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• Six questions to ask before buying enterprise MDM products

  Mobile device management can be a crucial part of enterprise security. Expert Matt Pascucci presents the key questions to ask when investigating MDM products.  Continue Reading

• Get the best botnet protection with the right array of tools

  Enterprise anti-botnet defenses, to be effective, must be added in multiple layers. No single security product will do the trick, but the right combo of tools can.  Continue Reading

• Threat Forecasting

  In this excerpt from chapter 1 of Threat Forecasting, authors John Pirc, David DeSanto, Iain Davison, and Will Gragido discuss how to navigate today's threat landscape.  Continue Reading

• Security for applications: What tools and principles work?

  Better app security requires both designing security in and protecting it from without. Learn how to work it from both angles and what tools you'll need for the job.  Continue Reading

• The Basics of Cyber Safety

  In this excerpt from chapter four of The Basics of Cyber Safety, authors John Sammons and Michael Cross discuss basic email security.  Continue Reading

• Deception in the Digital Age

  In this excerpt from chapter five of Deception in the Digital Age, authors Cameron H. Malin, Terry Gudaitis, Thomas J. Holt and Max Kilger discuss phishing and watering hole attacks.  Continue Reading

• The art of the cyber warranty and guaranteeing protection

  Jeremiah Grossman, chief of security strategy at SentinelOne, talks with SearchSecurity about the science of developing a cyber warranty for threat detection products.  Continue Reading

• Recent ransomware attacks: Is it an epidemic or overblown?

  Until WannaCry and NotPetya, estimates of ransomware cost and damages were likely overblown. But indications are that companies lost hundreds of millions from these malicious attacks alone.  Continue Reading

• Securing SQL Server: Protecting Your Database from Attackers

  In this excerpt from chapter nine of Securing SQL Server, author Denny Cherry discusses why SQL injection attacks are so successful.  Continue Reading

• Cybercrime and Business: Strategies for Global Corporate Security

  In this excerpt from chapter three of Cybercrime and Business, author Sanford L. Moskowitz discusses the effects cybercrime can have on small- and medium-sized businesses.  Continue Reading

• Why WannaCry and other computer worms may inherit the earth

  A vast majority of APT attacks and malware delivery happens via spear phishing. But worms have always had a place in the toolkit when the delivery method fit the mission.  Continue Reading

• Electronic voting systems in the U.S. need post-election audits

  Colorado will implement a new system for auditing electronic voting systems. Post-election audits have been proven to help, but are they enough to boost public trust in the systems?  Continue Reading

• Valerie Plame: U.S. government cyberdefense must be improved

  Former CIA officer Valerie Plame discusses why America's cyberdefense is lagging behind -- and what the government and private sector should do to reverse the trend.  Continue Reading

• Symantec Endpoint Protection and the details for buyers to know

  Expert Ed Tittel examines Symantec Endpoint Protection, an intrusion prevention, firewall and antimalware product for physical and virtual endpoints.  Continue Reading

• A closer look at Kaspersky antimalware protection services

  Expert Ed Tittel looks at Kaspersky antimalware product Endpoint Security, which provides multilayered protection against malware, phishing attacks and other exploits.  Continue Reading