fohlhorst, Author at TechRepublic

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Bio

Frank J. Ohlhorst is an award-winning technology journalist, author, professional speaker and IT business consultant. He has worked in editorial at CRN, eWeek and Channel Insider, and is the author of Big Data Analytics. His certifications include MCNE, MCSE, A+, N+, L+, and Security+.

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Prevent 2015 from becoming another Year of the Data Breach

If 2014 taught us anything, it has taught us that even the most secure systems are subject to breaches. Here's how to avoid it next year.

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The inner workings of a targeted attack

Vectra Networks' X-Series of appliances combine advanced analytics with AI to identify threats in real time.

Security

Winning the war against bots

The lowly bot has evolved into something that can in fact be an agent of malicious intent.

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2015 prediction: Expect massive spikes in global information security threats

Global security threats will continue to increase next year and are as certain as death and taxes, according to a recent report.

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Spiceworks and Peerlyst communities mix IT security advice with social media

Network security sometimes takes a village. Find out where to go online to get IT security advice and product reviews from peers.

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Insider threats still pose major problems for enterprises

A survey sponsored by SpectorSoft shows that insider threats are one of the most challenging security issues to deal with for a majority of enterprises.

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Sophos aims for unified cloud security nirvana with Mojave acquisition

With the purchase of Mojave Networks, Sophos seeks to combine cloud security, endpoint security and advanced filtering to deliver hybrid protection for real-time scenarios.

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IBM says most security breaches are due to human error

A recently released report from computing giant IBM attributes some 95% of IT security breaches to human error and that over 75% of attacks are targeted at just five industries, proving when it comes to security, people are the real problem.

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Why Deep Packet Inspection still matters

Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) is a technology that should offer much more weight than SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection).

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Proven tactics for preventing Advanced Persistent Threat incursions

APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats) are still on the rise, forcing organizations to rethink their best practices to deal with the new challenges that APTs present to enterprise security.

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Prevent 2015 from becoming another Year of the Data Breach

The inner workings of a targeted attack

Winning the war against bots

2015 prediction: Expect massive spikes in global information security threats

Spiceworks and Peerlyst communities mix IT security advice with social media

Insider threats still pose major problems for enterprises

Sophos aims for unified cloud security nirvana with Mojave acquisition

IBM says most security breaches are due to human error

Why Deep Packet Inspection still matters

Proven tactics for preventing Advanced Persistent Threat incursions

Employee performance review policy

Employee time off policy

Employee privacy policy

Security response policy