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Web server threats and application attacks

• Windows IIS server hardening checklist

  Use this handy Windows IIS server hardening checklist on the job to ensure your IIS server is deployed safely and stays secure in use.  Continue Reading

• Symantec Web Security Service vs. Zscaler Internet Access

  Learn how cloud-based secure web gateway products Symantec Web Security Service and Zscaler Internet Access compare when it comes to features, benefits, pricing and support.  Continue Reading

• 6 questions to ask before evaluating secure web gateways

  Learn which six questions can help an organization identify its web security and business needs and its readiness to implement a secure web gateway.  Continue Reading

• HTTPS interception gets a bad rap; now what?

  Should products intercept Transport Layer Security connections to gain visibility into network traffic? A new study by researchers and U.S.-CERT warn against it.  Continue Reading

• DNS Security: Defending the Domain Name System

  In this excerpt from chapter two of DNS Security: Defending the Domain Name System, authors Allan Liska and Geoffrey Stowe discuss why DNS security is important.  Continue Reading

• Information security book excerpts and reviews

  Visit the Information Security Bookshelf for book reviews and free chapter downloads.  Continue Reading

• The incident response process is on the clock

  No time to prepare for incident handling? Security tools aim to automate the incident response process and help organizations lessen the time between threat detection and response.  Continue Reading

• Investigating Internet Crimes: An Introduction to Solving Crimes in Cyberspace

  This is an excerpt from the book Investigating Internet Crimes: An Introduction to Solving Crimes in Cyberspace by Todd G. Shipley and Art Bowker.  Continue Reading

• Essential versus nonessential services for a Windows Web server

  Use this security checklist to harden your IIS Web server.  Continue Reading

• Gaining access using application and operating system attacks

  In this excerpt from Chapter 7 of Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses, Second Edition, authors Ed Skoudis and Tom Liston explain how security professionals can use exploit frameworks to their ...  Continue Reading

• Quiz: Web attack prevention and defense

  Test your knowledge of the material covered in Web attack prevention and defense, including the fundamentals of securing a Web server.  Continue Reading

• How to use SMTP relay service to keep spammers away from Exchange Server

  Learn how to use the IIS SMTP mail relay service to prevent spammers from directly interacting with your Microsoft Exchange Server.  Continue Reading

• Checklist of known IIS vulnerabilities

  Secure your Web server against these vulnerabilities.  Continue Reading

• A new era of computer worms: Wireless mobile worms

  In this excerpt of Chapter 9 from "The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense," author Peter Szor dissects the Cabir worm.  Continue Reading

• The 'ultimate' in virus analysis theory and practice

  Information Security magazine reviews Peter Szor's "The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense."  Continue Reading

• Web services security best practices: Presentation and application architectures

  Splitting the presentation and application architecture layers allows for checking each SOAP packet request and is a necessary Web service security best practice.  Continue Reading

• Thirteen website attacks that damage an enterprise's Web presence

  Many website attacks are potentially dangerous and can damage an organization's Web presence. Learn about the most common attacks and how they function.  Continue Reading