How hackers get in: Lessons from a network security audit

by Jason Riddle - Practice Leader at LBMC Managed Security Services - Friday, 18 July 2014. Data security is a defining challenge for our time, yet many businesses and other organizations remain under-prepared.

The problem stems from numerous sources: lack of concern or awareness, unclear security regulations and specifications, and the inherent complexity of the topic. More challenging still, many well-intentioned organizations – folks who have made good-faith efforts to secure their sensitive data – simply fail to keep up with evolving security standards, or wrongly assume that they’ve covered all their bases.

This is where assessment by outside experts can be helpful. Third-party network security audits can help organizations understand just how well their security holds up to attacks and data breaches. Help Net Security/ Full Read Here/ http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=2075