Understanding the enemy is an essential component of a successful defense. Like a general planning fortifications, a security manager must understand black hat tools and techniques and use this knowledge to design countermeasures into the network defense framework.

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Earlier this week, I ranted about schools and businesses not using controls to prevent students and employees from viewing unsuitable content on the Web. I thought it appropriate to discuss an easy-to-use solution that fits within everyone’s budget.

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I don’t expect my largest operating system and general information processing product vendor to call asking the same questions I’d expect during a social engineering phone call, even if ostensibly conducting a phone survey. But thats exactly what happened recently.

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