Understanding SSL Certificates

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By making use of an SSL certificate on your web server, you can securely collect sensitive information online, and increase business by giving your customers confidence that their transactions are safe.

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The Hidden Costs of Self-Signed SSL Certificates

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Even when business is booming, smart companies always have an eye on the bottom line. Security is not usually one of the first places companies look to trim expenses, but some IT professionals believe that they can easily lower costs by eliminating third-party Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certification Authorities (CAs) from the budget equation.

This paper explores the true Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for self-signed SSL certificates, including a side-by-side comparison of a self-signed architecture versus working with a third-party SSL vendor. Before a company decides to use self-signed certificates, these issues deserve careful consideration.

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Securing Microsoft Exchange 2010

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However, as with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Exchange 2010 requires SSL certificates to ensure the security of all connections to the email server. This guide from Thawte is designed to take the guesswork out of implementing SSL for Exchange 2010, making it easier than ever to get the SSL certificate you need for a successful and secure Exchange implementation, and to take advantage of powerful capabilities such as Subject Alternative Names (SANs).

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10 Best Practices for Microsoft SharePoint Security

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There's no silver bullet for securing SharePoint because each deployment is unique. However, there are 10 best practices that everyone should follow when using this collaboration tool.

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History of Cryptography

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This white paper presents a brief history of cryptography and how encryption-related technologies have evolved and will continue to evolve as well as the measures Internet users should consider when implementing modern encryptions.

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Choosing a Cloud Hosting Provider with Confidence

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The goal of this white paper is to help enterprises make pragmatic decisions about where and when to use cloud solutions by outlining specific issues that enterprises should raise with hosting providers before selecting a vendor, and by highlighting the ways in which SSL from a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) can help enterprises conduct business in the cloud with confidence.

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Top 10 Website Security Myths Revealed

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But with ever-changing threats and ever-evolving defenses comes ever-growing potential for common misconception. To help you cut through the confusion, view our essential guide now and separate website security myth from reality.

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Fraud Alert: New Phishing Tactics - and How They Impact Your Business

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In this fraud alert paper, we'll highlight the current trends in today's phishing schemes, with a particular focus on the latest threats emerging from China. Then we'll offer some ideas and best practices for applying technology to protect both yourself and your customers.

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Raise Your Google Ranking - An Essential Guide

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Google's popularity is due to its commitment to delivering the best possible user experience – and that means a secure experience. Google now boosts a site's SEO ranking if it secures the entire user session with Always On SSL. As SEO helps a site to be found, a higher ranking means more traffic. This guide explores how you can improve your ranking and be found by more customers.

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Simplify SSL Certificate Management Across the Enterprise

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This guide provides five simple steps for IT professionals to take control of SSL certificates across the enterprise, and recommendations for a management platform for full visibility and single-point of control for these certificates throughout their lifecycle.

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Space Weather Outlook December 27, 2015 at 07:39PM

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-52 2015 December 27 at 5:28 p.m. MST (2015 December 28 0028 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 21-27 G1 (Minor) and G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storms were observed on 21 December due to coronal mass ejection effects. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 26 December due to effects from a geoeffective coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 21-24 December due to flare activity from active Regions 2472 and 2473. No Solar Radiation storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For December 28-January 3 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are likely on 02 January due to effects from a geoeffective CH HSS. R1 (Minor) radio blackouts are likely through 03 January, primarily from active Region 2473. No solar Radiation storms are expected throughout the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.

M-Trends 2015: A View From the Front Lines

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Talking about the threat landscape is no substitute for experiencing it first-hand. This report provides key insights, statistics, and case studies illustrating how the tools and tactics of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors have evolved over the last year. The report also outlines approaches that organizations can take to improve the way they detect, respond to, and contain advanced attacks.

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Zero-Day Danger: A Survey of Zero-Day Attacks and What They Say

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The more you know about what's out there regarding cyber attacks, the better you'll be prepared to detect, contain, and eliminate any breaches to your network as well as minimize the cost of remediation.

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The Business Case for Protecting Against Advance Attacks: Demonstrating the ROI of FireEye as a Service to Non-Technical Executives

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You understand the intricacies of today's threat landscape, and the difficulties your organization faces when attempting to prevent, investigate and remediate targeted attacks, but how do you explain that difficulty, and subsequent cost, to senior leadership? Often the best tactic is to speak to them in a language that they understand: money.

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Out Of Pocket: A Comprehensive Mobile Threat Assessment

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Based on analysis of seven million mobile apps on both Android and iOS platforms from January to October 2014, our researchers discovered a 500% increase in the number of mobile malware designed to steal financial data.

Researchers reviewed popular apps with more than 50,000 downloads to assess their exposure to a common vulnerability, and found that 31% of them were exposed to it. Of those, 18% were in sensitive categories including finance, medical, communication, shopping, health, and productivity.

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Space Weather Outlook December 21, 2015 at 12:09AM

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-51 2015 December 20 at 9:30 p.m. MST (2015 December 21 0430 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 14-20 G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storms were observed on 20 December. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 14, 15, and 20 December. No Radio Blackouts were observed during the summary period. No Solar Radiation storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For December 21-27 G1-G3 (Minor-Strong) geomagnetic storms are expected on 21 December No Radio Blackouts are expected throughout the outlook period. No Solar Radiation storms are expected throughout the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.

Space Weather Outlook December 13, 2015 at 08:34PM

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-50 2015 December 13 at 6:24 p.m. MST (2015 December 14 0124 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 7-13 G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storms were observed on 10 Dec. No Radio Blackouts were observed. No Solar Radiation Storms were observed. Outlook For December 14-20 G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storms are likely on 16 Dec. No Radio Blackouts are expected No Solar Radiation Storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.

Estado de las operaciones de seguridad: informe de 2025 sobre las capacidades y la madurez de las organizaciones de defensa ciberntica

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Consultoría de Inteligencia y Operaciones de Seguridad de HP evaluó las capacidades de 87 centros de operaciones de seguridad en todo el mundo. Este informe actualizado de 2025 le brinda los datos más recientes. Léalo para conocer lo siguiente:
  • Las últimas tendencias en defensas y operaciones de seguridad.
  • Los atributos de las organizaciones más efectivas.
  • El punto en el que la madurez mejorada de los procesos en realidad degrada la efectividad.
Qué hicieron las empresas presentadas en los estudios de casos para mejorar (o degradar) sus capacidades.

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Poucos esto totalmente preparados para riscos de segurana em softwares

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Leia o artigo técnico para saber mais:
  • Quantos entrevistados têm programas completos de SSA implementados
  • Como SSA funciona
  • Quanto SSA reduziu o tempo de remediação de problemas


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Status von Sicherheitsmanahmen: Bericht ber Fhigkeiten und Reifegrad von Organisationen fr Cyberabwehr von 2015

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HPE Security Intelligence and Operations Consulting hat die Fähigkeiten von 87 Centern für Sicherheitsmaßnahmen weltweit untersucht. Dieser aktualisierte Bericht von 2015 enthält die neuesten Informationen. Darin erfahren Sie:
  • Neueste Trends bei Sicherheitsabwehrsystemen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen
  • Attribute der effektivsten Organisationen
  • Wann erhöhte Prozessreife die Effektivität beeinträchtigt
  • Wie in Fallstudien aufgeführte Unternehmen Ihre Fähigkeiten verbessert oder verschlechtert haben


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Computer and Hacking Forensics - FREE Video Training Course

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Digital crime is more prevalent than ever, and the attacks are getting highly complex. Security software can't pinpoint it—the eyes and expertise of a trained computer forensics professional is necessary. Our Computer and Hacking Forensics training course teaches you how to become that professional. You'll learn how to; determine potential online criminal activity at its inception, legally gather evidence, search and investigate wireless attacks. Additional topics include unlocking passwords, the establishment and maintenance of a physical “chain of custody” and recovering lost and deleted data. At the conclusion, you will have been taught the concepts included in the computer forensics industry leading EC-Council CHFI certification exam.

This course runs for 7 hours and 8 minutes.

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2015 Cost of Cyber Crime Study: Global

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There is significant variation in total cyber-crime costs among participating companies. The US sample reports the highest total average cost at $15 million and the Russian sample reports the lowest total average cost at $2.4 million. It is also interesting to note that Germany, Japan, Australia and Russia experienced a slight decrease in the cost of cyber-crime cost over the past year. The percentage net change between FY 2015 and FY 2014 is 1.9 percent.

Learn more and draw important conclusions for the safety of your organization.

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Behind the Mask: The Changing Face of Hacking

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This new report will help you learn more about hackers and how they work, which can help you better plan and deploy your own defenses. Read it to understand:
  • The attack methods hackers use
  • Why simple approaches like phishing still work
  • How HPE Security Research provides actionable security intelligence that can help make your organization safer


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Breach Response: How to Prepare for the Inevitable

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This white paper tells you what you need to know to be prepared for a breach. Read it to understand:
  • The right breach mindset
  • Response team composition
  • Communication needs with employees and customers
  • Legal notification requirements
  • The technologies that can help


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Cyber Security Best Practices

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On average, advanced attacks now persist in the network seven months before they are detected. The time to resolve those attacks once detected has increased by 221 percent to 45 days.

This paper shows you how you can tap into the best threat intelligence solutions and what new ideas you can use in your organization to find the needle in the haystack that indicates hackers are at work.

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Outrunning The Bear: 5 Critical Ways to Take A More Collaborative Approach to IT Security

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This white paper examines the “outrun the bear” approach prevalent in IT security: you don't have to outrun the hackers; you just have to outrun other companies. It examines the challenges inhibiting faster response, and it offers five critical steps organization can take to turn security intelligence into action.

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State of Security Operations: 2015 Report of Capabilities and Maturity of Cyber Defense Organizations

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Security Intelligence and Operations Consulting has assessed the capabilities of 87 security operations centers worldwide. This updated 2015 report bring you the latest information. Read it to learn:
  • The latest trends in security defenses and operations
  • The attributes of the most effective organizations
  • The point at which enhanced process maturity actually degrades effectiveness
  • How companies featured in case studies have improved—or degraded—their capabilities


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How Safe Are Home Security Systems?

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A new study by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Security, “Internet of Things Security Study: Home Security Systems Report,” uses HPE Fortify on Demand to explore the cyber security features of 10 leading systems. You need to understand the results if you are considering a home security system—or any of the IoT applications coming down the pike. Read the report to learn the glaring security problems found in almost all systems tested.

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Telecoms Fraud and Revenue Assurance

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•    How to implement the most efficient procedures in reducing identity fraud

•    How to efficiently work alongside security departments to improve your customer’s data security

•    How to re-define the role of revenue assurance and maximise the value that it can add to your business

•    How to ensure your organisation mitigates risks of internal fraud

•    How to establish the correct procedures to reduce Internal Revenue Share Fraud, PBX Hacking, and SIM boxing

•    How to develop an extensive risk assessment strategy for new products and services

•    How to strengthen revenue assurance cross-functional project management skills in order to gain buy-in from other departments

•    How to manage revenue assurance at the dawn of Next Generation Networks to achieve operational excellence



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Space Weather Outlook December 06, 2015 at 09:34PM

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-49 2015 December 6 at 7:20 p.m. MST (2015 December 7 0220 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For November 30-December 6 Category G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 30 November and 06 December due to influence of two separate coronal hole high speed stream events. Outlook For December 7-13 Category G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are expected on 07 and 08 December as influence from a positive polarity coronal hole persists. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.

Is Security too Risky to Outsource?

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Security has long been considered the gating issue for vendor hosted infrastructure services, with few organizations able to fully trust any provider with their most sensitive apps and data. But times have changed and now IT leaders see third party vendors as a security asset, not detriment. Can third party providers empower their clients by taking on security so internal corporate resources can focus on their business and innovation?

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Computer and Hacking Forensics - FREE Video Training Course

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Digital crime is more prevalent than ever, and the attacks are getting highly complex. Security software can't pinpoint it—the eyes and expertise of a trained computer forensics professional is necessary. Our Computer and Hacking Forensics training course teaches you how to become that professional. You'll learn how to: determine potential online criminal activity at its inception, legally gather evidence, search and investigate wireless attacks. Additional topics include unlocking passwords, the establishment and maintenance of a physical “chain of custody” and recovering lost and deleted data. At the conclusion, you will have been taught the concepts included in the computer forensics industry leading EC-Council CHFI certification exam.

This course runs for 7 hours and 8 minutes.

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