APT: a threat of the third kind

APT: three letters that have struck fear into the hearts of many IT security managers around the world these past few months.APT stands for "Advanced…

IPv6 security: a new playing field

DDoS attacks over spam

In early May 2011, the Czech Republic hosted the "Security and Protection of Information" conference, featuring an opening speech on "Denial-of…

a look at the hidden part of the logs

Managing logs within an IT infrastructure is, above all, strongly tied to our...

how do you evaluate a password's strength?

Whether you are a project manager, IT manager, head of a development project, or in charge of any other activity involving direct user contact, you…

ten tools for securing your work station

Among IT security goals, three topics are particularly important to users: data integrity (non-alteration of data), confidentiality (authorization…

in search of... lost smartphones

What happens when a smartphone without a security system is left in the middle of an urban jungle? Experts from Symantec have tried to answer this…

Outsourcing barn dance continues, but chose your partner carefully

The utsourcing barn dance continues, but chose your partner carefully.