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How to Respond to a Data Breach

Despite all of the advice on preventing data breaches, such breaches will inevitably happen. The right preparation will help you respond quickly and contain the damage.

5 Tips for Fighting DDoS Attacks

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are growing in size and intensity. What can you do to fight them?

5 Tips to Protect Networks Against Shodan Searches

While Shodan isn't exactly "the scariest search engine on the Internet," it does present some security risks. Here is how to minimize them.

BYOD Fuels NAC Comeback

The BYOD boom is leading to a revival of network access control (NAC) technology, as more companies employ NAC to secure their networks.

How to Protect Macs in the Enterprise

Mac OS X has developed a reputation for security – which means many people ignore measures they should take to secure Macs in the enterprise.

6 Emerging Security Threats, and How to Fight Them

Hackers are nothing if not creative, so it's important for enterprise security pros to educate themselves about emerging security threats like these six.

10 Helpful iPhone Security Apps

What Is Lurking in Log Files

A U.S. software programmer made headlines when he outsourced his own job to China. He probably never would have gotten away with it if his employer had been paying attention to its log files.

Cloud Security Standards: What You Should Know

A confusing collection of cloud security standards can make it tough to evaluate cloud provider security.

Anti-Virus Isn't Enough: 7 Steps to Discourage Hackers

Anti-virus software is no longer a match for today's threats. Here's what your business needs to stay protected.

Cloud Becoming Key Element of Enterprise Security Strategies

While cloud security technology hasn't eliminated cybercrime, it has given organizations some new and effective ways of fighting it.

How to Handle Java to Minimize Security Risks

As Java has become a favorite tool of hackers, some experts are advising folks to disable it in browsers. What should business users do?

Virtualization Poses Security Risks in Public Cloud

Companies moving applications to a public cloud need to be aware of the risks created by using virtual machines in a shared cloud infrastructure.

5 BYOD Risks and How to Manage Them

Mobile device management can help enterprises deal with BYOD. But there are other ways of minimizing BYOD risks as well.

How to Avoid a Hacktivist Attack

Hacking motivated by political and social objectives grew strongly in 2012. Here is how to protect your company from the burgeoning hacktivism threat.

Anatomy of a Hack: A Case Study

Avoiding hacks is perhaps the most essential responsibility for security organizations, which can learn some valuable lessons from this analysis of a real-life hack.

Research Roundup: Current State of Cybercrime

Among the findings in recent security research: More than one in six mobile apps contain high-risk code that can compromise user security, and 44 percent of adults aren't aware security solutions for mobile devices exist.

3 Tips for Securing Email Messages (and Avoiding International Scandal)

Former CIA Director General David Petraeus and paramour Paula Broadwell could have made good use of three strategies for keeping private email exchanges private.

How to Prevent Spear Phishing Attacks

While security software can help prevent spear phishing attacks, staff training is the best way to avoid phishing losses.

Guide to iPad Security & MDM in the Enterprise

While iPads and other tablets offer the promise of major productivity gains in the enterprise, they can also introduce some pretty big security issues. Here's how to tackle those challenges.

How to Prevent Security Breaches from Known Vulnerabilities

While it's bad to be targeted by a hacker using new and relatively unknown security vulnerabilities, it's awful to fall victim to well-known attacks.

Prevent Web Attacks Using Input Sanitization

What do three of the five most common website attacks have in common? Yes, a lack of input sanitization. Find out why it's important and what to do about it.

Review: Malwarebytes Enterprise Edition

Malwarebytes Enterprise Edition detects and removes malware, removing all traces after a system has been infected, a capability that is likely to be especially important to small businesses.

5 Ways to Make Your Browser More Secure

Think installing antivirus software is all you need to do to protect data while surfing the Web? Don't kid yourself -- and use these five ways to make browsing sessions more secure.

7 IPv6 Security Risks

Not many people consider security risks associated with IPv6, the newest version of the Internet Protocol. But maybe they should.