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Risk Assessments - Setting The Foundation
Author:  Tom DeSot, NSA-IAM, Chief Compliance Officer, Digital Defense, Inc.

Learn how to determine what information security-related threats affect your organization, and what to do to determine if you are protected.

Automated Teller Machine Deployment: Security Best Practices
Author:  Rob Kraus, CISSP, Supervisor, Remote Security Services

Secure ATM services are crucial to financial institutions. Learn about the security risks and how to apply security best practices whether you are deploying ATMs, or maintaining existing services.

Securing The Hospital IT Infrastructure
Author:  Geoff Humes, CISSP, Manager, Remote Security Services

Hospitals today are facing ever increasing security risks as new technologies, such as VoIP and PACS, are continually being converged with legacy systems. Learn today how you can be proactive in ensuring that your systems are secure.

Analyst-Led Vs Automated Penetration Testing
Author:  Geoff Humes, CISSP, Manager, Remote Security Services

Why is analyst-led penetration testing beneficial and preferred to automated penetration testing? Learn the differences here.

Understanding Intrusion Prevention System "Whitelisting" and Assessing Firewalls
Author:  Mark B. Bell, CISSP, CISA, Executive Vice President of Operations

This paper discusses two topics that seem to generate a large amount of confusion throughout the industry among IT staff and/or security practitioners: the concept of "whitelisting" and assessing firewalls.

Thwarting Social Engineering Attacks
Author:  Tom DeSot, NSA-IAM, Chief Compliance Officer, Digital Defense, Inc.

How your organization responds to social engineering attacks has a direct bearing on whether or not the attack is successful, and whether or not subsequent attacks can be thwarted as well. Find out how here.

Vulnerability Scanning vs. Penetration Testing
Author:  Joey Rachid, CISSP, CISM, Director, Product Marketing, Digital Defense, Inc.

The days of reacting to IT security vulnerabilities are over. Today's IT security world demands a proactive approach to vulnerability and risk management. Learn about staying ahead of IT vulnerabilities by performing proactive network security assessments to paint a true and actionable picture of your network's security posture.

Laptop Theft
Author:  Ricky Crow, CISSP, Digital Defense, Inc.

There is an upward trend of laptop theft, which is growing year after year. Learn about precautions you can take to help secure your laptop.

Age-Old Wisdom For Internet Security
Author:  Duane Verzone, CISSP, Digital Defense, Inc.

Learn about things you can do to protect yourself when navigating the Internet here.

When All Else Fails...
Author:  Duane Verzone, CISSP, Digital Defense, Inc.

Even if you have done everything you can think of to protect your network, you can still become a victim of a Zero-day exploit. Find out more here.

Introduction To Computer Security Incident Handling
Author:  Troy Deisinger, CISSP, GCIH, GCUX, RHCT, Digital Defense, Inc.

Security incidents are virtually unavoidable. Learn about developing a well-thought approach to securing network resources, and a prepared response to security incidents.

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