Category: Database security

Frost & Sullivan and the security professional group (ISC)2 recently conducted a survey on the state of security work force. The survey’s leader says that information security professionals are too busy with their day-to-day work to devote enough time for security related work. This inability to focus on security work leaves IT security professionals unprepared for major technological changes such as cloud computing and the increasingly sophisticated spectrum of application security threats. The survey’s report states that companies are potentially […]

One of the most vulnerable security areas is malicious software that hackers piggyback on to steal your data. Companies may suddenly find their E-Mail systems hacked because an employee unwittingly opened a malicious email attachment. Hackers target companies through malicious software that gains entry to your system though email attachments, web browser and mobile devices. To counteract malware, you must use antivirus and anti spyware software. Tools such as this can detect malware and block their execution. If you want […]

One of the most vulnerable areas of web applications is the authentication and session management. Weak authentication and session management enlaces hackers to steal passwords, session tokens, encryption keys and even assume the identity of legitimate users. Session IDs are frequently exposed without the SSL or TSL protection or revealed through the rewriting of URLs. The attackers could be external hackers or insiders who want to use other user’s accounts to perform malicious acts. The problem is caused mainly because […]