By Fayçal Daïra, CTO
As security companies add new technologies to meet the demands of both the evolving threat landscape and a compressed market, it is important they try not to forget about the core security technologies that have been protecting businesses for decades. An increased focus on new protection technologies, both acquired and built by security vendors, if not managed in conjunction with solid core security technologies could mean a decrease or lack of focus in other areas – most likely in the basic protection areas that we’ve all relied on for years. And guess what – the people and organizations responsible for digital attacks and data theft know this all too well. It’s time to look at the core of the business to ensure it is properly protected – it’s time to get back to the basics.
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"The dramatic change in the threat landscape over the last several years has security vendors no longer trying to protect enterprises from a single attack vector - the network - but now from threats vectors including the network, other endpoints on the network and the Internet itself."
Martha Vazquez, Frost & Sullivan
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Managing the security of critical information has proven a challenge for businesses and organizations of all sizes. Even companies that invest in the latest security infrastructure and tools soon discover that these technology-based “solutions” are short-lived. Anti-virus and firewall technologies alone are not enough.
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This is National Cybersecurity Awareness month; here’s a list of 10 questions to gauge your awareness of the dangers facing your business. Keep track of your score for a rating at the end.
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These days, hackers infect hundreds of thousands of computers with software that monitors their users, waiting for them to log onto a bank account. The nasty program installed on the computers of victims sends their bank IDs and passwords back to the hackers.
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With all the different terms, definitions, and terminology, trying to figure out what’s what when it comes to computer malware can be difficult. One important thing to remember about malware is that like its biological counterpart the number one goal is reproduction. Causing damage to a computer system, destroying data, or stealing sensitive information are all secondary objectives.
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Applications can be installed on your network and mobile computers, which many security professionals and organizations do not know exist. These applications often run in a discrete background operation and function as a spy reporting on user activity and habits that are recorded in day to day use of the computer system.
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Analysis of the collected endpoint information, in combination with the wealth of other log information collected through ArcSight’s solutions, will enable the automatic identification of security breaches, unacceptable use of corporate resources, and even exceptions to corporate and regulatory policy.
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StormShield Device Control System 5.1 has received an overall rating of four out of five stars in a test that evaluated features, ease of use, performance, documentation, support and value for money.
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StormShield Flexible Data Encryption 5.1 has received an overall rating of five out of five stars in a group test that evaluated eight competitive data encryption products and published in the July issue of SC Magazine.
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