Comments on: 5 Popular Hacking Techniques – Do you know your enemies? (Part 2)

By: Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 05:29:04 +0000

@robert

True enough. I think it was actually here in the GFI blog that I read an article on internet security being likened to actual military warfare. As exaggerated as that analogy may sound, I think there’s a lot of truth in the comparison. As IT professionals, we have to be able to adapt to the constant demands of our industry (security or otherwise), just as soldiers would adapt to the ever changing conditions of the battlefield.

By: robert evengson

robert evengson — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:33:40 +0000

“Remember that security is an ongoing process, not a goal.”

Fantastic point. I’ve always seen system security as that holy grail that every admin strives for but never truly achieves. It’s actually gotten to a point a few months ago where continuously updating our security protocols seemed utterly pointless. However, seeing security as something that continuously changes puts a different perspective things. In a strange way, we seem to have this unspoken relationship with these hackers. They adapt to us. We adapt to them.

By: Giselle Borg Olivier

Giselle Borg Olivier — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:39:43 +0000

Hi Pauline,

Yes you’re right. We usually do that; I guess this one must’ve escaped! Thanks for letting us know

By: Pauline

Pauline — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:22:56 +0000

Good to see the 2nd part of the article being finally posted. However, it did take me awhile to find it. For future posts, would be possible to get the link to the second part included at the bottom of the first article? And vice versa? I do regularly read the articles on this blog and I appreciate the longer pieces being broken up into segments. But would surely help if the previous articles are linked in the body of the text. Thanks!

By: Sue Walsh

Sue Walsh — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:01:38 +0000

When I set up a wireless network in my office I installed a firewall with an intrusion detection feature. It was really stunning to see how many port scans and ping sweeps hit my network every day. The firewall and network security blocked them all but still, it was amazing to see first hand that our networks are *constantly* under attack.