| Network security is an evolving animal that changes every year. Just as your virus protection changes its signature database, your company needs to change its endpoint security to maintain quality security control throughout your network. Hackers are modifying their approach to attacks constantly and if you don’t change how your network filters out these attacks, then you will lose the war.
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| security. Today endpoint security requires a multi-layer approach. A study done by the European Network and Information Security Industry showed that more than half of all exploits come in the form of browser hijacks and vulnerabilities. Attacks today are also becoming much more blended which means they take advantage of multiple protocols and mediums to accomplish the task. Attacks like these require that all points in your network are covered and endpoint security of the past is no longer effective enough.
The best way to combat against blended attacks today is with a blended or multi-layer endpoint security solution. Intrusion prevention systems are a must. They are not just a solution for enterprise business, but also for small and medium sized business, if not even more so. Today small businesses are becoming a large target for attackers. This is due to the fact that many small businesses process credit card information today, but then lack the budget for a quality endpoint security and control infrastructure. This makes them a an easy target for attackers. Your endpoint security and control infrastructure today contains several features that help protect your network. They typically involve several of the following forms of protection: antimalware, desktop firewall, hardware gateway firewall, intrusion prevent and detection, device control, application monitoring, and network wide event monitoring. All these facets are usually monitored and controlled to provide a comprehensive endpoint security solution. Because each facet can now be broken down into a seperate product in and of itself, it allows for scalability among all business levels. |
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Web 2.0 has become a huge buzz word on the internet in the last few years and it will only continue to grow over the next few. It provides a way for people to collaborate and share their ideas in ways they never could before. Generally speaking the internet has not changed much technically. But, since the introduction of Web 2.0, the way people use the internet has. Not only has the general public caught on to this idea of Web 2.0, but businesses are also seeing it as a great way for its employees to communicate, express their ideas, and promote teamwork. Today more than two-thirds of businesses are using at least one Web 2.0 application.
Information thieves have caught onto this fact and have begun looking into new ways to steal information and exploit weaknesses. Over the years we’ve seen many different ways for attackers to initiate attacks. Several years ago email attachments were one of the most prominent ways to spread a virus. But with the introduction of Web 2.0, attackers are seeing it as a new medium for malicious attack. Whereas before users would have to click on email attachments to execute them, now web protocols allow attackers ways to spread malicious code just when a user visits the web page.
Malicious code is not the only threat that Web 2.0 applications expose businesses to. Exposure of confidential information is one of the number one threats that face businesses that Web 2.0 directly exposes them to. More than a third of information leaks are through message boards or blogs that are found on the internet.
Controlling access to Web 2.0 applications has become a main concern for many IT departments. Content control is no longer just a concern for enterprise businesses. Today even small and medium sized businesses are having to look into solutions to control the access to certain content.