Welcome to SearchSecurity.com's supplement to the
latest issue of Information Security magazine. Now that
you've read the magazine, explore this month's topics further on
SearchSecurity.com.
Thwart hacking techniques
This month's issue of
Information Security examines
steganography, which is a method of hiding messages within a host
file. If you're an enterprise security manager, it would be wise to
familiarize yourself with the techniques hackers and insiders are
using to steal data in plain view. This learning guide on the
latest hacker techniques gives you a head start on malicious users.
>>Review ourThwarting Hacker Techniques Learning
Guide.
Conduct a risk analysis
A well-crafted business impact analysis can be the difference
between a minor outage and major trouble. This installment of
SearchSecurity.com's Risk Management Guide helps you identify asset
value, vulnerabilities and threats to those assets, quantify the
business impact posed by threats, and set goals for your risk
analysis.
>>ReadHow to conduct a risk analysis
Deal with switches and
segments
You know your copper-wire networks can be hacked, but fiber is
crack-proof, right? Think again. There are tools readily available
on the Internet that can expose network to outsiders. If you want
to read more about fiber taps, check out this technical tip.
>>ReadHow to deal with switches and
segments
PING with Aviel Rubin
In this exclusive interview with Information Security
magazine, Aviel Rubin, author of Brave New Ballot, examines
security problems in e-voting machines, and explains why isn't just
a cause for concern, it's a matter of national security.
>>Read the interview
withAviel Rubin