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Is security really dead? Perhaps it's your lack of depth
There is a lot of talk in the security industry about how much everything sucks. While no individual solution is a silver bullet for solving your security woes, but we shouldn't forget that an effective defense requires depth.
What if your security camera were an insecurity camera?
What if your security camera were an insecurity camera?
Paul Ducklin investigates and offers some advice...
Monday review - the hot 17 stories of the week
OK, these aren't just the hot 17 stories of the past week, but of the two weeks before that, too.
If, like us, you've been enjoying some downtime over the Christmas and New Year holidays, here's your quickest way to get back up to speed with Naked Security...
Practical IT: are your firewalls in the wrong place?
Firewalls have come a long way in the last 15 years. But today's standard architecture might leave something to be desired and we talk about what firewall administrators want to look at.
Practical IT: handling perimeter expansion and disintegration
All it takes is a single successful drive-by-download or malicious email and an attacker has full control over a computer in your company. Your network firewall, focused on blocking attacks from the outside world, won’t offer much help.
It's time to take a strategic approach to combatting the risks, explains Ross McKerchar.
"Anti-virus is no good" - discuss
Security professionals, analysts, journalists and people in the pub: there's a vocal minority in all those groups which likes to be heard to say, "Anti-virus isn't good enough for today's threats".
But is it true? Paul Ducklin has his say.
Top tips for Mac OS X security - Part 3
The third and final part of our OS X security series covers system security. Learn best practices for the Mac OS X firewall, Safari and how to control services.
How many zombies in Australia?
As you may have seen, we declared 31 October 2009 to be International Kill-A-Zombie Day. Unsurprisingly, we suggested, amongst other things, that you scan your PC with an up-to-date anti-virus. The cynics amongst you are probably thinking, "But you would Read more…
