They have remote dial-in capabilities for their remote engineers and have to have a way to guard those entry points. Such networks -- the two common types being Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) networks and Distributed Control...
While taking steps to safeguard against email borne viruses is important, it is also critical to appreciate that many attacks nowadays are 'blended', meaning that the virus will persist in trying alternative entry points - such as direct open TCP...
Security device maker NetScreen Technologies and network hardware maker Cisco both plan to add secure sockets layer (SSL) functionality to their VPN products. While almost every large and midsize business already uses a firewall, more companies...
Ranked fifth amongst the top originating countries, excluding worm-type strikes, Australia was the only new entry to the ranks tabled from hacker activity in the six months from July to December 2003.
Phones, for example, can become vulnerable if their passwords are not changed as they offer many points of entry for hackers. Though there is precious little evidence of VoIP security attacks, organisations cannot afford to be complacent.
Crosby said that, in general, virtualisation reduced the number of points of entry into operating systems but that vendors relying on kernel access to implement security would run into difficulties. Crosby warned that throwing random data at the...
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