ENTERPRISE SECURITY : SPECIAL EDITION
ENTERPRISE SECURITY NEWS
By the time you discover your organization has been resting on a false sense
of security, it might just be too late. Web applications are opening new doors to back-end systems and sensitive data, leaving enterprise networks vulnerable to outside attackers.
Web Applications the Hidden Achilles Heel in Enterprise Security
Vaclav Vincalek, Senior Correspondent
You've got a great firewall. Congratulations. You put it exactly where
it needed to go, painstakingly configured it, and monitor it religiously.
You are the network administrator and your network is secure. Really?
According to Gartner Group, two-thirds of all Internet attacks
occur at the web application level—not the network layer. What does this mean
to you? It means your web applications can give hackers direct
access to systems and data BEHIND your firewall—and you won't even know
it. When it comes to web application vulnerabilities, your spiffy firewall
isn't much use.
"PCIS worked with us to identify the risks our web applications posed to our network and helped us fix them."
- Kevin Young
DataCorp Inc.
