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October 15 , 2008 |
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Top Ten Network Security Threats to SMBs |
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Unlike large enterprises, small to medium size businesses (SMBs) often |
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| face multiple security threats with limited resources to protect assets, | Customer Assistance |
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| data, and customer information. WatchGuard Technologies' research |  |
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| identifies 10 leading security threats to SMBs: | |||||||||
1. Unpatched vulnerabilities open to known exploits - More than 90% |
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| the latest application updates and patches to its systems, leaving the | Lenovo ThinkCentre | ||||||||
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2. The unsecured home - In many small businesses, employees often |
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| take laptops home to work. In an unsecured home network environment, | (More Info) | ||||||||
| a business laptop can be dangerously exposed to viruses, attacks and | |
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3. Reckless use of public networks - A common ruse by attackers is to |
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| put up an unsecured wireless access point labeled "Free Public Wi-Fi" | |||||||||
| and simply wait for a connection-starved road warrior to connect. | |||||||||
| With a packet sniffer enabled, an attacker stealthily sees everything | |||||||||
| the employee types, and is then able to utilize that data for personal | |||||||||
| gain. | |||||||||
4. Compromised web servers - Many SMBs host their own websites |
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| without adequate protection, leaving their business networks exposed | |||||||||
| to SQL injections and botnet attacks. | |||||||||
5. Dangerous web surfing - Now more than ever, malware, spyware, |
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| keyloggers and spambots reside in innocuous looking websites. | |||||||||
| Employees who venture into ostensibly safe sites may be | unknowingly exposing their business networks to extreme threats | ||||||||
| 6. Malicious HTML email - No longer are attackers sending emails | |||||||||
| with malicious attachments. Today, the threat is hidden in HTML email | |||||||||
| messages, including links to malicious, booby-trapped sites. A wrong | click can easily lead o a drive by download. | ||||||||
7. Insiders - In many SMBs, business records and customer |
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| information is often entrusted to a single person. Without adequate | |||||||||
| checks and balances, including network system logs and automated | reports, data loss from within can stretch over long periods of time. | ||||||||
8. Lack of contingency plans - One of the biggest threats to SMBs |
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| relates to the business impact of post-hack, intrusion or virus. Many | |||||||||
| SMBs lack a data loss response policy or disaster recovery plan, leaving | their business slow to recover and restart operations. | ||||||||
9. Unchanged factory defaults - Hackers publish and maintain |
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| exhaustive lists of default logins (username and password) to nearly | |||||||||
| every networked device, and can easily take control of network resources | if the default factory configuration settings are not changed. | ||||||||
10. Loss of portable devices - Much SMB data is compromised every |
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| year due to lost laptops, misplaced mobile devices and left behind USB | |||||||||
| sticks. | |||||||||
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| engineered to be modular, allowing you to select the security components | that meet your specific business and network requirements. WatchGuard | ||||||||
| XTM solutions deliver stronger security, enhanced networking | |||||||||
| capabilities, and more management flexibility, as well as greater IT | |||||||||
| investment protection and customer choice. | |||||||||
| source: Watchguard Technologies (salespartners@watchguard.com) | |||||||||
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