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/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Hardening steps specific to each hacking category should be considered when planning the protection of the universities' systems against hacking. Hardening Steps against Scanning ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Common Types of Attack Vulnerability scanning Hacker may initiate vulnerability scanning on target organisation's network to proactively identify the vulnerabilities of computer ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ There are a number of risks universities should pay attention to when considering or implementing different hacking protection methodologies. 1. Excessive Reporting and False ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Introduction to Hacking In order to protect the universities' information systems against malicious attacks, IT professionals should obtain a basic understanding of the common ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Firewalls are part of the IT environment of universities and shall be secured in accordance with the universities' Information Security Policies and relevant industrial standards ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Like universities' other information systems, desktops or networks, firewalls are computing devices/applications and also have vulnerabilities exposed to certain type of ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Any device that controls network traffic for security reasons can be called a firewall. It puts up a barrier that controls the flow of traffic between networks and is able to ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Firewalls are one of the most critical devices or applications that protect universities' information systems and resources from unauthorised access or malicious attacks. To ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Although patches aim to mitigate the risks caused by information system's vulnerabilities, they may expose these systems to additional channels of attack and even be manipulated ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ To build an effective patch management process that manages the risks from both external (i.e. vulnerabilities of the information systems) and internal factors (i.e ...