A Guide to Finding, Removing and Preventing Online Pests -- Online pests can range from the annoying to the downright dangerous. This Intranet Journal guide takes a step-by-step approach to diagnosing, removing and preventing spyware infestations.
Ten Back to School Security Tips for Administrators By Lyne Bourque -
Security Best Practices Article Published August 27, 2008
Soon students and faculty will put many schools' IT departments to the test. Schools (and businesses, too) can take steps to keep their users and their data safe.
Verisign Aims to Deflate 'Pump and Dump' Scams By David Needle -
Security Best Practices Article Published August 12, 2008
A fraud-detection service warns online brokerages when they're about to make a trade that looks fishy.
Bandwidth Alert: Brace Yourself for the Beijing Olympics By Richard Adhikari -
Security Best Practices Article Published August 4, 2008
Enterprises would do well to consider the strain their Internet access will take during the Games -- not to mention increased malware attacks.
Security Basics: A Strong Password is the Key By Jamie Bsales -
Security Best Practices Article Published July 14, 2008
Protecting your data and your identity starts with a strong password. Here's what you need to know to make your computer life safer and more secure.
Hard Lesson in Google Data Breach By Andy Patrizio -
Security Best Practices Article Published July 9, 2008
"You can't just throw the data over the fence and hope your problems go away."
Lessons From McAfee's S.P.A.M. Experiment By Andy Patrizio -
Security Best Practices Article Published July 3, 2008
Beyond don't open spam, the company finds that mobile phones are the new target, and guess which country is the second-largest target after the U.S.?
Surviving an IT Budget Squeeze By Sonny Discini -
Security Best Practices Article Published June 30, 2008
Doing more with less? Some tips for surviving, and thriving, budget cuts in the face of stringent corporate responsibilities and new breeds of devious threats.
Vendor Plugs Mobile Device Security By Judy Mottl -
Security Best Practices Article Published June 24, 2008
New antivirus tool detects malware based on application behavior.
Review: Symantec Online Backup By Gerry Blackwell -
Security Best Practices Article Published May 30, 2008
The company known for protecting data from digital vermin now offers an online data backup service. What's Symantec got in store(age) for you?
CA: Role-Playing Needs Security Test By Richard Adhikari -
Security Best Practices Article Published May 15, 2008
It's all about the roles when deciding user access to critical data resources.
The Top 75 Open Source Security Apps By Cynthia Harvey -
Security Best Practices Article Published April 16, 2008
Without much fanfare, the open source security area is growing rapidly. Here are top contenders from anti-virus, firewalls, forensics, intrusion detection, and more.
WPA Security Tips By Aaron Weiss -
Security Best Practices Article Published April 11, 2008
While WPA with PSK is more secure than WEP, it is not infallible. Learn how you can use it to its fullest advantage to protect your Wi-Fi network.
An Imperfect (Cyber) Storm By Susan Kuchinskas -
Security Best Practices Article Published April 10, 2008
Second exercise put communications between public and private sector to the test.
Five Steps to Secure Endpoints By Lauren Simonds -
Security Best Practices Article Published April 4, 2008
The adage 'the best defense is a good offense' certainly applies to keeping your network safe from digital criminals. Symantec offers five preventative tips you can employ at your company.
Sun, Accenture Sign On to Security Venture By Andy Patrizio -
Security Best Practices Article Published April 4, 2008
The two partners team to provide fine-grain security to SAP and other enterprise applications to outsiders.
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Learn how VeriSign SGC-enabled SSL Certificates can help improve site security and customer confidence. In this paper you will learn the differences between weak and strong encryption and what they mean for your sites security. Read more.