Expert analysis
PCI Compliance Explained
Learn about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a security standard that includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network …
The Rise of User Circumvention and Risky Unauthorized Activities
In the new edition of the HNS podcast, Chris King from Palo Alto Networks discusses user circumvention – how end users are actively skirting IT security controls with …
Payment Card Industry Mandate Stresses Importance of Web Application Security: Recommended Becomes Required
On June 30, another refresh of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) will upgrade Web application security testing from a best practice to a …
Q&A: E-mail Security Threats and Countermeasures
David Vella is the Director of Product Management at GFI with experience in quality assurance, network administration and software development. In this Q&A he provides …
Politically motivated Distributed Denial of Service attacks
In the new edition of the HNS podcast Dr. Jose Nazario, Arbor Networks senior security researcher, talks about politically motivated DDoS attacks around the world.
Blind SQL Injection Discovery And Exploitation Technique
This paper describes a technique to deal with blind SQL injection spot with ASP/ASP.NET applications running with access to XP_CMDSHELL. It is possible to perform a pen test …
Web application security landscape and trends
In the latest issue of the HNS Podcast, Mandeep Khera from Cenzic shares web application security trends observed by his company in the first quarter of 2008. Mr. Khera also …
The Botnet Business
Botnets have been in existence for about 10 years; experts have been warning the public about the threat posed by botnets for more or less the same period. Nevertheless, the …
Safeguarding Your Data With TrueCrypt
There are countless reasons why you’d like to make sure your data stays private. Maybe you travel a lot and you’re worried your laptop may be stolen, perhaps you …
Showcase: Portable Security
At the RSA Conference 2008 in San Francisco we caught up with MXI Security. In this video you can see a showcase of their offerings related to portable security.
Information Assurance: National Security’s New Front Line
Nowadays, few would ever consider using the Internet “unprotected” without a reliable anti-virus software and firewall solution installed on their PC networks. Yet …
The Rising Trend of Internet Counter-Intelligence
All types of organizations – from Fortune 500 to “mom-and-pop” operations – have mandated the use of anti-virus, anti-adware, anti-spam, firewall and …