Re: How to prevent zero day attacks

[Peter Thomas <hackertarget.admin () gmail com>]

The Australian department of defence has a good resource on protecting
systems against threats for which there are no signatures available.

These are the Top 4, from a full list of 35. Implementing the Top 4
will provide a significant increase in security.

1. patch applications such as PDF readers, Microsoft Office, Java,
Flash Player and web browsers
2. patch operating system vulnerabilities
3. minimise the number of users with administrative privileges
4. use application whitelisting to help prevent malicious software and
other unapproved programs from running.

More details are available here -
http://www.dsd.gov.au/infosec/top35mitigationstrategies.htm


Regards,

Peter
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On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 4:04 PM,  <amishra.jsr () gmail com> wrote:
> Hello,
>     Traditionally all the anitvirus, IPS works using signature based technique. This doesn't help in zero day attack. 
> Therefore, what can be done to prevent zero-day attacks?
>
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In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate.  We look at how SSL works, how 
it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, 
install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for set-up are 
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