Threat Monitor

Unified communications systems promise exciting productivity gains for workers and cost savings for businesses, but many often underestimate the security threats facing them. John Burke outlines the dangers facing unified communications and how to mount an effective defense.

There are a lot of dirty and destructive pieces of software out there, but a logic bomb may cause some of the most damage. Triggered by the smallest of events, logic bombs can wreck computers, networks, and even an organization's precious profits. In this tip from our Ask the Experts section, contributor Ed Skoudis explains how to prepare for a hacker's detonation.