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IN THIS TOPIC:  VIDEO (3) , NEWS (95) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (59) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (14) , WEBCASTS (7) , DOWNLOADS (1) , DEFINITIONS (2) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (14)

  VIDEO: 1 - 3 of 3
WASC Web Honeypot Project enters next phase
SearchSecurity.com | 30 Jul 2009
VIDEO - Ryan Barnett of Breach Security and leader of the WASC Honeypot Project talks about phase three of the project, which uses an open proxy server to analyze Web attack data.
FAQ: Corporate Web 2.0 Threats
SearchSecurity.com | 12 Nov 2008
VIDEO - In this expert video, you will learn about Web 2.0 software, the threats it poses, and whether the benefits outweigh the risks. Key areas covered include the threats posed by services like Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn, as ...
Dan Kaminsky on DNS, Web attacks
SearchSecurity.com | 24 Jul 2008
VIDEO - Noted network security researcher Dan Kaminsky, director of penetration testing at IOActive, shares his research on DNS and Web-based attack techniques.
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  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 95
Web application vulnerability assessment shows patching progress
SearchSecurity.com | 12 Nov 2009
ARTICLE - White Hat founder and CEO Jeremiah Grossman said more improvements are needed, but companies can learn from firms taking website security seriously.
Web security firm ranks Firefox, Safari browsers as flaw prone
SearchSecurity.com | 12 Nov 2009
ARTICLE - Penetration testing firm Cenzic says Mozilla Firefox and the Apple Safari browsers contain the most vulnerabilities in a study covering the first half of 2009.
Layoffs prompt insider threat fears, cybersecurity survey finds
SearchSecurity.com | 11 Nov 2009
ARTICLE - The 12th annual Ernst & Young Global Information Survey found senior IT professionals worried about reprisals from disgruntled employees.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 59
WEB APPLICATION AND WEB 2.0 THREATS EXPERTS
Michael Cobb, featured expert
Founder and Managing Director, Cobweb Applications Ltd.
ASK A QUESTION
Do Facebook URL security concerns justify blocking social networks?
23 Oct 2009
EXPERT ANSWER - Michael Cobb explains why the privacy concerns with Facebook URLs are not a serious threat to the enterprise.
An enterprise strategy for Web application security threats
01 Oct 2009
TIP - People Security founder Hugh Thompson reviews the tools and tactics, from security assessments to Web application firewalls, that are essential to an application security strategy.
Scanning with N-Stalker offers basic Web application security assessment
29 Sep 2009
TIP - Demo: Peter Giannoulis of TheAcademyHome.com and TheAcademyPro.com introduces N-Stalker, a free Web application security assessment scanner available for Windows.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 14
Information security book excerpts and reviews
SearchSecurity.com | 19 Feb 2009
INFORMATION SECURITY BOOKSHELF - Visit the Information Security Bookshelf for book reviews and free chapter downloads.
Web application threats and vulnerabilities quiz answers
19 Jan 2006
SECURITY QUIZ ANSWER -
Gaining access using application and operating system attacks
Prentice Hall | 23 Dec 2005
BOOK CHAPTER - An excerpt from Chapter 7 of Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses, Second Edition, by Ed Skoudis and Tom Liston.
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 3 of 7
Platform Protection: Security Issues for Mobile Devices - Expert Podcast

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PREMIERED:   31 OCT 2006, 09:00 EST (14:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   This 10-minute Podcast features a Q&A-style back-and-forth interview with Lisa Phifer about security issues affecting various mobile device platforms, including BlackBerry and Symbian.
Top 5 Ways to Lock Down Your Mobile Devices - Expert Webcast

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PREMIERED:   31 OCT 2006, 09:00 EST (14:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   This webcast will offer advice for ensuring mobile device security.
Aware Defense: Trends in Spyware, Adware, and Potentially Unwanted Applications - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   11 MAY 2006, 14:00 EDT (18:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Join Peter Firstbrook, Gartner Research Director, as he examines the latest trends and issues in spyware, adware and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).
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  DOWNLOADS: 1 - 1 of 1
Fact or fiction: The security risks of cloud computing
Published by: SearchSecurity.com | 12 Nov 2008
PODCASTS - Check out this expert podcast and learn about the benefits of cloud computing and SaaS and get tips for addressing the security challenges of these business options.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 2 of 2
Web filter
31 May 2005
WORD - A Web filter is a program that can screen an incoming Web page to determine whether some or all of it should not be displayed to the user. The filter checks the origin or content of a Web page against a set of rules provided ...
content filtering
13 Nov 2002
WORD - On the Internet, content filtering (also known as information filtering) is the use of a program to screen and exclude from access or availability Web pages or e-mail that is deemed objectionable. Content filtering is used ...
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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 14
Editor's Desk: Google security needs HTTPS by default
Information Security Magazine | 08 Jul 2009
COLUMNS - Security's leading thinkers ask Google to turn on HTTPS by default for Gmail, Docs and Calendar.
Web browsers remain vulnerable to user mistakes
Information Security Magazine | 02 Apr 2009
COLUMNS - Hackers continue to bore holes in Web browsers, exploiting users with social engineering tricks to gain unauthorized access to systems and data.
How to secure use of Web 2.0
Information Security Magazine | 05 Mar 2009
FEATURES - How much information is too much information, and how will you monitor and manage the use of Web 2.0 inside your organization?
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