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Go Daddy CEO's outage apology

By Network World staff | 08 November, 2012 20:53

Go Daddy Site Outage Investigation Completed (Sept. 11, 2012)

Huawei: House Intelligence Committee report is 'not fact-based'

By Network World staff | 09 October, 2012 12:54

The United States is a country ruled by law, where all charges and allegations should be based on solid evidence and facts. The report conducted by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (the Committee), which took 11 months to complete, failed to provide clear information or evidence to substantiate the legitimacy of the Committee's concerns.

U.S. infrastructure vulnerable to attack

By Network World staff | 07 August, 2012 14:48

If it is left to the politicians, the door to the nation's utilities might be left open. Almost telling terrorists, like in those motel commercials, "We'll leave the light on for you."

The state of network security

By Network World staff | 31 July, 2012 18:56

Network security is still as necessary as it was 15 years ago when the Black Hat Conference was first beginning. Sure the players have changed and the sophistication, but it is a classic good vs. evil scenario still.

Extinguishing Flame malware

By Network World staff | 12 June, 2012 20:57

Flame malware is considered ingenious by network security researchers. They say the botnet has the most complex command and control structures ever seen.

In Pictures: Useful security threat data advisory tools

By Network World staff | 13 March, 2012 07:59

Check out these browser-based tools to keep up on the latest cyber security threats

Web sites are stealing browser histories

By Network World staff | 04 December, 2010 11:43

Certain Web sites probe visiting browsers for data that can be used to help criminals craft phishing attacks that compromise the accounts of online banking customers, researchers have found.

12 ways to visualize network security

By Network World staff | 15 July, 2008 10:26

Remember the old M&M analogy - security is like an M&M candy, hard shell on the outside, soft on the inside. In other words, put up firewalls, built a strong perimeter and you're good to go. Of course, nobody believes that M&M-type security is sufficient in today's world of insider threats, data leakage, mobile workers, thumb drives and sophisticated malware. So, what's the new metaphor? We asked around and came up with a number of interesting and useful ways to think about enterprise security.

CSOs need to keep evolving, CA security exec says

By Network World staff | 14 April, 2008 08:18

This is a transcript of a keynote address presented at the RSA Conference on Thursday by Dave Hansen, corporate senior vice president and general manager for CA's Security Management Business Unit. The address is titled: "Strategic Security: The Evolving Role of the Security Professional."

Bogus security promises and how to detect them

By Network World staff | 14 March, 2008 10:13

What is true enterprise security and how do you get it? Bogus promises by vendors are all too common. In this interview, outspoken security analyst Nick Selby humorously tackles the truth about data leakage products, smartphone protection, hotspot threats and the word "solution." Nick Selby leads The 451 Group's Enterprise Security Practice. Selby also serves as The 451 Group's Director of Research Operations and is on the faculty of the Institute for Applied Network Security.

FAQ on NAC

By Network World staff | 04 January, 2007 08:00

Network access control stands out as one of the most promising security technologies, but it also is one of the most misunderstood. Here are explanations that may clarify some of your questions.

Networking's greatest debates in Wireless

By Network World staff | 30 October, 2007 11:15

A Look at the all time greatest controversies in the history of the networking industry.

SMB - Computer-generated horror stories

By Network World staff | 31 October, 2007 11:30

The words "horror," "Hell," and "torture" have popped up in headlines more often than one might think. Since it's Halloween week, we thought it would be a good time to reflect on just how scary computers can be.

Putting wireless networks to the terrorism test

By Network World staff | 31 August, 2006 08:24

University of California, San Diego researchers last week got a chance to test out a host of network technologies on something they hope they will never really have to be used for: a terrorist attack.

Phish me once, shame on me

By Network World staff | 19 April, 2006 07:52

By now, you'd think that nobody would be gullible enough to fall for a phish. But you'd be wrong.

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Security Awareness Tip

Incident handling is a vast topic, but here are a few tips for you to consider in your incident response. I hope you never have to use them, but the odds are at some point you will and I hope being ready saves you pain (or your job!).


  1. Have an incident response plan.

  2. Pre-define your incident response team 

  3. Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.

  4. Pre-distribute call cards.

  5. Forensic and incident response data capture.

  6. Get your users on-side.

  7. Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement. 

  8. Practice makes perfect.

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Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping

I’m dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from tethered land lines to research product stock and availability, and actually driving places to pick things up. Now, holiday shoppers can do all of that from a smartphone or tablet in a few seconds, but there are some security pitfalls to be aware of.