CYBER SECURITY INFORMER - news and tips to help you stay safe online and protect your networkBetter Security Helps Build Partnerships and Business OpportunitiesWhen most think of security and privacy compliance for their business, they usually think in terms of avoiding negatives like ID theft, brand damage and associated costs. But it's important to remember that better security doesn't just mitigate risk. It can enable a business to profit and seize opportunities that might not otherwise be available. Security can be a positive thing. That's the message coming from online company store manager TeamWorld Corporate Programs, who we talked with this week about things they do to help make sure their customers stay safe. "I would expect that if we did not have an adequate response to security concerns, we would not have built the partnerships we have," says Teamworld IT Manager Joe Campanella. "It’s difficult to gauge the security benefit, since we can’t compare it to how we would be doing if we didn’t have security, but it frequently comes up in talks with customers." The larger the corporation, the more likely they are to have an IT department concerned with PCI DSS compliance, encryption, data storage, etc, he notes. It's important to assure the company you're dealing with that their security is your priority, through explaining the measures taken to safeguard data, helping them understand that you don't store credit card information, and encrypting network transmitted data. For sites offering e-commerce, some of the recommendations for secure checkout features that they practice include:
Whether an organization uses e-commerce or not, data privacy regulations apply. If you need more information about how to meet the regulations that apply to your company and what can be done to build better security into your business processes, contact info@pcis.com In the next issue of Cyber Security Informer, we’ll be continuing to profile organizations that are helping make the world a more secure place. If your organization is doing its part to build a more secure future by protecting partners, customers, website visitors and application users from cyber crime, contact us today at info@pcis.com Webinar on June 10: Fundamentals of Network SecurityIn this Case for Security webinar, Fundamentals of Network Infrastructure Security, the Boonbox network infrastructure security analyst will discuss the significance of network infrastructure security within the enterprise environment. To register for this free webinar, follow these simple steps. 1. Go to http://boonbox.webex.com/meet/boonbox Date & Time: Wednesday June 10, from 8:30-8:45 am Pacific Time More event information for the Fundamentals of Network Infrastructure Security Webinar |
June 9, 2009Check out Cyber Security Informer Back Issues Cyber Security Informer is distributed by: Pacific Coast Information Systems Ltd. (IT Consulting) Boonbox, a division of PCIS (Security Packaged Services) Toll-free 1.877.744.7558 In this issue:* Better Security Helps Build Partnerships and Business Opportunities * Webinar on June 10: Fundamentals of Network Security * Hacker Bait * Ask A Security Expert Cyber Security Informer provides security news and tips to help organizations protect their business and their customers. Give us your feedback about Cyber Security Informer
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Hacker BaitThe latest Hacker Bait list contains highly trafficked websites that have been found to have vulnerabilities that hackers and cyber criminals could exploit. This is not a complete list of all vulnerable sites on the Internet, but only represents websites where vulnerabilities were found within the past 90 days. These are only the latest additions to an ever-growing club of sites found to be insecure according to various public sources and online tools used in the web security industry. If you would like more information on our data and why these sites are listed here, please contact PCIS Hacker Bait Sites With Vulnerabilities Discovered in Past 90 Days
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Ask A Security Expert"We have a firewall which is reaching end of life. What factors should we consider when deciding to upgrade or switch vendors?" A firewall is an essential part of any security environment. When considering this question, a good place is to understand how your past criteria for looking at a firewall is different from your current and future requirements. Since the time of original purchase, applications supported within your network environment may have grown. Business drivers influencing your decisions have probably shifted as well. Vendors have introduced greater functionality to their respective products. Often, customers stay with an existing vendor because they feel that a significant change would be more disruptive despite a technology's inability to serve all their requirements. There is always give and take. Firewalls have many features ranging from spam and virus protection, VPN, remote connection, event logging, reporting and even VoIP security. You'll need to consider which of these features is valued by your organization. Think about the best way to protect your organization's revenue generating applications. It may include a network firewall, web application firewall or something else. PCIS has expertise with a wide range of security solutions and offers special promotions in this area. If you would like more information about how we can help, contact us. |
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