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Data Security and Cloud Computing

• Sophos Endpoint Protection and an overview of its features

  Expert Ed Tittel examines Sophos Endpoint Protection, an endpoint security platform with antivirus, antimalware and more. Continue Reading

• SHA-1 collision: How the attack completely breaks the hash function

  Google and CWI researchers have successfully developed a SHA-1 attack where two pieces of data create the same hash value -- or collide. Expert Michael Cobb explains how this attack works. Continue Reading

• CISSP Domain 1: Cybersecurity and risk management

  Partner with business leaders and apply information security management principles to best address enterprise governance, risk management and compliance needs. Continue Reading

• Advanced Persistent Security

  In this excerpt from chapter seven of Advanced Persistent Security, authors Araceli Treu Gomes and Ira Winkler discuss the different threats facing organizations. Continue Reading

• What data loss prevention systems and tactics can do now

  Setting up systems to preventing data loss is a must for companies of all sizes. Learn the basics of and what's new in data loss prevention and how to keep your DLP system humming. Continue Reading

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  • digital signature
  • denial-of-service attack
  • role-based access control (RBAC)
  • cryptography

  • employee onboarding and offboarding
  • Payload (computing)
  • access control
  • ethical hacker

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• Finding a secure managed file transfer tool: Key considerations

  Need to ensure you are transferring large files securely? Consider an advanced managed file transfer product, preferably one with enterprise file synchronization and sharing abilities.Continue Reading

• CISSP domain 1 quiz: Security and risk management

  Test your knowledge of the CISSP exam’s Domain 1: Security and Risk Management -- one of the heaviest-weighted portions of the test -- with this practice quiz.Continue Reading

• The importance of securing endpoints with antimalware protection

  All organizations need to protect their endpoints from outside malware with antimalware products, which are essential to an enterprise-wide security strategy.Continue Reading

• Evaluating endpoint security products for antimalware protection

  Expert contributor Ed Tittel explores key criteria for evaluating endpoint security products to determine the best option for antimalware protection for your organization.Continue Reading

• Security analysis principles and techniques for IT pros

  The drive for greater security fuels IT more than ever, but fighting infosec threats depends on locating the right data sets and analyzing them efficiently.Continue Reading

• Tactics for security threat analysis tools and better protection

  Threat analysis tools need to be in top form to counter a deluge of deadly security issues. Here are tips for getting the most from your analytics tool.Continue Reading

• The best endpoint security practices are evolving and essential

  Ever since the first mobile device hit the enterprise network, best endpoint security practices have been a major IT concern. What's happened since then has been a staggering proliferation of the number and types of devices on the network, ...Continue Reading

• Do thoughts of your least secure endpoint keep you up at night?

  Some days, 'secure endpoint' feels like an oxymoron, but that soon may change. From smart sandboxes to advanced behavior analytics, learn what's new in endpoint security technologies.Continue Reading

• computer worm

  A computer worm is a type of malicious software program whose primary function is to infect other computers while remaining active on infected systems.Continue Reading

• IT security governance fosters a culture of shared responsibility

  Effective information security governance programs require a partnership between executive leadership and IT. All parties work toward a common goal of protecting the enterprise.Continue Reading