Short Guide to Protecting Against Web Application Threats

Although there is no single security measure than can prevent all threats, there are some that provide broad—based mitigation to a number of threats. The use of SSL encryption and digital certificate‐based authentication is one of them.

In this paper learn how SSL encryption can protect server-to-server communications, client devices, cloud resources, and other endpoints in order to help prevent the risk of data loss. Also included is a step-by-step guide to assessing your needs, determining where SSL encryption and digital certificate-based authentication may be helpful, planning for the rollout of SSL to Web applications, and establishing policies and procedures to manage the full life cycle of SSL certificates.

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Spoofing Server-Server Communication: How You Can Prevent It

Learn how to prevent the new SSL Strip threat that could compromise your secure applications. In this must read white paper, “Spoofing Server-Server Communication: How You Can Prevent it,” written by security analyst Larry Seltzer, you will learn about the new advances in attacks that exploit weaknesses of generic SSL to compromise server-server communication and how you can help prevent it.

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A New Prescription for Privacy: Understanding and Meeting Security Requirements for Electronic Health Records

Technology continues to make information more readily available to a larger group of people than ever before. Yet even as the latest technological advances bring a greater wealth of opportunities for sharing and distributing knowledge, each advance also increases the risk that sensitive data will land in the wrong hands. The more sensitive the data, the greater the risk—and few industries handle a larger volume of sensitive data than the healthcare industry.

No matter how your organization decides to secure its EHR system, working with a trusted third party like Symantec will help ensure that patient records are always protected with the most advanced security solutions currently available. With Symantec, providers can be sure that their EHR systems—and the vital data they contain—are safe, so doctors and hospitals can focus on delivering the best possible care to their patients.

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Website Security for Dummies

Symantec demystifies the science behind SSL authentication, encryption and more in the world-famous ‘For Dummies’ style, it’s The How-To Guide to keeping a company safe from online threats.

Learn to:

  • Make the business case for website security
  • Explain how SSL forms the foundation of great website security
  • Choose and implement the right SSL certificates for your website
  • Follow best practice for maintaining a healthy and trusted website

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