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Security Trends: Archive: December 2008 

Your Firewall is Blind to Web Application Security

Learn how modern infrastructures demand better insight into web applications and their inherent risks in the form of web application firewalls.

Honing Computer Forensics Skills with Process Explorer

Need to cleanse a malware infected Windows system? Learning to use a free and handy tool called Process Explorer is an essential first step.

Enterprise Opportunities & Challenges in 2009

Money-saving technologies will be strong, cybercriminals will rev up and business intelligence solutions will spread.

Uncertain Future Adds to Security Concerns

Security is never a secondary concern, but the economic situation will compound the problem.

Honing Computer Forensics Skills with Process Explorer

Need to cleanse a malware infected Windows system? Learning to use a free and handy tool called Process Explorer is an essential first step.

Subject Lines Spammers Can't Resist

Any time you see an e-mail with one of these subject lines, delete it without opening if you want to stay safe.

Collaboration Apps Mean New Security Concerns

Sure, it's cool to aim at joining the Enterprise 2.0 crowd, but it opens up your business to security problems.

Critical Internet Explorer Patch: MS08-078 Resource Center

A one-stop guide to understanding the infamous IE7 vulnerability and patching it effectively (the sooner, the better).

Warning, Your Antivirus Software May be Leaky

If you think you're protected because you have antivirus applications installed, think again.

Intelligent Log Analysis May Beef up Security

Security logs could help detect and prevent security breaches, but analyzing their reports is so boring that they're underutilized.

Web 2.0 and Cloud Tech: A Spammers' Paradise?

More sites and businesses are hopping onto the latest tech bandwagons. You can bet that the bad guys will be, too.

Ward Off Mac Exploits

OS Roundup: Don't let the worm get into your Apple. Protecting yourself from exploits is just as critical for Mac users as for those running Linux or Windows -- and not something to get complacent about.

Secure Apache: Out, Damned Bot!

Defend your Web server against abusive spiders and 'flies'.

OpenVPN: Providing a Secure Connection for Your Users

Getting OpenVPN up and running is just the start. Learn how to get your users to work the Web safely with a secure connection to home base.

Safe Online Shopping: a Tech Expert's Tips

An insider’s guide to browser and password safety as you travel the Internet searching for bargains.

Botnets Bouncing Back

Despite McColo's takedown, observers say that major senders of spam and malware are returning -- and may be stronger than ever.

PayPal Rings Up Two-Factor Security

Your cell phone becomes the second part of two-factor authentication.

40 Open Source Tools for Protecting Your Privacy

Open source offers email encryption, anonymous file sharing, anonymous surfing, and many other apps for those with pressing privacy needs.

Firewall Guide: First Steps to Securing the Enterprise

A given even corporate IT environments -- even the lowly desktop nowadays -- firewalls are a critical network security component. But new threats and changes in the way people work are forcing a re-examination of how to configure firewalls.