Two simple outbound firewall rules
July 12, 2011 | POSTED BY BRETT EDGAR IN MALWARE, SECURITY
It amazes me that there are some simple firewall rules that everyone can do to aid in the defense of their internal network, yet seem to be rarely implemented. These rules limit *outbound* traffic. It seems, unfortunately, many network administrators ...
READ MORE +Java App Store
July 12, 2011 | POSTED BY BRETT EDGAR IN UNCATEGORIZED
Sun Microsystems's CEO announced yesterday its intention (or is it now Oracle's intention?) to launch an App Store for Java software a la Apple's iTunes App Store for iPods and iPhones. Slashdotters responded with typical jokes about how slow Java apps ...
READ MORE +Why spyware IDS alerts are useful
July 12, 2011 | POSTED BY BRETT EDGAR IN MALWARE, SECURITY, MONITORING
As you may know, our company provides 24x7 Network Security Monitoring services to many customers. Our clients vary widely in size, industry, and information security maturity. Even so, we see many similar successes, failures, and trends in security...
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