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Stories about: SANS Institute

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    Five Ways To Survive a Data Breach Investigation 16/04/2009 09:11:00

    Security experts say it all the time: If a company thinks it has suffered a data security breach, the key to getting at the truth unscathed is to have a response plan in place for what needs to be done and who needs to be in charge of certain tasks. And, as SANS Institute instructor Lenny Zeltser advised in CSOonline's recent How to Respond to an Unexpected IT Security Incident article, "ask lots and lots of questions" before making rash decisions.
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    Apple's patch process a mess, say researchers 23/09/2008 07:57:00

    Apple's patching process proves that the company isn't serious about moving Macs into the enterprise, security researchers said Monday.
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    City missed steps to avoid network lockout 29/07/2008 08:37:33

    The high-profile sabotage this month of the city of San Francisco's fiber backbone network clearly shows both the extent of damage a disgruntled employee can cause and the need for controls to mitigate the risk of such actions.
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    Phishing botnet expands by hacking legit sites 15/05/2008 08:10:59

    A botnet is now using a SQL-injection attack tool designed to hack legitimate Web sites, a move meant to add more hijacked PCs to its collection, according to a security researcher.
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    Hacker writes rootkit for Cisco's routers 15/05/2008 07:07:51

    A security researcher has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco Systems' routers, a development that has placed increasing scrutiny on the routers that carry the majority of the Internet's traffic.
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    SANS capitalises on security training in Canberra 23/04/2008 15:38:19

    The SANS Institute has formalised its association with Shearwater Solutions by appointing the company as its local ANZ representative, as well as bringing it on board to organize a SANS security training event in Canberra in June.
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    Microsoft patches a dozen bugs in Office 12/03/2008 08:26:22

    Microsoft issued four critical updates Tuesday that quashed 12 bugs in Office, the company's business suite, including a flaw in Excel that has been exploited by attackers for more than two months.
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    CIA says hackers pulled plug on power grid 21/01/2008 08:31:55

    Criminals have been able to hack into computer systems via the Internet and cut power to several cities, a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency analyst said this week.
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    New rootkit hides in hard drive's boot record 10/01/2008 08:35:19

    A rootkit that hides from Windows on the hard drive's boot sector is infecting PCs, security researchers said Wednesday. Once installed, the cloaking software is undetectable by most current antivirus programs.
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    Security. A business problem 11/12/2007 09:36:38

    Security is a people problem. OK, you already knew that. But recently the SANS Institute finally recognized it too, in its list of the top 20 Internet security risks of 2007. Topping the chart of new, hard-to-defend-against risks were vulnerabilities in custom Web applications and (drum roll, please) "gullible, busy, accommodating computer users, including executives, IT staff and others with privileged access."
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    Fending off VoIP security problems 04/12/2007 12:19:30

    I'm hearing more about new kinds of attacks on the LAN, such as voice over IP (VoIP) attacks or using printers as a source of attack. How can LAN security help me prevent those attacks?
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