BW: SecurityFocus.com Combats Damage From Cyber Attacks | Linux Today

BW: SecurityFocus.com Combats Damage From Cyber Attacks

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 16, 2000

“SecurityFocus.com, the world’s leading security information
portal, announced an addition to its site to inform IS managers and
users on how to plan their responses and manage security attacks
and incidents. The Incident Handling Focus Area offers
comprehensive response and reporting techniques that help minimize
the latest computer viruses and other security breaches, as well as
the latest methods and techniques for handling and managing
corporate and legal responses to Information Security break-ins or
emergencies.”

“With this latest effort, SecurityFocus.com continues to expand
its offering of useful information regarding security problems and
issues for network and security administrators as well as security
product and service vendors. The new Incident Handling Focus Area,
located at http://www.securityfocus.com/ih, and the entire
SecurityFocus.com portal are free and available to any user
interested in the latest security news and information from around
the world.”

With the Incident Handling Focus Area, SecurityFocus.com
demonstrates its continuing commitment to educate the computer
user, IS staff and law enforcement communities on ways to
effectively handle and manage security violations
,” said
Stephanie Fohn, SecurityFocus.com’s chief operating officer. “This
new section offers comprehensive information on optimal ways to
respond, report and manage the latest security violations, from
viruses like the latest versions of the `ILOVEYOU’ bug to major
downtime catastrophes caused by attacks.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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