Network Security Appliances

Network Security Across the Enterprise – Stop Gap Measures to Help You Protect Your Network

Today’s business networks consist of numerous remote access connections from employees and outsourcing firms. Too often, the inherent security risks arising from these connections outside the network are overlooked. Continuous improvements have been made that can enhance security in today’s network infrastructure; taking particular focus on the users accessing the network externally and monitoring access end- points are critical for businesses to protect their digital assets.

Installing the correct software for the specific needs of your IT infrastructure is essential to having the best security protection possible. Many companies install “off the shelf” security software and assume they are protected. Unfortunately, that is not the case due to the nature of today’s network threats. Threats are diverse in nature, including the usual spam, spyware, viruses, trojans, worms, and the occasional possibility that a hacker has targeted your servers.

The proper security solution for your organization will neutralize virtually all of these threats to your network. Too often, with only a software package installed, network administrators spend a lot of their time at the perimeter of the network defending its integrity by manually fending off attacks and then manually patching the security breach. (more…)

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Security Vulnerability Assessment

How to Identify Vulnerabilities and Services Server when Conducting Security Assessment

One method that hackers could go back to the computer / server is to exploit the vulnerability of the operating system or through active service on the server. Do not be surprised there may be other active Windows service running on a PC or server that you do not need. You do not conquer hacking but with this service and operating system patches up to date, it is difficult for hackers to penetrate into your system.

I’ve done Security Assessment for a number of companies have been watching the server and services such as FTP, IIS, SMTP, SQL servers running on them that the administrators are not aware.

Rule of thumb is to make sure the server or PC patched up to date and unnecessary services disabled. If there is a budget for reserves, invest in a reputation IPS (Intrusion Prevention Systems) to complete the firewall.

Intruder with some basic skills that can strike into the server (even remote control the server) to exploit the vulnerability if they are not properly patched. Once the intruder has command line access to the server, he can then rise to superuser status (there are several ways to do that). This is where the real damage can be done. (more…)