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This article is part of the March 2013/ Volume 15 / No. 2 issue of Outsourcing security services
Endpoint antivirus doesn't work. Yes, the secret is out: in a dramatic public spat, the industry's biggest antivirus vendor was recently called out for failing to detect and thwart an advanced persistent attack. Granted, this wasn't really a secret to information security practitioners, but for many consumers and, surely, a few C-level executives, the event revealed that without additional security technologies, antivirus offers little protection against contemporary cyberattacks. Fortunately, this incident has shed light on the advanced methods attackers now use to easily subvert antimalware products. To briefly recap, in late January the New York Times revealed it had been the victim of China-based cyberattack campaign, which had gone on undetected for at least four months. Attackers are believed to have gained initial network access by spearphishing, then using valid credentials to make their way through the network and into more than four dozen employees' computers, seeking identities of reporters' sources on stories involving the Chinese prime ... Access >>>
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Outsourcing security services in the enterprise: Where to begin
by Mike Chapple, Enterprise Compliance
Outsourcing security services doesn’t have to mean moving to the cloud. Enterprises have many options for outsourcing security services, including managed and hosted services.
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Managing big data privacy concerns: Tactics for proactive enterprises
by Lynn Goodendorf, Contributor
The growing use of big data analytics has created big data privacy concerns, yet viable tactics exist for proactive enterprises to help enterprises get smarter while keeping consumers happy.
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Outsourcing security services in the enterprise: Where to begin
by Mike Chapple, Enterprise Compliance
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Antivirus evasion techniques show ease in avoiding antivirus detection
by Joe Granneman, Contributor
In the wake of the New York Times attack, a look at antivirus evasion techniques show how easy it is to avoid antivirus detection and why new defenses are needed.
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Antivirus evasion techniques show ease in avoiding antivirus detection
by Joe Granneman, Contributor
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Big data creates cloudy security forecast
by Robert Richardson
Security in the cloud has come a long way and it’s now possible to control the quality of security you get in Web deployments, and to monitor what’s going on in your slice of the cloud.
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Well-rounded information security education benefits IT professionals
by Doug Jacobson and Julie A. Rursch
A security-savvy IT staff can help reduce risk. Learn about information security training and education options for IT professionals.
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Marcus Ranum: Cloud service-level agreements
by Marcus Ranum
Marcus Ranum, security expert and Information Security magazine columnist, goes one-on-one with Randy Sabett, counsel at ZwillGen PLLC and formerly with the National Security Agency to discuss cloud SLAs.
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Big data creates cloudy security forecast
by Robert Richardson
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