Powerful and devastative threats are likely to be nightmare for CIOs, while organizations approve implementation of next generation networks. To prevent such next generation threats, integrated and multi-layered security approach is imperative for organizations. This article discusses the threats and preventive measurements in detail.

The Botnets comprising of several compromised machines is one of the most prominent threats that the cyber world is facing today. An analysis of botnets indicates the increasing sophistication of bot malware and its thoughtful engineering as an effective tool for profit-motivated online crime. The purpose of this article is to increase understanding of the capabilities present in botnets.

Preventing employees from data theft is undoubtedly a daunting task for almost all CIOs. But how widespread is this problem? In this article, author discusses seriousness of the problem, its impact and to what extent it is a problem. Author also discusses some preventive measurements, which if followed properly, brings down the risks significantly.

There are challenges for banks today to offer a safe online banking experience to customers, but it can be addressed with proper strategy and solutions. This article explains few of major challenges and their preventive measurements.

This article explains how weak default security settings of Internet Explorer can be abused to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in Intranet applications through remote exploitation with the help of Internet.

In last month’s column Author briefly mentioned that modern software security solutions often include filtering for email, and particularly for phishing attacks, and at that time he promised to discuss phishing in more depth. So, this month it’s all about phising.