Online transaction security - protecting your personal information- September 17, 2008 As online threats change, you need to continue to evaluate your security protection. Online transactions are identity thieves sweet spots - is your security software designed to protect you specifically from the new type of threats like phishing and keystroke logging that are designed to steal your passwords, account numbers and other personal information I have some tips for those of you banking and shopping online as to how to take more responsibility for your own security.http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/blog/detail.jsp?blogid=transaction_security&pr... Beware of Vishing Attacks- September 17, 2008 In May of this year, our response organization (at that time unnamed), involving phishers using "1-800" phone numbers to steal information instead of malicious URLs.http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/blog/detail.jsp?blogid=vishing_attacks&profile... The Illusion of Control- September 17, 2008 A key aspect of security is control. In recent years, security and network administrators have spent a great deal of time and money attempting to control their networks for the sake of security.http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/blog/detail.jsp?blogid=illusion_of_control&pro... The Illusion of Control, Part 2- September 17, 2008 Previously I made the claim that firewalls fail as outbound control mechanisms because they depend on port bindings for protocol identification and because they make the assumption that they can do content inspection. Lets explore that a little deeper now.http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/blog/detail.jsp?blogid=illusion_of_control_2&p... The Illusion of Control, Part 3- September 17, 2008 In two previous posts Ive talked about why firewalls fail as outbound control mechanisms due to what amounts to lack of visibility into the traffic they are passing.http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/blog/detail.jsp?blogid=illusion_of_control_3&p... Norton 360 Blog 1: Welcome Blog- September 17, 2008 It is my pleasure to say "Welcome!" to the Norton 360 blog community.http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/blog/detail.jsp?blogid=norton360_welcome&profi... Threat Landscape- September 17, 2008 One of the things Symantec has an extremely good viewpoint into is the evolution of the threat landscape on the Internet.http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/blog/detail.jsp?blogid=threat_landscape&profil... Suite Security- September 17, 2008 Consumer security suites bring together multiple layers of protection in order to secure a system. This notion of Multilayer Security is well accepted by the security industry at large. They can also be more secure. Let's examine how.http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/blog/detail.jsp?blogid=suite_security&profilei... Organized Crime 2.0- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Organized criminals are ramping up their use of the Internet as an attack medium.http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/blog/detail.jsp?blogid=organized_crime&profile... Security is a funny thing- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Security is a funny thing. Everyone knows they want it and need it. Most people using computers today want security software to be vigilantly on guard, but want it to function in the background as an invisible shield without hindering common tasks.http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/blog/detail.jsp?blogid=security&profileid=mark... |