NetworkWorld - IT Best Practices Alert: New approaches to combat 'sources of evil' and other security issues

By Linda Musthaler
May 18, 2012

I recently had the chance to talk to Eric Cole, an industry-recognized expert who performs leading-edge security consulting and works in research and development to advance the state of the art in information systems security. We talked about emerging security threats and new ways to address them.

Organizations spend a ton of money on security products but are frustrated because they are still getting compromised. The reason, Cole says, is that the types of threats we face have changed but our approaches to security haven't. He says it's time to look at problems differently and come up with solutions that actually work -- solutions that include prevention as well as early detection.

Here are four common problems and new approaches that Cole suggests might improve your security posture.

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