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Why DNS shouldn’t be used for data transport

Malicious DNS tunnelling is a big problem in cyber security. The technique involves the use of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol to smuggle sensitive corporate or personal information out of a network, and to enable...

10 questions to ask your ADC provider

Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) are networking devices that reside in the data centre and serve as a key part of an application delivery network. With the explosion in Internet traffic, business applications,...

Hack of Yahoo accounts – and the 700-day fallout!

On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Yahoo confirmed that hackers stole the personal data associated with at least 500 million Yahoo accounts. Details including names, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers and security...

Smart device hacking gets real

For years now, cyber security risk exaggerators have been talking about the threat to connected devices from hackers and other cybercriminals. But most observers have scoffed at stories of networked fridges or...

Are you paying attention to the rise in ransomware?

Paladion, a security services provider in the Middle East, has said that the fastest-growing area of cyber crime has developed into a $1 billion-a-year industry complete with customer care departments set up to secure...

Mobility helping to drive SMB batting potential

The explosion of smartphones and tablets is transforming the way we communicate, work and manage our personal lives. We stay connected everywhere, and collaborate on the go at every opportunity we get. We need the...

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