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How to Deal With Internet Security Threats

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 03:00 AM PDT

1. INTRODUCTION How to use the Internet while staying secure has always been a concern for businesses. Over the last couple of years there have been many changes in the Internet threat scenario. Most notably there has been a significant increase in the 'access anywhere/anytime culture' with a growth in social networking, a move to convergence solutions such as VoIP, a major increase in smartphone use, a growth in cloud computing, plus the 'consumerisation' of systems (i.e. the use of personal devices for company data). 2. OVERVIEW OF INTERNET THREATS. The range of security threats includes * Malicious threats, such as viruses and other malware * Fraud threats such as phishing emails, spyware and toll fraud * Unauthorised access from hacking, data leakage, botnets, unsecured wireless, and user name/password insecurity, etc. * Operational threats, such as distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, attacks on VoIP, the failure of cloud computing suppliers to secure your network, or security risks from remote workers. * Newer threats such as social networking insecurity, web application threats, smartphone insecurity and poor security for converged voice/data applications on the network 3. HOW TO PROTECT AGAINST INTERNET THREATS The basics that companies need to protect themselves in [...]