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Exploit Kits: Getting in By Any Means Necessary
Exploit kits, which first became popular in 2006, are used to automate the exploitation of vulnerabilities on victims' machines, most commonly while users are browsing the web. Over the past decade they have become an extremely popular means for criminal groups to distribute mass malware or remote access tools (RAT), because they lower the barrier to entry for attackers and can enable opportunistic attacks at scale.
How to Protect Your SMB Against Cyber Attacks
Passwords are the most basic form of protection, yet they are also the most susceptible to outside hacking because of poor employee practices. Whether employees write them down, simplify them, or neglect to change them, passwords are an easy target for outside hacking. This video discusses password best practices, and what an companies can do to manage their employees password.
Password Management Perspectives with Securosis Analyst Adrian Lane
Adrian Lane, a security Strategist at Securosis and Mitch Rosen, Sales Engineer at Keeper Security discuss the best practices for password encryption, protection and maintenance. Passwords continue to be problematic for companies as they are necessary and easiest to hack. Companies need to reconsider password policies particularly with the advent of mobile devices and the proclivity of remote users.
The Transformational CIOs Guide to Omnichannel Customer Engagement
Are you a functional CIO or a transformational CIO? Studies show that CIOs who play a transformational role benefit the businesses that support them - as well as the CIOs themselves. The key: Improving customer experience and operational efficiencies. This executive brief examines strategies for CIOs to enable true omnichannel customer engagement for business growth.
10 Thing Your Next Firewall Must Do
Your network is more complex than ever before. Your employees are accessing any application they want, using work or personal devices. Oftentimes, these applications span both personal and work-related usage, but the business and security risks are often ignored. Prospective employees are asking about application usage policies before accepting a job.
Architecture Matters: Beyond Layered Security Approaches
This white paper looks at how the foundational architecture of a next-gen firewall and security platform "matters" in enabling the business and protecting it against a wide variety of attacks, how it enables unique and specific security scenarios, and how it supports a prevention-oriented approach.
Building a Scalable Remote Access Environment in AWS
Today, working remotely has never been easier, due to the ubiquity of mobile devices and reliable Internet connectivity. The ease with which a worker can get connected to the corporate network delivers the impression that your co-worker is down the hall, when in fact they are traveling internationally.
Choose the Right Platform for Securing SaaS
A new survey commissioned by Palo Alto Networks and conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group explores why enterprise IT leaders are embracing CASB products, where they are using them, and what capabilities are most important to them. One of the most critical needs is securing the use of SaaS applications.<br/><br/>Here's what you need to know.
Data Breaches: Is Prevention Practical?
Businesses must still focus their limited security resources on the important tasks of daily operations, incident response and remediation, but given current trends, prevention must take on new urgency. How can organizations detect more rapidly or even prevent incidents that could result in a breach? How can organizations build an effective security program around prevention?
Firewall Buyers Guide
Even with more advanced features and supposed higher throughput than ever before, firewalls are not able to keep up with modern demands or advanced threats. Users are more distributed than ever, and so is data. Threats are changing rapidly, and traditional defense mechanisms that rely on layered security do not work.