Application Security for Every Scale
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Cloud computing was not designed for security, although organizations such as Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) are making great strides in helping the industry solve the myriad security problems confronting cloud computing. The benchmark guidelines established by the CSA in the document, Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing, is a great first step. This white paper is intended to pick up where the CSA guide left off in terms of defining what a distributed web application firewall (dWAF) should look like in order to meet the standards set within the CSA document.
Security at the Internet 10 March 2010
The beginning of the year became known hacker attack on Google shocked the high-tech industry. Rarely before the assailants had taken place with such finesse. The attacks on the computer systems of Google was apparently exploited a previously unknown vulnerability of Internet Explorer. The problem is considered particularly dangerous because attackers could take control over a potentially infected machine. This latest vulnerability has once more and especially impressive to the fact that the importance of the theme "Safety on the Internet" is not high enough can be estimated. Especially for medium-sized businesses can take an attack on the network life-threatening proportions: intruders can get to the particularly sensitive data or to put the business completely lame.
