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15 Common Mistakes in Web Security: Enterprise vulnerabilities that invite attack

Overview Web 2.0 applications provide access to numerous resources. From social networks to blogs, to wikis, employees are surfing the web for business data and for personal use.

However, web-borne viruses, spyware, malicious code, data leaks, identity theft, pornography, and illegal files are just as happy landing on a corporate PC as on a domestic one. But few enterprises are rigorous in their web defense. This resource identifies fifteen of the most common web security mistakes we see every day in enterprises of every size.

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Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Clearswift	File Format	PDF
Date Published	March 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Security, Security Standards, Security Management, Security Tools, Best Practices

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