breach: Millions of Hotmail customers were advised to change their passwords, a warning which was later extended to users of Email services including Gmail and Yahoo Mail. Alone in the United Kingdom up to 21 million people and businesses using Hotmail services were warned of being potentially at risk of being defrauded after passwords were acquired illegally. It seemed that around 10,000 passwords were obtained by hackers. These created a fake website looking like the one of Hotmail to "convince" users to...
Sarbanes-Oxley: A Cross-Industry Email Compliance Challenge
Is your enterprise following the rules? The bulk of financial information in many companies is created, stored and transmitted electronically, maintained by IT and controlled via information integrity procedures and practices. For these reasons, compliance with federal requirements such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is heavily dependent on IT. Companies that must comply with SOX are U.S. public companies, foreign filers in U.S. markets and privately held companies with public debt. Ultimately, the corporate CEO and CFO are accountable for SOX compliance, and they will depend on company finance operations and IT to provide critical support when as they report on the effectiveness of internal...
Top 10 Email Safety Tips
Today email security has become a main concern for businesses, due to the emergence of spam, viruses, phishing and identity theft. More than ever companies are feeling the need to secure their business information. The following tips bring more awareness about common emails threat and how to deal with them. However a lot of those issues can be resolved with the support of an email hosting provider. 1. Secure Passwords Email passwords must be at least 6 characters long, however 8 or more characters are recommended. Email passwords must be case sensitive and contain letters, numbers and can contain most upper ASCII characters like "&" or "%"). As a general rule, secure passwords should contain a...
Quick tips of e-mail security
type="text/javascript"> Feature-rich email is not only a powerful way of communication, but also a major security threat. The more features an email service provides the security holes are made for hackers. In addition to the usual email security headache - executable attachments - HTML messages introduce new problems. HTML is not a plain text, it is rendered and it may contain executable code. You get dozens emails daily. Every time you read an HTML email message - something could be executed. It is just like you would execute dozens of unknown programs daily. When you view an HTML message, embedded images and stylesheets are downloaded from a remote web server. This is called a âweb bug...
Does Your Business Have a Secure Communication System?
Sending an email seems to be a safe and direct activity - you send a message to a specific person at a specific address, and that person receives and opens the message. However, email is not private communication. It is susceptible to all kinds of hacking and snooping, sometimes by your own coworkers, but mostly by others outside of the company. While email theft happens rarely, it is more common when there is important information being relayed. In other words, very few people want to eavesdrop about Aunt Matilda's bunion removal - not of interest, like most of the email transactions that go back and forth every day. However, there is a chance that a business that allows proprietary information to...
Maximizing E-mail Security ROI - Part V
ion This is the last of a five-part series on Maximizing Email Security ROI. Throughout the ages, people have encrypted communications to suit their information security needs. In the 1st century B.C., Julius Caesar didn’t trust the couriers who carried his messages to trusted acquaintances. So, he replaced every A with a D, every B with an E, and so on, all the way through the alphabet. Only those who knew Caesar’s shift-by-three rule could decipher his messages. Over 2000 years later, we’re still trying to protect our messages from prying eyes (If you have not read CipherTrust's white paper on Privacy Architecture, you can download it free here). In the Information Age, email is...
Secure Email Has More Than One Function
Most casual users only see email as a simple way to share or distribute information. Businesses, though, have to take it a little more seriously because secure email is something they can't afford to take for granted. Lost or compromised emails can be a real problem for any company. If, for example, you have spent a lot of time and effort (days in some cases) working on a business proposal and, through no fault of your own, someone clicks the wrong the things, you could risk losing all that work. Secure email will help you eliminate this danger and provide a service you can rely on. You can take this example to the next level, though, and imagine a time when the entire business is working hard and...
Access Denied! Why Can't I Email at Work?
Can you imagine a place where you can not talk to your friends without a chaperon or tend to personal matters without permission? I can. I call it Hunters Creek Elementary School, but for many others it is called the Office. It's sad but true: Millions of employees have had their access to personal email and social networking sites cut off. Almost all corporations monitor e-mail communications; but did you know that nearly half of these companies completely restrict employee access to popular email and social networking sites like Gmail, Hotmail, Facebook and MySpace? There is a good chance you know this from personal experience...you are not alone. As a former corporate worker bee, I can relate to...
Gmail Security - Always Use HTTPS
Those of you who currently use Gmail may have noticed a new notice in red at the top of your email screen More Google Mail Security. This message tells us that Google Mail, or Gmail, is now offering HTTPS by default. HTTPS stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. It provides authenticated and encrypted communication. HTTPS is the same protocol used by banks to keep your online accounts safe. In simple terms this means your data is coded at your web browser end and uncoded at Google's mail servers. Your data is therefore secure as it travels between your web browser and the Google Mail servers. (For a more technical explanation see Wikipedia.org) In general, online data is vulnerable to hacking...
What Are the Benefits of Colocation?
Colocation, sometimes termed collocation, co-location, or data center hosting, allows the customer to utilize the features of a large IT department without the high cost associated with housing servers. The customer physically keeps their personal server equipment in a rack in the data center of the colocation provider. The customer is provided with an IP address, bandwidth, and a power source for their servers. Many colocation providers also offer dedicated hosting; the customer can rent a server from the colocation provider. What are the Benefits of Colocation? There are many benefits to colocation, but one of the main benefits is redundancy. It ensures that the customers network is up at all...
WordPress Security Plugins - Half the Battle
You might think that installing a few WordPress security plugins does the entire job of protecting your site. Security plugins can help make your site safer (i.e. database backups, login lockouts). Most people don't realize that there's much more involved in order to protect a WordPress blog. WordPress is an application powered by PHP and MySQL. Many high-traffic websites use MySQL and PHP for large-volume data storage. If you are a WordPress user, anytime you create a post or page, the information gets stored on your database. Even though there are WordPress plugins out there that can help backup your database in case of disaster, you always want to take all necessary precautions to prevent your...
Executive Protection - The Kidnap Prevention Chain
As the saying goes, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The kidnap prevention chain consists of various links. Threat Assessment The first link is the cornerstone of prevention because without knowing the risks, it's impossible to guard against them. And without knowing the threats that you are susceptible to, you cannot build secure kidnap prevention plans. Enhanced Awareness The second link in the chain is concerned with enhanced awareness. This is a prerequisite for tactical prevention because without awareness there cannot be preventative action, and without action there would be no protective solution to the kidnap risks. Tactical Prevention The third link in the kidnap prevention...
Phone Fraud Still a Problem For US Businesses
Whatever happened to telecom fraud? Does it still exist? Should you as a business owner be concerned? Despite huge advances in security technology and increased telecommunication security protection and customer awareness, phone fraud continues to be a major concern for all businesses. Just the thought of the possibility of thousands of dollars in losses to a business because of phone fraud is daunting. The fact is that phone fraud still has the potential to put your business out of business and that is a scary proposition. Even with the advent of VOIP technology, the thieves have continued to figure out how to hack even the most complicated systems and companies like yours and mine can still...
What is a Firewall and Do I Really Need One?
Defining what a firewall is- A firewall is a piece of hardware or software that filters the network traffic between your computer, home network, or companies network and the internet. You should, in my opinion, never use the internet without being behind a firewall. This article will help define in your mind what a exactly a firewall is and how you choose the proper one for you. Just like real world firewall a computer firewall protects your computer and network from threats out there in cyber space. A brick and mortar firewall protects you from one obvious attack, a computer firewall guards you from several different kinds of attacks. Viruses, worms, DoS attacks and hacking are occurring on a daily...
What is Clustered Hosting?
With so many people going online across the world, web hosting has gained profound significance on the Web. Sometimes, a single server is not able to suffice for all the requirements of a website. Clustered hosting appears as a feasible option there. Different servers host common information that enables a large number of users to access the required information at one point of time. Clustered Hosting means a group of numerous servers sharing the processed power, programs etc. This leads to better utilization of resources and increased redundancy. It's structured to eradicate the intrinsic errors of shared hosting systems. All the servers are grouped together to share the common work load. All the...
Preparing For An Upgrade To An Ip Megapixel Surveillance Camera
If you're trying to upgrade to an IP megapixel surveillance camera, chances are that you're actually moving away from an existing analog security camera system. If this is the case, then it's important to prepare for the upgrade to the new technology properly. First, you must keep in mind that the IP megapixel surveillance camera will depend directly on your existing IP network to handle the image and video processing necessary to actually view the surveillance footage. This means that an computer IP network must already be securely in place. Given the high and frequent transmission of data, paying attention to network security is also important. Proper firewalls should be in place to make...
Top 4 Threats to Your Wireless Network
If you are like most online business owners that are using a wireless network, you are likely unaware of the potential dangers to both your business and the safety of you and your customers data. In this article, I'm going to discuss 4 different threats that you must be aware of when it comes to operating a business over a wireless network. Many think that if they have the latest router, combined with the latest in security software, they are all set and having nothing to worry about. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Any type of equipment or security measures you take only act as deterrents. If someone really wants to break into your network, they'll come up with a way to do so. The good news is...
Business Security Threats - Avoid These Common Mistakes to Protect Critical Data
It's not a matter of if, but when. You might think that as a small business owner, your company is not a target for malicious hackers or attacks, but this couldn't be farther from the truth. Size doesn't matter when it comes to maintaining business continuity in light of security threats - both natural and man-made - anyone and everyone is susceptible. Think about what kind of information you could lose from various business security threats - years worth of tax records, confidential employee information including Social Security numbers, signed customer contracts and customer contact records, just to start. When an eight person law firm in Miami was hit by Hurricane Ike in 2008, it was forced to...
Can A Hacker Bring Down Your Whole Business?
Perhaps the question should really be, how long could they bring down your business for? It's an alarming thought, but in truth a single hacker with the right knowledge could seriously damage your business to the point that you wouldn't be able to function in any real way for several days, perhaps even longer. It's clear that you have a responsibility to make sure your business is as safe as it possibly can be. In this sense the best stance to take is to assume that yes, a hacker could indeed bring down your whole business. Are you prepared to let that happen? Of course not - and this is why you need to put in place adequate measures to protect yourself from attack by hackers with all kinds of...
What Chemical Facilities Need to Do to Protect Cvi
On June 8th, 2007 the new federal Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security (CFATS) regulation went into effect. This regulation (6 CFR part 27) will put a number of reporting requirements on chemical facilities. These requirements will force a large number of chemical facilities to submit sensitive information to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Some of the information will be sensitive business (inventories, pounds of products produced, estimated market share, etc) and security information (vulnerabilities, protective measures, worst case scenarios, etc) that neither the Federal Government nor the facility providing the information wants to let get into unauthorized hands. To protect...
The Benefits of a Using a Web Proxy Server
There are several benefits of using a web proxy server, particularly if your own server is unable to access your choice of URL. There can be a number of reasons for this, although you are advised to keep clear of using proxy servers to bypass blocks placed on your IP address. There are many perfectly respectable reasons for using a proxy server, although let's first check out how they work. Let's say that you are server A trying to access information on server B. In other words, you are using computer A and want to connect to computer B. For some reason, you may not be able to do that, or might not want your details made known to those operating computer B. Then you can use a proxy C to do that for...
Computer Safety Tips - Six Tips You Should Know Before Downloading Any Files From The Internet
The Internet contains vast amount of information and information such as ebooks and software can easily be obtained by downloading it into your computer. This will save time and effort and everything can also be automated. You can download the files even though you're on a different time zone. However, even though downloading files from the Internet have many advantages, there are some disadvantages because the files that you've downloaded maybe are malicious threats. Before downloading any files to your computer, I have six tips you should know so you can be more secure when downloading files from the Internet. 1. File Size First of all, look at the file size of the files that you want to download...
Spyware and How to Protect your Computer From It
Spyware was in headlines for the first time in 1999 when a freeware game called " Elf Bowling" circulated with spying software along with it. Since then spywares are creating a havoc in the computer world. Some of the downloadable software comes with a licensing agreement that a spyware program will be installed along with the requested software. But most of us do not go through the agreement properly. Spyware exists as independent executable programs. These malicious software have the ability to monitor keystrokes, change the default home page on the Web browser, read cookies, scan files on the hard drive, install other spyware programs and even spy other applications, such as chat programs or word...
Understanding Internet Firewall - Do I Need One?
Many novice computer users do not really understand the importance of firewall. It is easier for a not so savvy computer user to understand antivirus and antispyware software than the firewall because the name "firewall" is somewhat misleading. A firewall is a program or software that prevents malicious attacks coming from the internet from penetrating your computer or network. There are millions of "zombie computers" in the net that are all the time scanning for other computers connected to the internet that have security holes. Without a firewall, a computer that is connected to the internet is highly vulnerable to attacks and can be infected within twenty minutes. A firewall's function is to...
How Does A Firewall Work?
You may have heard the term firewall before but have you ever wondered how does a firewall work and why do I need one? A computer firewall protects your computer by putting up a barrier to keep anyone from accessing your files when you are surfing the Internet. Once a hacker get access to your files malicious codes spread through your computer retrieving your personal information that the hacker can use to steal your identity or charge items with your credit card numbers. So how does a firewall work? A firewall not only stops this from happening but keeps the malicious file out of your computer so it can't spread to your other files. That's why it's called a firewall because its job is similar to a...
Acceptable use policy and IT security While banning staff from sending or receiving personal emails is unrealistic, organizations can set boundaries that define reasonable, excessive or inappropriate use, through a comprehensive, updated and enforced email acceptable use policy (AUP). A well-articulated email AUP addresses four core security and operational areas: Compliance Safe working environment Data leakage Asset abuse. A framework for corporate governance According to IDC Research 97 billion emails are sent worldwide each day1, and it is estimated that 80 percent of an organization’s operational records are stored within the email infrastructure. Governments around the world have responded...
NAC 2.0: A new model for a more secure future
NAC’s functions fit better on the endpoint. We need to move beyond today’s scenario, where users struggle to implement NAC as a successful security framework. Just how bad is it? We’ve found that 40% of enterprises surveyed had begun NAC deployments, but only 4% actually finished. The majority of those that do finish are turning to solutions focused on network hardware like appliances, Ethernet switches, routers, and VPN gateways. But we believe this is the wrong approach. NAC 1.0 and why it failed Organizations are increasingly turning to network access control technologies to provide better protection for their networks and data. However, many of the first generation “NAC 1.0” solutions...
MAC spoofing using windows platform
Every Network Interface Card (NIC) on any platform has unique MAC address that used to access Ethernet networks. The MAC address is hard coded by the network card manufacturer and on many security systems used as a platform identity for network access permission. Using the MAC address of a platform with network permission rights by an intruder or malicious software instead of its original address called MAC spoofing. MAC address network access control MAC address spoofing is quite an easy task for a potential intruder especially when using MAC address of network nodes that are inactive most of the time like network printers and networking time and attendance systems. This is the main reason for not...
Always Use Efficient Security Applications
As a computer user I always use to search for the best security that I can get from the web to make my system secure. I found many, downloaded and installed some but still I am seeking more. Instead of installing different applications, I wanted to have a single security application that can secure my system from viruses, spywares, and also protects my data from hackers at the same time but wasn't able to find one, however the alternatives I downloaded are doing good job for me. There are numerous security applications that you can find on the internet but it's really hard to choose the best one, some of them are free and for some you have to pay. Computer users usually have to face problems like...
4 Steps to Choose a Mini PCI-E Bluetooth Wifi Card
The main difference between Wireless network card and Network card is signal to receive and send data, if you can find Internet access port, but also can be achieved with Internet connections. Today, the wireless card is more product categories, and prices vary. For ordinary consumers, the purchase of your home wireless mini pci-e card when the purchase is sure to encounter all kinds of errors. 1 transmission rate is not the only criterion to measure the performance Transfer rate here refers to the wireless network card in some of the data under the standard network protocol to send and receive capabilities, the rate depends on the support of the standards and the surrounding environment and other...
Web 2.0 Hack Attacks Terrorize Social Media Platforms
Hacker attacks on Web 2.0 social media networking sites are likely to come more often and be more creative and complex. Hackers and cybercriminals' commando skills are increasingly leveraging the Web. Their aim is to maim Web 2.0 applications and social networking sites. Organizations waddling into the Web 2.0 stratosphere need to listen up and re-assess their defensive mechanisms to protect users from hidden threats lurking on legitimate sites. Hackers are driving and distributing unrelenting malware perpetrating identity theft, financial fraud, and corporate espionage. As a growing number of Web 2.0 applications are routinely adopted into the business world they bring with them confronting...
ious threats that are experienced by the network During the present day world situation the use of some of the traditional enterprise security like that of antivirus software and firewalls for desktop is of no use. Most of the businesses employ service gateways with proper service protector. With the passage of time there are more and more threats posed to the sophisticated malware. At the same time with an increased mobility of the workers the enterprise is much more susceptible to any kind of online attack than it was ever before. So if there is any unsecured laptop present then it can lead to loss and corruption of the data from the entire infrastructure. In such a situation the service gateway...
The Identity Ties that Bind -- How SSO Efficiencies Relate to Physical & Logical Security Convergen
Single sign-on (SSO) has long been known in the IT world as an effective way for organizations to improve IT security while solving password management and user access issues. More specifically, SSO provides a means for organizations to verify a person’s identity before granting access to networks and application data. Some SSO solutions include monitoring capabilities that can provide records of individual employee access to applications, ensuring there are no network security breaches, while enabling organizations to comply with regulatory and corporate governance initiatives. In the physical security world, building access cards have similar benefits to SSO - authenticating employees...
Benefits of using a Biometric Fingerprint Scanner
Fingerprint Recognition Hamster is a fingerprint scanner for a computer Security featuring superior performance, accuracy, durability based on unique Fingerprint Biometric Technology. It can be plugged into a computer separately with your mouse. It is very safe and convenient device for security instead of password that is vulnerable to fraud and is hard to remember. Use Hamster with your choice of compatible biometric software for authentication, identification and verification functions that let your fingerprints act like digital passwords that cannot be lost, forgotten or stolen. Features : Fast and Perfect Authentication through excellent Algorithm. Compact, lightweight and portable. High...
Network Secutity Using Honeypots And Cryptography
NETWORK SECURITY Using HONEYPOTS AND CRYPTOGRAPHY Abstract For every consumer and business that is on the Internet, viruses, worms and crackers are a few security threats. There are the obvious tools that aid information security professionals against these problems such as anti-virus software, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, but these systems can only react to or prevent attacks-they cannot give us information about the attacker, the tools used or even the methods employed. Given all of these security questions, honeypots are a novel approach to network security and security research alike. A honeypot is used in the area of computer and Internet security. It is a resource, which is...
There are many different types of access control system
Access control system Business owners and managers are constantly identifying areas of risk and taking steps to mitigate that risk. In an IT environment, risk takes the form of access. An organization may possess a wealth of resources, but those resources are not available to every employee, customer or partner. Businesses implement access control system to ensure that each user (inside or outside of the organization) only has access to the resources necessary to perform their respective tasks, while preventing access to resources that are not relevant to the user. Solution providers need to recognize the importance of access control system in everyday security, understand its management...
e of security is changing dramatically. Many organizations are now looking to bridge physical and logical access systems for unified enterprise security management, and as these companies are realizing the benefits of a converged solution, the industry is beginning to redefine the role of security. All organizations need to protect their corporate assets — whether it’s preventing the theft of office equipment, providing a safe environment for employees and their belongings, or keeping hackers and industrial saboteurs from wreaking havoc with networks, applications and databases. Yet, because physical and logical security has traditionally been handled by separate organizations and...
Security Engineer's Dream Product a Reality Now With Full Visibility of Your IT Infrastructure
Tim Peterson (not his real name), an IT Security Engineer with one of the largest oil companies in the Middle East, is very frustrated these days. His chief concern is the complexity in manual collection and correlation of security data for incident identification and remediation. He spends hours querying and writing scripts to collect and compile data after a security incident. For further forensics and root cause analysis of the security incident his team takes days. Many of the team members are already multi-tasking because of reduced workforce. Tim has secured his network with security devices like routers, web content filters, firewalls, IPS but still lacks full visibility in certain areas of...