Paul Zimski - IT Security Expert
Closing the Antivirus Protection Gap
May 16th, 2012
With 50% of IT endpoint operating costs now attributable to malware, is reliance on antivirus as the keystone endpoint security measure the best approach? Instinct tells us no but to be sure, Lumension recently did a comparative analysis on the effectiveness of standalone AV and O/S resident patching solution versus newer technologies, including application whitelisting, [...]
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DNSChanger Trojan: Not All Doom and Gloom
May 9th, 2012
If your server(s) have been infected by the DNSChanger Trojan and you’ve not done anything about it, time is running out. You have until July 9, 2012 to get your systems fixed, or you’ll lose internet access until you do. This insidious little Trojan – variously known as TDSS, Alureon, TidServ, and TDL4 malware – [...]
Is Apple Poised To Become The Achilles Heel Of The Enterprise?
May 9th, 2011
The growth in market share for the iMac and MacBook is what first got the attention of hackers; then came the iPhone and shortly after that, the iPad. Anyone that thinks they have a “security by obscurity” advantage is mistaken. You are no longer safe simply because you use an Apple product. The recent discovery [...]
Is the PlayStation® Network Meltdown a Security "Black Swan"?
May 3rd, 2011
The intensive and comprehensive nature of Sony’s PlayStation® Network (PSN) meltdown has made a strong impression on me. Loss of massive amounts of sensitive customer data, long-term network unavailability, probable class-action law suits, and an unprecedented avalanche of bad PR – this is not your normal “our network got hacked” situation. It made me wonder, [...]
Playing the Security Game? Think Before Simply Clicking ‘Renew’
April 26th, 2011
If your organization is anything like the companies we’ve been speaking with, then you know first-hand the headache and ongoing challenge that the rising cost of malware has created. In fact, 48 percent of organizations recently reported an increase in their IT operating expenses, according to the 2010 Ponemon Institute study commissioned by Lumension. Significantly, [...]
2011 Has Potential to be a Really Bad Year
April 20th, 2011
If we look at how 2010 ended there is perhaps good reason for IT security pros to already be nervous in 2011. According to the end of year report from IBM X-Force, at least 44% of all vulnerabilities disclosed in 2010 had no corresponding patch by end of year. Not only do we have to [...]
Industry Evolution: Innovation vs. Spending; Part 1 of 3
March 30th, 2011
PART I: Is the security industry content to stop innovating because businesses keep buying? (The Problem) Research and development among technology vendors is on the decline. Tech giants, such as HP and IBM, have made cuts to their R&D programs. This may be the case for the security industry as well. At least that seemed [...]
Evolution to Intelligent Whitelisting : Part 3 : AV and Application Whitelisting, An Unlikely Couple
September 30th, 2010
Part 3 of a three-part Q&A podcast series with Pat Clawson, Chairman and CEO, Lumension and Patrick O’Grady, Technology Writer, Phoenix Business Journal
Evolution to Intelligent Whitelisting: Part 2: Four Whitelisting Misperceptions to Abandon
September 20th, 2010
Part 2 of a three-part Q&A podcast series with Pat Clawson, Chairman and CEO, Lumension and Patrick O’Grady, Technology Writer, Phoenix Business Journal
Evolution to Intelligent Whitelisting: Part 1: Not Your Father’s Whitelisting
September 13th, 2010
A three-part Q&A podcast series with Pat Clawson, Chairman and CEO, Lumension and Patrick O’Grady, Technology Writer, Phoenix Business Journal
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