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The Top 10 Windows Vulnerabilities - February 5, 1pm EST (1800 UTC)
Infected by the Code Red Worm? Has your SQL Server been acting strangelately? Overwhelmed by the flood of Microsoft security bulletins and you don't know where to begin? The Top 10 Windows Vulnerabilities presented by one of SANS' highest rated instructors, Jason Fossen, will discuss the current ten worst Microsoft Windows security vulnerabilities from the SANS Top 20 list. These are the most important things to check before you do anything else. In the presentation, Jason Fossen will also talk about tools you can use to detect and fix the problems.
Go to http://www.sans.org/webcasts/020503.php to register.
Top 10 Unix Vulnerabilities - February 12, 1pm EST (1800 UTC)
Worried about the state of Unix security at your site but unsure where to begin? The top 10 Unix vulnerabilities from the SANS Top 20 list make an excellent starting point. Listen as Hal Pomeranz, the author of SANS' Unix Security Track, explains the vulnerabilities and provides valuable pointers on how to correct or mitigate these vulnerabilities on your systems.
Go to http://www.sans.org/webcasts/021203.php to register.
Spotlight

Is it time to professionalize information security?
Posted on 23 May 2013. | The issue of whether or not information security professionals should be licensed to practice has already been the topic of many a passionate debate.

Review: Logging and Log Management
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Every security practitioner should be aware of the overwhelming advantages of logging and perusing logs for discovering system intrusions. But logging and log management comes with its own set of difficulties.

Experts highlight top data breach vulnerabilities
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Hidden vulnerabilities lie in everyday activities that can expose personal information and lead to data breach, including buying gas with a credit card or wearing a pacemaker.

A closer look at Mega cloud storage
Posted on 21 May 2013. | Once a novelty, nowadays many cloud storage services are fighting for their piece of the market in the virtual world. Mega offers 50GB of free space with great pricing on Pro accounts.

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.
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