Getting a handle on an organization's true security posture can be like pinning down a moving target. But new features and technologies are becoming available that bring organizations closer to a true ...

If your organization requires proof of each network vulnerability with a penetration test, then you are focusing on the wrong problem. With new vulnerabilities being disclosed daily, it should be ...

The rate of hacking attacks is rising every year, and at the same time the actual number of individual businesses being attacked is going up. The question of how to protect a business and prevent ...

Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. Even seasoned cybersecurity professionals confuse penetration tests with vulnerability ...

Businesses typically try to take steps to defend their digital networks, but many organizations discover their weak points the hard way: when they get slammed with a full-court cyber-attack. The ...

Companies are struggling to keep up with a barrage of network security nightmares, including viruses, worms and hacker attacks. This makes it more difficult to protect core assets, such as sensitive ...

IPv6 brings some welcome security and other features, but there are some 'gotchas' for IP professionals that may not be immediately apparent. The next generation IPv6 protocol has been "coming soon" ...

Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. During a penetration test (or pen test), highly skilled cybersecurity professionals assume ...

Hackers relentlessly probe your organization's digital defenses, hunting for the slightest vulnerability to exploit. And while penetration testing serves as a valuable tool, there might be some areas ...

You’ve just deployed an ecommerce site for your small business or developed the next hot iPhone MMORGP. Now what? Don’t get hacked! An often overlooked, but very important process in the development ...