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Vulnerability and patch management

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Reference & Learning:

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Buffer overflow tutorial: How to find vulnerabilities, prevent attacks 07 Oct 2009
Learning Guide - Buffer overflow exploits and vulnerabilities can lead to serious harm to Web applications, as well as embarrassing and costly data security breaches and system compromises.

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Expert Technical Advice:

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5 penetration test tools to secure your network 25 Aug 2010
Tip - Selecting the right penetration test tool can be a hassle. To make your life easier, we have put together a list of proven penetration testing tools.
Monitoring strategies for insider threat detection 09 Aug 2010
Tip - Insider threat detection is a vital part of the security of any enterprise organization. In this tip, part of the SearchSecurity.com Insider Threats Security School lesson, learn about the best insider threat detection strategies.
How to avoid attacks that exploit a Web browser vulnerability 02 Aug 2010
Tip - Beyond patching, Tom Chmielarski explains what you'll need to do to avoid application exploits caused by Web browser vulnerabilities.

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Definitions:

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Data Security Council of India (DSCI) 07 Jan 2010
Word - The Data Security Council of India (DSCI) is a not-for-profit organization created to promote the country as a secure destination for information technology (IT) outsourcing. DSCI was founded by NASSCOM, an Indian IT-BPO (business process outsourcing)...

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Bruce Schneier on security for cloud computing 12 Apr 2010
Video - In part one of this interview with author and leading security expert Bruce Schneier, he discusses how cloud computing is changing the information security industry, and how companies should adapt to keep up.
The trade-offs of unified threat management 26 Oct 2009
Video - Opus One's Joel Snyder reveals a key drawback of UTM.

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News:

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Microsoft to address DLL load hijacking flaw, issues new tool 01 Sep 2010
Article - Several Microsoft applications are affected by the vulnerability as well as some third party applications. Microsoft issued a new tool to address the issue.
Researchers, ISPs fail to contain notorious Pushdo botnet 01 Sep 2010
Article - Despite an effort by ISPs and security research teams to cripple the botnet, follow-up analysis finds it recovering its strength with new command and control servers
Adobe fixes bevy of critical Shockwave Player vulnerabilities 27 Aug 2010
Article - The popular browser component had 20 holes, 18 considered critical, enabling an attacker to execute code remotely, gain access to files and take control of a victim's computer.

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