Modules 3 Authentication 4 Education & Management Support 5 User Accounts & Passwords 6 Remote Access 6 Network Devices & Attack Mitigation 9 Strategy 9 Physical Security 10 Intrusion Protection 10 Data Loss Prevention 11 Malware and Device Vulnerabilities 11 Definitions 11 Dangers 12 Actions 13 Web and Email Attack Mitigation 13 References 15 Statement of Purpose The managing partners of Metcalf Law Group, LLP (MLG, LLP), a small but growing Law Firm
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2.4 Computing Environment 11 2.4.1 Operating System (OS) Security 12 2.4.2 Host-based IDS 12 2.4.3 Content Security Checking 13 2.5 Application Security 13 2.5.1 World Wide Web (WWW) Applications 13 2.5.2 E-mail Systems 15 2.5.3 Mobile Code 15 2.5.4 Database Applications 17 2.5.5 Domain Name Service (DNS) 17 2.6 Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) 18 3. VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS 21 4. INFORMATION ASSURANCE VULNERABILITY
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more and more in the management of their operations. By the early 1990s, computers and computer networks had become the information backbone of most enterprises, hosting a myriad of applications that even handled complex business logic. As Internet availability and use increased, information dissemination via the Web became very popular. It allowed small and mediumsized businesses to present information about them and their products for the whole world to see. No longer were storefronts restricted
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of Phoenix WEB/238 May 29, 2012 Tanisha D. Jackson Web Development and the Use of Javascript Creating a Website and presenting it online to users across the world has become a regular occurrence over the past few decades. Web pages belong to companies with services to sell, and others, to individuals with information to share. The basic Web site is built with HTML, and then creatively enhanced with CSS. To create a visually expressive Web site that can attract
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O Foreword About OWASP About OWASP The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is an open community dedicated to enabling organizations to develop, purchase, and maintain applications that can be trusted. At OWASP you’ll find free and open … • Application security tools and standards • Complete books on application security testing, secure code development, and security code review • Standard security controls and libraries • Local chapters worldwide • Cutting edge research • Extensive
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result of collaboration between the SANS Institute, MITRE, and many top software security experts in the US and Europe. It leverages experiences in the development of the SANS Top 20 attack vectors (http://www.sans.org/top20/) and MITRE's Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) (http://cwe.mitre.org/). MITRE maintains the CWE web site, with the support of the US Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division, presenting detailed descriptions of the top 25 programming errors along with
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Abstract Three forms of malware that originally had legitimate applications, but have over time been developed as malicious software are taken into account: ActiveX control, Telnet, and NetBIOS. They are explained first, then the risks user can face if his computer is infected with that malware are given, and the countermeasures which should be taken in order to combat the malware. After that, the compare and contrast of the three forms of malware mentioned above is given. In the end, two recent
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present, Mal-ware attacks are the biggest challenge in IT organizations. Previously attackers would actively search for and infect the user or employee systems. However, the security systems are greatly deployed in installing firewalls so that the hackers can't get in through the user systems. This malware distribution evolved to pull based model where the user unknowingly enters into some websites where malware functions are installed and the user becomes the victim of these attacks. Some of the main
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Denial of Service (DDoS) Best Practices Guide to Counter DDoS attacks: This Guide will cover Best Practices to counter DDoS attacks like the attack on the Universities Registration System Server (RSS) by infected computers (Bots). The attack by rogue software installed on computers located in University Computer Labs resulted in the shutting down web access to the RSS system. Coordinated by a central controller these Bots established web connections (HTTP protocol) to the RSS using up all available
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however, this responsibility is divided among potentially many parties, including the cloud user, the cloud vendor, and any third-party vendors that users rely on for security-sensitive software or configurations. The cloud user is responsible for application-level security. The cloud provider is responsible for physical security, and likely for enforcing external firewall policies. Security for intermediate layers of the software stack is shared between the user and the operator; the lower the level
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