C. Brian Rexroad – Principle Network Security Architect, AT&T Chief Security...
When Brian Rexroad is asked what he does for a living, his initial answer is, “Internet security.” If asked exactly what that means, he brings up detection and prevention of botnets, malware, DDoS...
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Don’t Get Into Cloud with Just Anybody
The first users to embrace and benefit from cloud computing were malicious botnet operators. Consider some of the cloud innovations attributed to botnet implementers: Created controls to keep an...
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Apps vs Oranges and the Occasional Bad Banana
The fruit section at our grocery store generally is doing their best to keep fresh and tasty produce in stock. However, there are occasions where some not-so-good items end up on the shelves. So...
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Firewalls and Football
Now that we are well into the fall football season, this is a good time to observe some of the things we can learn from football to develop a sound protection strategy for our enterprise networks....
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Stopping DNSChanger Trojans
We need to be conscious of the decisions we make that balance between better security and our freedom. We all accept the increasing physical security measures implemented at public buildings,...
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8 Suggestions for Mitigating and Preventing DNSChanger Malware in your...
This is a follow-up to a previous blog that was titled “Stopping DNS Changer Malware on the Internet.” I have been receiving some questions from enterprise customers about this malware. Some folks are...
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7 Principles of a Sound Network Security Analysis Strategy
As threats become more creative, our means to discover them needs to be more creative as well. Everyone that is operating a large enterprise is struggling to implement a Security Information and Event...
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Basic Requirements for any Network-Connected Device
In a couple of recent blog posts by Jim Boxmeyer (e.g., Help, I was Betrayed by my Cloud Enabled Smart Fridge!), he pointed out our trend toward more and more network-connected devices and the...
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3 Days Until DNS Changer Deadline Hits
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on the Networking Exchange Blog on March 28, 2012. Due to demand for information on the DNS Changer transition happening on Monday, July 9th we are...
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