FREE MEMBERSHIP - Create your personalized Bitpipe Service!  Members: Sign in 
Search Bitpipe: 
  Search Help
IT Management  >   Systems Operations  >   Security  >  

Security Threats

RSS Feed    Add to Google    Add to My Yahoo!
ALSO CALLED: Day-zero Threats, Zero Day Threats, Internet Threats, Security Breaches, Virus Threats, Day Zero Threats, Computer Security Threats, Network Security Threats, Threat Mitigation, Network-level Threats, Network Threats, Network Level Threats, Spyware Threats, Internet Security Threats, Application Security Threats, Threat Management, Software Security Threats, Information Security Threats, Threats, Web Threats
DEFINITION: Parameter tampering is a form of Web-based hacking event (called an attack) in which certain parameters in the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Web page form field data entered by a user are changed without that user's authorization. This points the browser to a link, page or site other than the one the user intends (although it may look exactly the same to the casual observer). Parameter tampering  … 
Definition continues below.
Security Threats Reports
1 - 25 of 125 Matches Previous Page  |  Next Page
CDW Security Assessment Tool
sponsored by CDW Corporation
ASSESSMENT TOOL: Network security is critical to organizations of all sizes and across all industries. The CDW Security Assessment can help you to easure your network security against that of your peers, Understand how various security threats can affect your organization, and more. Start your assessment now.
Posted: 09 Feb 2010 | Published: 09 Feb 2010


Harnessing the world of Web 2.0
sponsored by SonicWALL
PODCAST: The world of Web 2.0 is upon us. Ultimately, it will become a part of the fabric of every organization. While a productivity driver, it places significant demands on the network’s infrastructure. This podcast gives you insight into key strategies and tools that can help you manage, secure and propagate this mission-critical technology.
Posted: 05 Feb 2010 | Premiered: 05 Feb 2010


Mitigating against Web 2.0 attacks
sponsored by SonicWALL
VIDEO: This video offers an overview of the risks social networking applications pose to the enterprise. Review the latest phishing and worm attacks and spam campaigns from Twitter and Facebook and uncover the risks associated with Web 2.0 applications.
Posted: 05 Feb 2010 | Premiered: 05 Feb 2010


Cloud computing: Security risks and compliance implications
sponsored by IBM
VIDEO: In this video, David Sherry explains the cloud's many uses, its current advantages and disadvantages, and most importantly, the security risks and compliance issues that must be considered with any cloud computing implementation.
Posted: 05 Feb 2010 | Premiered: 05 Feb 2010


Presentation Transcript: Three Reasons Why Security Fails and What to Do About It
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Web security seems to get tougher every year. Dynamic content, user generated content, and social networking increase the complexity of securing hosted web servers. Read this presentation transcript to learn about the latest web threats, which ones to be most concerned with, and what IT pros should do to help prevent them.
Posted: 03 Feb 2010 | Published: 03 Feb 2010


Information Security Magazine - February 2010: Under Control
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
EZINE: Feature articles this month cover bringing data loss prevention coverage to mobile endpoints, readers’ security priorities and top investments for 2010, and new compliance mandates in Massachusetts and Nevada that signal a new generation of data protection laws. Read on for these great articles and more.
Posted: 03 Feb 2010 | Published: 03 Feb 2010


Application Security Viewpoint
sponsored by Ounce Labs, an IBM Company
PODCAST: Application security is the aspect of understanding how applications are built and how someone could gain an advantage by looking at the application’s flaws. In this podcast, dive into the nature of applications for details on their security and how we interact with them.
Posted: 03 Feb 2010 | Premiered: 03 Feb 2010


Lessons Learned From Web 2.0
sponsored by SonicWALL
WEBCAST: The productivity, user experience and collaboration benefits of Web 2.0 are enormous but so is the potential for damage to the network. However, among the risks there are success stories. In this webcast review the pitfalls of Web 2.0, the best ways to mitigate security risks, and how to regain control over application management.
Posted: 03 Feb 2010 | Premieres: 03 Feb 2010


New Security Management Model
sponsored by NitroSecurity
WHITE PAPER: Next-generation security management must be built upon a foundation of massive data collection, processing, and storage; deep and diverse data analytics; and virtualization and cloud intelligence. Read this paper to learn how to accommodate changing business and technology needs.
Posted: 02 Feb 2010 | Published: 02 Feb 2010


2010: Cybercrime Coming of Age
sponsored by ESET
WHITE PAPER: In this paper you'll read that cybercrime is on the rise, not only in terms of the number of perpetrators and the volume of crimes committed, but also in terms of the range of techniques employed to carry them out.
Posted: 02 Feb 2010 | Published: 02 Feb 2010


New Web Security Threats and Counter Measures
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
PODCAST: Listen to this podcast where Richard Wang discusses the latest web security threats and how to proactively prevent them. Learn how web scanning filters can help to constantly monitor websites and eliminate malicious content.
Posted: 01 Feb 2010 | Premiered: 01 Feb 2010


Three Reasons Why Web Security Fails and What To Do About It
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
VIDEO: Watch this interview with Richard Wang, manager of SophosLabs US, where he will discuss the top three web threats facing organizations today - SQL injection, User Generated Content and proxies. Learn about the latest web threats that organizations should be most concerned with and what IT pros should do to help prevent them.
Posted: 01 Feb 2010 | Premiered: 01 Feb 2010


Avoiding the SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors
sponsored by Veracode, Inc.
WEBCAST: The SANS/CWE list of the Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors is already becoming the "standard" for developing secure applications in many large enterprises. In this webcast, review the prevalence of attacks that use vulnerabilities listed in the Top 25 and learn how to safeguard your code to avoid the most dangerous programming errors.
Posted: 01 Feb 2010 | Premiered: 01 Feb 2010


Comparing Email Management Systems
sponsored by Sunbelt Software
WHITE PAPER: To understand organizations’ perceptions about various email management systems, Sunbelt Software engaged Osterman Research to survey organizations that are using five different email management systems. This white paper presents the results of those findings.
Posted: 29 Jan 2010 | Published: 29 Jan 2010


Comparing Antivirus Scanning Performance and System Resource Utilization
sponsored by Sunbelt Software
WHITE PAPER: Tests show that Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE Enterprise endpoint security solution offers better scanning performance with minimal system resource compared to McAfee VirusScan Enterprise and Symantec Endpoint Protection products. Read this white paper to learn more!
Posted: 28 Jan 2010 | Published: 28 Jan 2010


Five Questions Counterfeiters and Competitors Don’t Want You to Ask
sponsored by Thales
WHITE PAPER: Counterfeiters, competitors, off-brands, and grey market promoters thrive on a lack of awareness—and on the continuation of traditional methods used to combat them. Here are five questions they hope you never ask.
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 | Published: 27 Jan 2010


Should You Install Messaging Security Software On Your Exchange Server?
sponsored by Sunbelt Software
WHITE PAPER: Osterman Research completed Web-based surveys with individuals involved in managing Microsoft Exchange for their organizations. This white paper discusses the results of the surveys, conclusions about administrators’ attitudes about installing third-party software on the Exchange Server, and it provides information on Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE®.
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 | Published: 27 Jan 2010


The Great Balancing Act: Using USB Flash Drives in Government Environments
sponsored by Lumension
WHITE PAPER: USB flash drives and other portable devices are valuable tools in the typical government staffer’s virtual toolkit. Read this white paper to learn the successful use of all portable devices and how to strike the right balance between the productivity they offer and the risks they pose.
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 | Published: 27 Jan 2010


Network Security : Dolphin Fast Food®/Burger King® Franchisee Case Study
sponsored by SonicWALL
CASE STUDY: Dolphin Fast Food was faced with several challenges of a vulnerable and unreliable wireless deployment including the need to comply with PCI and corporate regulations, unreliable service, and malware attacks. Read this case study to learn how Dolphin Fast Food found a solution with SonicWALL to provide reliable and compliant wireless access.
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 | Published: 27 Jan 2010


Three Ways to Prevent Insider Risk Within Your SCCM-Managed Environment
sponsored by Lumension
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how removable device policy enforcement can prevent risks while enabling managed use of necessary productivity tools—seamlessly within your Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager-managed environment.
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 | Published: 27 Jan 2010


A Security Strategy for Web 2.0 and Social Networking
sponsored by SonicWALL
WHITE PAPER: The onslaught of Web 2.0 and social networking is essentially unstoppable. This paper will help organizations understand the nature and impact of the Web 2.0 phenomenon. Applicable security challenges will be explored and a concise yet comprehensive strategy will be provided for mitigating them.
Posted: 14 Jan 2010 | Published: 14 Jan 2010


Presentation Transcript: How Application Whitelisting Can Increase Your Desktop Security
sponsored by Faronics
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In the past, many security pros relied on one technology to protect their computers and networks. Today, most organizations use several technologies to protect their organization. In this Presentation Transcript, learn how application whitelisting enhances current defenses and covers situations not addressed by firewalls and antivirus utilities.
Posted: 07 Jan 2010 | Published: 07 Jan 2010


The Malware Report: Conficker Worm Now Infects Over 7 Million PCs
sponsored by ESET
PODCAST: Matt Grant talks with Randy Abrams about the high number of malware-infected users in Russia and Ukraine. Unfortunately, with the use of pirated software, it's spreading. In this podcast, Randy dishes out some advice on how to prevent this sort of malware and what ISPs can do to help.
Posted: 07 Jan 2010 | Premiered: 07 Jan 2010


High-performance protection at the network edge—what, why and how
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: With more demands being put on lightweight network-edge hardware to provide security and connectivity, combining simplified malware detection with URI filtering can offer excellent proactive protection without overburdening the hardware or the administrator.
Posted: 05 Jan 2010 | Published: 05 Jan 2010


Not all malware detection is created equal
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The internet is now the number-one conduit for infecting users with malware. Sophos detects a new infected web page every few seconds. This white paper outlines the terms you need to know and the steps you should take to stay safe.
Posted: 05 Jan 2010 | Published: 05 Jan 2010

1 - 25 of 125 Matches Previous Page   1  2  3  4  ... Next Page
 
SECURITY THREATS DEFINITION (continued): …  can be employed by hackers and identity thieves to surreptitiously obtain personal or business information about the user.Countermeasures specific to the prevention of parameter tampering involve the validation of all parameters to ensure that they conform to standards concerning minimum and maximum allowable length, allowable numeric range, allowable character sequences and patterns, whether or not the parameter is actually required to conduct the transaction in question, and whether or not null is allowed. Whitelisting (accepting only allowable input) is more effective than blacklisting (refusing … 
Security Threats definition sponsored by SearchSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
Home | About Us | Contact Us | Advertise with Us | Partner with Us | Site Index
TechTarget provides enterprise IT professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs - from developing strategy, to making cost-effective IT purchase decisions and managing their organizations' IT projects - with its network of technology-specific Web sites, events and magazines

Definitions: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other   TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media
TechTarget Corporate Web Site  |   Media Kits  




All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2000 - 2010, TechTarget | Read our Privacy Statement