Security Breaches occur when patches, updates, untrained personnel, misconfiguration of servers and other issues occur. To protect your network, you should look at these top ten vulnerabilities and think outside of the box to protect your network.
Top Reasons for IT Security Breaches
It is almost impossible to find the top ten reasons why security breaches occur [...]
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What Is a Polymorphic Virus?
May 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Security
A polymorphic virus is a computer virus which is capable of mutating itself when it replicates, making it more difficult to identify with ordinary antivirus software. To effectively find such viruses, antivirus software needs to have more complex algorithms available to help it identify distinctive patterns which can betray the presence of a virus even [...]
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Network Access Control
May 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Introductions, Networking
Network access control or NAC is one of the strategies that is employed to enhance the security protocols associated with a private or proprietary network. This is accomplished by setting restrictions on the ability to access various programs and functions that are available on the network. The creation of the authorizations required to allow access [...]
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Botnet
May 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Internet, Networking
A botnet (“robot network”) refers to multiple computers infected with remote-controlled software that allows a single hacker to run automated programs on the botnet behind the users’ backs. The remote-controlled software or rootkit is clandestinely installed in each computer, hiding its presence and tracks, making detection difficult. Meanwhile, the hacker can use the botnet for [...]
Understanding Firewalls
April 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Introductions, Networking
Understanding Firewalls
When anyone or anything can access your computer at any time, your computer is more susceptible to being attacked. You can restrict outside access to your computer and the information on it with a firewall.
What do firewalls do?
Firewalls provide protection against outside attackers by shielding your computer or network from malicious or unnecessary Internet [...]
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How Network Address Translation Works
March 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, Networking
If you are reading this article, you are most likely connected to the Internet and viewing it at the HowStuffWorks Web site. There’s a very good chance that you are using Network Address Translation (NAT) right now.
The Internet has grown larger than anyone ever imagined it could be. Although the exact size is unknown, the [...]
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