Articles Posted on 29 June 2008
Where are You in the Security Ecosystems? Podcast
News Security
In this podcast, Stephen Adegbite and Zot O’Connor from Microsoft examine the various security eco-systems in companies operate today and how these eco-systems can strengthen their defence systems by better communication...
Security, Out Source or DIY: The Podcast
News Security
Let’s face it. Corporate security is a pain. Managing and updating firewalls, access control lists, encryption, confidentiality, and other components in multi-layered defence system can be overwhelming. In this...
The Blacklist Alternative
News Security
As we have seen from previous blogs, blacklists are becoming more and more ineffective against an ever increasing malware and increasingly innovative criminal minds. A key point of Cisco’s John Stewart’s...
Blacklisting Technology Cannot Cope With Today’s Threat Landscape
News Security
In some ways this builds on the Podcast I had with keynote speaker, Ivan Krstić. Blacklists were effective when we had relatively few threats but with the increasing sophistication, innovation, speed of time to market and...
Patching Is Not Effective As A First-Line Of Defence
News Security
The problems of patching are enormous. Let’s say a vendor discovers a vulnerability in their software and releases a patch to prevent a potential exploit. So why don’t we all rush to patch our servers? ...
