Belden Variable Frequency Drive White Paper
[ Source: Adventive Marketing, Inc. ]
October 2009-
A variable frequency drive (VFD) regulates the speed of a three-phase AC electric motor by controlling the frequency and voltage of the power it delivers to the motor. Today, these devices (also known as adjustable speed drives or variable speed drives) are becoming prevalent in a wide range of applications throughout industry, from motion control applications to ventilation systems, from wastewater processing facilities to machining
areas, and many others.
Microsoft Security Overview
[ Source: ARC Advisory Group ]
January 2008-
Security is a defensive maneuver that requires major new processes, such as rapid response patch management, and fundamental changes to software and devices that use every day such as Windows, the PC, and infrastructure. Security concerns are not new to manufacturing but increased risk and the inability to rapidly eliminate vulnerabilities in legacy systems is making industry progress difficult and more expensive. This paper from ARC Advisory Group concerns is impacting the design and management ....
Extracting Value from Enterprise Log Data
[ Source: ArcSight ]
October 2008-
Learn how enterprises can leverage an effective log management solution to automate security monitoring and regulatory compliance, conduct forensics more efficiently, and improve operational standards. This whitepaper will outline the drivers for log management as well as their underlying challenges and drive toward a common set of requirements for evaluation of log management tools.
PCI DSS 1.2 and ArcSight Logger
[ Source: ArcSight ]
October 2008-
Digital fraud and identity theft incidents have made the protection of payment card information more critical than ever. The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) is comprised of a list of 12 requirements to which members, merchants, and service providers must adhere. It applies to any organization that stores, processes, or transmits cardholder data. The requirements include the use of data encryption, end user access controls, and activity monitoring and logging, as well ....
Hypergaurd: Defining A dWAF To Secure Cloud Applications
[ Source: art of defence ]
July 2009-
Cloud computing was not designed for security, although organizations such as Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) are making great strides in helping the industry solve the myriad security problems confronting cloud computing. The benchmark guidelines established by the CSA in the document, Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing, is a great first step. This white paper is intended to pick up where the CSA guide left ....
Effective Solutions For Firewall Rule Cleanup
[ Source: Athena Security ]
October 2009-
Firewall rules that provide access to a wide array of services in a large network, while at the same time securing the critical assets from attacks, tend to become very large in size and redundant in functionality. As rule bases become large, administrators become hesitant to modify existing rules and instead add new rules for fear of causing an adverse impact on existing service availability. Over time, rule bases become very bloated, requiring not only ....
NetFlow Layer 2 and Security Monitoring Exports
[ Source: Cisco ]
January 2008-
This paper published by Cisco Systems contains information about and instructions for configuring NetFlow Layer 2 and Security Monitoring Exports. Configuring NetFlow Layer 2 and Security Monitoring Exports improves ability to detect and analyze network threats such as Denial of Service attacks (DoS) by increasing the number of fields that netFlow can capture the values from. NetFlow is a Cisco IOS application that provides statistics on packets flowing through the router. It is emerging as ....
Trends in Information Security: A CompTIA Analysis of IT Security and the Workforce
[ Source: CompTIA ]
September 2008-
As global trends of workforce mobility and decentralization put a greater strain on IT security infrastructure, it is becoming increasingly more complex for corporate IT departments to safeguard information. More than ever before, firms are using diverse devices to exchange information faster and over longer distances, and the growing use of technologies supporting this trend - such as handheld devices or voice over IP – gives rise to new risks. As a result, corporate IT ....
Comprehensive System Security Management - Eliminating Rogue Systems
[ Source: Datamonitor ]
January 2008-
To understand the scale of the dual issues of rogue systems and managing a heterogeneous environment, Datamonitor conducted survey of 246 European organizations. The aim of the survey was to not only examine system security strategies but also determine how many organizations were affected by rogue systems, to identify the damage they cause and discover whether organizations were moving to eliminate such threats.
Adapting Endpoint Security to 'Mobilized' Consumerization
[ Source: DeviceLock ]
December 2008-
Consumer electronics and applications are proliferating in corporate IT environments, significantly increasing the threat of lost and stolen data. Personal devices such as smartphones and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) are now commonly brought to work and used for business purposes. This consumerization of corporate IT is predicted to accelerate in coming years as Digital Natives -- those raised playing computer games -- penetrate corporate ranks. This generation not only has a great fascination with ultra-modern ....