Tutorials

Tutorials

• Mimikatz tutorial: How it hacks Windows passwords, credentials

  In this Mimikatz tutorial, learn about the password and credential dumping program, where you can acquire it and how easy it makes it to compromise system passwords.  Continue Reading

• Firewall security best practices: Get firewall network security advice

  Get to know your firewall inside and out with this compilation of resources on firewall vulnerabilities, configuration and more.  Continue Reading

• Intrusion detection and prevention: IDS/IPS security guide

  This guide is a compilation of SearchSecurity.com's best resources on intrusion detection and prevention. It covers not only the basics of what they are and how they work, but also discusses several other important areas of IDS and IPS security, ...  Continue Reading

• NAC security guide: How to achieve secure network access in the enterprise

  This multi-part network access control (NAC) security guide covers a variety of NAC-related topics, offering tips and expert advice on how to thoroughly secure network access to the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Managing remote employees: How to secure remote network access

  This SearchSecurity.com mini learning guide is a compilation of tips from our experts on how to secure remote network access. The guide offers best practices for managing remote employees and helping them set up a secure home network, as well as ...  Continue Reading

• NAC protection: Network access control policy, deployment guidelines

  This SearchSecurity.com mini learning guide is composed of a variety of content, all discussing network access protection guidelines, including best practices for creating a network access control policy and NAC deployment.  Continue Reading

• Secure network architecture best practices: DMZ and VLAN security

  This mini learning guide will cover best practices for achieving and maintaining a secure network architecture, discussing several aspects of DMZ security and VLAN security.  Continue Reading

• Endpoint protection advice: Improving NAC with secure endpoints

  This endpoint protection tutorial discuss several aspects of endpoint protection, including how to use endpoint fingerprinting, how to create an endpoint security lifecycle, how to solve problems related to insecure endpoints.  Continue Reading

• IPv6 tutorial: Understanding IPv6 security issues, threats, defenses

  You may not know it, but IPv6 may be the Internet's next superhighway for zero-day attacks. This new guide offers tactics for proactive IPv6 security.  Continue Reading

• XSS cheat sheet: How to prevent XSS attacks and detect exploits

  Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks are constantly top-of-mind for enterprise security professionals, and for good reason: They can do a great deal of damage. In this XSS cheat sheet guide, security professionals will receive advice on how to prevent...  Continue Reading

• Network security audit guidelines: Inside the importance of audit planning

  In this SearchSecurity.com mini learning guide you will learn the ins and outs of network security audit guidelines, as well as the importance of audit planning, and how to perform and prepare for an audit.  Continue Reading

• Information security tutorials

  SearchSecurity.com's tutorials offer a variety of online information security training courses you can take on your own time at your own pace. They are designed to arm you with the foundational and tactical information you need to deal with the ...  Continue Reading

• XML encryption and WS-Security tutorial: Essential elements of Web services security

  WS-Security and XML encryption are two essential elements of Web services security. In this XML encryption and WS-Security tutorial, which is a part of the SearchSecurity.com XML Web services tutorial, learn more about the security threats and ...  Continue Reading

• XML firewall security guide: Prevent XML vulnerabilities and threats

  This section of the XML Web services Tutorial highlights the functions and capabilities of the XML firewall, how the features of an XML firewall compare to other firewalls, and offers advice on how to prevent XML vulnerabilities and stop XML attacks.  Continue Reading

• Secure VoIP tutorial: Understanding VoIP security best practices

  More organizations are choosing to implement VoIP telephony in the enterprise for its cost savings. However, securing the technology comes with its own price tag. This secure VoIP tutorial is a compilation of resources that review VoIP security best...  Continue Reading