Securing network services

It is a common requirement for enterprises to provide and leverage Internet services such as DNS, e-mail, and file transfer. How the services are used and properly integrated into the enterprise network infrastructure remains a constant challenge for enterprises in addition to implementing security. The latest malware threats utilize these common services in order to redirect internal hosts to Internet destinations under the control of the malware writers. In a network with correctly implemented architecture, this scenario would mostly be a mute point, and with additional security mechanisms, a rare occurrence.

DNS

Domain Name Service (DNS) is in my opinion one of the greatest inventions, saving all of us from memorizing ...

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