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- Application firewalls offer specialized protectionFeature - Network security's most dangerous attacks are aimed at specific application protocols, coding flaws, and configuration errors. Application firewall appliances can help network engineers defeat these increasingly focused and specialized attacks.
- Application firewalls good enough -- for now -- for Web services securityTip - The few customers who are adopting Web services are relying on a new version of a tried-and-true security toll: the firewall.
- Application firewall tips and tricksTip - While network firewalls are effective at blocking unwanted communications, they do not provide a complete examination of traffic entering your network. Therefore, adding application-layer firewalls is essential to protecting your network from the inside out. This tip reviews types of application firewalls, how to properly configure them and create rule sets, and explains how to use whitelists, blacklists and traffic audits to secure your data and systems from attackers.
Application Firewall Security from searchSecurity.com
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Security School: Antimalware deployment concerns
Tutorial -Does antimalware shield enterprises like it once did? Is it even necessary? What's next? Expert Diana Kelley offers a fresh take.
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How to test a firewall: A three-step guide for testing firewalls
Tip -There are three steps when testing firewalls for your organization. Expert Joel Snyder explains how to test a firewall.
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How application whitelisting can help prevent advanced malware attacks
Tip -Advanced malware can be tricky, but application whitelisting on desktops can provide an additional layer of protection against malware attacks.
Application Attacks (Buffer Overflows, Cross-Site Scripting) from searchSecurity.com
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Adobe pushes patch for actively exploited Flash Player vulnerability
News -Adobe is addressing a zero-day flaw in Flash Player being used by cybercriminals in email attacks targeting Internet Explorer users.
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Submit your questions about application security
Answer -Michael Cobb is standing by to give you free, unbiased advice on application security.
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Dangerous applications: Time to ban Internet Explorer, Adobe in the enterprise?
Answer -CSIS says five dangerous applications are to blame for 99% of malware. Is it time to ban Internet Explorer, Flash and the others in the enterprise?
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