Windows 7 keeps being a hot topic since its publication, and it was touted to be a great improvement no Vista, among what security aspect is included.
In order to text that assertion,the Sophos Team installed a full release copy of the new OS on a previously cleaned computer, kept the default values for User Account [...]

According to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report , security best practices from countries that have consistently exhibited low malware infection are shared. While network security is highlight in many enterprise and countries,these best practices and security intelligence provide a very valuable resource for business leaders that need to make accurate decisions based on [...]

According to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIRv7), worm infections in the enterprise rose by nearly 100 percent during the first half of 2009 over the preceding six month.That is horrible and indicates that more attentions should be paid to network security in enterprise. Before it does any harmful damages to us, we should [...]

Nowadays, almost every company has a network security admin! what will you do to ensure a proper training for your network security admin,properly training your security administrator is important. So, let’s see what makes a good network security administrator and what kind of training should be given to make a good network security administrator!
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Network security is arguably one of the most critical functions of IT - yet I frequently see organizations that have overlooked easily implemented security design practices. Here are a few common mistakes that could compromise your network defenses and put company assets at risk.

the first design flaw: Set it and forget it
The first flaw I [...]

Windows allows us to easily share files and folders with other people on our network; but some of us may want to know when someone else is accessing our shared files and folders. I am going to show everyone 4 different methods to do just that.
Computer Management

For all its faults, Windows has a lot of [...]

Web 2.0 applications, hosted services and social networks are examples of how today’s Internet is redefining the way people interact with one another and how businesses and organizations use and manage critical applications. The rapid expansion of choices and the high number of users has exposed inefficiencies in tools that the industry has traditionally used [...]

From www.readwriteweb.com
Twenty years after the release of the Morris Worm, one of the first worms discovered on the Internet, the Web has proven to be the primary place where bad guys lurk, looking for poorly secured websites to plant malicious code. And, they find plenty.
According to the 2009 Security Threat Report[PDF] from Shophos, one new [...]

1) Over-Believing the Software’s”Intelligence” without understanding how it makes determinations.
Software default settings are very seldom correct for YOU. For example, a device may say that a SQL server should respond in 50ms. But, if that device is across a WAN with a 200ms ping time–that is highly unlikely. This causes false SLOW SQL messages. This [...]

There is an illusion today towards discovering the loopholes in a network as wonders of global connectivity enfold. Such diversity seems to call for the need for companies to invest more in training their network operators on discovery of Network loopholes. Simultaneously, there also exists at large sophisticated [...]