All pages tagged with breach
Is your risk management plan as good as it gets?
Not all security incidents can be prevented, nor is it cost-effective to try. Each control should be evaluated on its own merits prior to implementation. Issues to consider: direct costs, ...
Written by: Shawna McAlearney and added on Feb. 15, 2011Computer Forensics - We've Had an Incident, Who Do We Get to Investigate?
Computer forensics is used to conduct investigations into computer related incidents, whether the incident is an external intrusion into your system, internal fraud, or staff breaching your security p
Document added on June 12, 2011The security risks and ways to decrease vulnerabilities in a 802.11b wireless environment
<font size="3"><b>Introduction</b></font><br></br><br> This document explains topics relating to wireless networks. The main topics discussed include, what type of vulnerabilities exist today in 802.11 networks and ways that you can help ...
Written by: Richard Johnson and added on May 6, 2011The Weakest Link: Social Engineering
To demonstrate how easily security breaches happen, I asked our department heads to attend a meeting on social engineering. Much to their dismay I explained how within 30 seconds I ...
Written by: Mark Richardson and added on June 28, 2011The Threat of Social Engineering and Your Defense Against It
There are several methods that the malicious individual can use to try to breach the information security defenses of an organization. The human approach, often termed Social Engineering, is one ...
Written by: Radha Gulati and added on June 11, 2011Basic Security Checklist for Home and Office Users
This article will offer readers a simple basic security checklist that will enable users and managers to increase the security level in their organization without any additional financial investment. It ...
Written by: Anton Chuvakin and Ken Dunham and added on Jan. 10, 2011The Soft Underbelly: Attacking the Client
Since at least 1998 (see Avolio), security experts have warned that a perimeter defense alone is insufficient, and the vast majority of networks are extremely vulnerable as soon as the ...
Written by: Tom Vogt and added on May 25, 2011Smart Cards as Secure Employee Badge
Despite the security threats coming mostly from internal breaches we want our employees to have access "from anywhere to anywhere" which requires an "enabling" type of security. This could only ...
Written by: Shahin Shadfar and added on Jan. 26, 2011U.S. Information Security Law, Part One: Protecting Private Sector Systems, and Information Security Professionals and Trade Secrets
This is the first article in a four-part series exploring the law of information security in the United States. The series is designed to be a resource for information security ...
Document added on Feb. 20, 2011Cyber 101: Why is Cyber Security Important Now?
The wide spread use and dependency on the constantly changing technology also come with corporate complacency and increased sophisticated tools and attacks (which not necessarily require technical expertise). There are ...
Written by: Patrick Faust and Kenneth Newman and added on Jan. 10, 2011