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One of the most frustrating things I have observed throughout my career is the number of organizations that continue spending more money, hiring more security people, deploying more security products, attending more security conferences, obtaining more certifications, and yet somehow remain just as vulnerable as they were years ago. In many cases they are actually […]
One of the most common misconceptions I see among business leaders is the belief that security is nothing more than a necessary expense, a cost center that exists solely to consume budget, slow projects down, create additional processes, and occasionally tell people what they cannot do. In many organizations, security is viewed the same way […]
There is no doubt that security is not a project, there is no end and we need to constantly evolve but does it seem to you that you may put more effort you expect? You would sense some doubt about why you are constantly running after fixing issues, but is this the way security works? […]
Micro segmentation is the particle of an effective network segregation Network security administration barely leverages a concept which basically has been there forever and could literally saves them forever when dealing with security of network services, and that is nothing but micros segmentation. I usually bring practical examples to my workshops so students are able […]
First of all, auditor needs to be a SME, not only to the security management system, but also specifically in regards to ISO 27001. The reason is related to the fact that “terminology” or “particular definition” of terms is important. Then there are three simple aspects of any process or policy document which should have been adequately addressed by […]
the easy way to maintain an effective, low cost and smart ISO 27001 security management system Even though there is no magic behind auditing a system based on ISO 27001, there are simple tricks which help you handle ISO 27001 or many other similar standards and frameworks, both as and auditor and auditee. I would […]
Once Upon A Time . . . SECURE TARGET was one of the first independent group of professional freelancers in field of IT security, founded 1996 in Islamic Republic of Iran, when even using Internet in the country was a dream! The freelance group directed by its founder, Kaveh Mofidi and initially named ‘Iran Security […]
Let’s learn about War and away from it in order to provide peace to people… Download and read Cyber War, (PDF) An Analysis, an ebook in Farsi text. In a Cyberwar, the importance of public services is equal to military bases! Publication: SECURE TARGET Cyber-Peace in English…Soon.
The Case for Nmap If you are looking to secure a network, stop looking for the latest “all-in-one” suite of bloated software. If I had to clear my desk and keep only one tool, it would be Nmap. Eight years have passed since it was released in 1997, and my opinion has not wavered. It […]
SECURE TARGET (Security Advisory October 17, 2004) Topic: Microsoft Windows Huge Text Processing Instability Discovery Date: October 14, 2004Original Advisory External Links: VULDB, Full-Disclosure, BugTraq, SICHERHEITSLüCKEN, Addict3d, Ls, Der Keiler, Seifried, NetSys, Mail Archive, SecLists, Neohapsis, Checksum, Network Security, Virus, DoddsNet, ReadList, Mega Security, Security Trap, Virovvch, DevArchives Affected applications and platforms: Notepad, NotePad2 and […]
Secure Target Network (Security Advisory February 25, 2004) Topic: PerfectNav Crashes IE Discovery Date: February 24, 2004 Original Advisory External: Full-Disclosure, BugTraq, Security Tracker, xforce, SANS Affected applications and platforms: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 and older versions Introduction: PerfectNav is designed to redirect your URL typing errors to PerfectNav’s web page. Bundled […]