An Executive Guide to Corporate Defence Management (CDM)
[ Source: R.I.S.C. International ]
January 2008-
This whitepaper on the emerging discipline of Corporate Defence Management (CDM) is the first of its kind dealing with this subject. The whitepaper represents the 3rd installment in a series of papers designed to raise awareness of the requirement for corporate defence to play a more eminent role in corporate strategy. This paper is designed to act as a helpful guide to executives interested in the area of contemporary corporate defence and in particular in ....
Towards Automated Provisioning of Secure Virtualized Networks
[ Source: Association for Computing Machinery ]
January 2008-
This paper from Hewlett-Packard describes a secure network virtualization framework that helps realize the abstraction of Trusted Virtual Domains (TVDs), a security-enhanced variant of virtualized network zones. The framework allows groups of related virtual machines running on separate physical machines to be connected together as though they were on their own separate network fabric and, at the same time, helps enforce cross-group security requirements such as isolation, confidentiality, security, and information flow control. The framework ....
Hook, Line and Sinker: Phishing Attacks Going Professional
[ Source: Trend Micro ]
January 2008-
Phishing is slowly becoming a household term, with a new scam arriving in users’ inboxes as frequently as once per week. Phishing has become so widespread, in fact, that even many consumers know what it is! But what makes phishing different from viruses and other threats - and why has it become so popular? The biggest differentiator between phishing and other threats such as viruses is the intent behind the attack.
Symantec Backup Exec 11d for Windows Servers Sets the Standard for Exchange 2007 Server Data Protection
[ Source: Symantec ]
January 2008-
Exchange 2007 Server introduces a number of new challenges to existing backup and recovery environment which can make administration of the backup process complex, time consuming, and challenging. Backup Exec 11d now includes full support of Exchange 2007 to help alleviate the complexities of protecting Exchange 2007 and eliminates the new backup challenges introduced by Exchange 2007 including full 64-bit support, the new VSS backup infrastructure, and LCR\CCR configurations. Additionally, Backup Exec 11 removes the ....
Vulnerability Management for Dummies
[ Source: Qualys ]
May 2008-
As a business owner, or someone responsible for network security within your organization, you need to understand how to prevent attacks and eliminate network weaknesses that leave your business exposed and at risk.
"Vulnerability Management for Dummies" arms you with the facts and shows you how to implement a successful Vulnerability Management program. Whether your network consists of just a handful of computers or thousands of servers distributed around the world, this book ....
Secure Desktop Solution: A Modern-Day Marriage of Business Benefit and Risk Reduction
[ Source: Novell ]
May 2008-
Traditional security is no longer good enough because complexity is increasing significantly. Traditional IT security was formerly provided by firewalls, antivirus solutions, and other security products. Such measures worked fine when security was defined around known threats and well-defined perimeter defenses. Now, a comprehensive security strategy must deal with the increased vulnerability of mobile assets and a threat environment that is smarter and more aggressive, organized, focused, and profit oriented. Download this white paper to ....
Data Backup and Compliance: Three Reasons to Get It Right
[ Source: Remote Backup Systems ]
January 2008-
Fortune 500 companies have been vilified for reckless data stewardship and fabrication of financial reports. Corporate America, already under varying degrees of competitive and performance pressure, is now faced with compliance legislation and disclosure requirements that seek to right some of wrongs done to consumers, investors, and employees alike. Access and process controls, internal and third party audits, reporting requirements and penalties for non-compliance are just a few of the areas that will be addressed ....
A Process-based Approach to Protecting Privileged Accounts
[ Source: Symark ]
August 2008-
This paper discusses best practices for privileged account access management and privileged password management (PPM), and shows how the Symark PowerKeeper appliance creates a “defense in depth” across the IT portfolio. PowerKeeper is a secure, hardened appliance that provides both a mechanism and a “process” to ensure best practices to secure and control access to any accounts deemed “privileged” or sensitive and thus sharply reduce the likelihood of fraud or theft of proprietary data. ....
Authentication Solutions Through Keystroke Dynamics
[ Source: BioPassword ]
January 2008-
The objective of this paper published by BioPassword is to provide a basic understanding of the biometric science of keystroke dynamics, and how BioPassword is using keystroke dynamics technology to deliver enterprise security software solutions for multi-factor authentication to monitor and authenticate users, implement cost-effective secure access, and substantially reduce fraud risk.
Does Size Matter? The security challenge of the SMB
[ Source: McAfee ]
September 2008-
Just because a business is small, doesn’t mean it’s immune to security threats. Security challenges facing Small and Medium Businesses in North America are on the rise. For businesses of all sizes, viruses, hacker intrusions, spyware and spam can lead to lost or stolen data, computer downtime, decreased productivity, compliance issues, lost sales and even loss of reputation. According to a recent survey conducted by McAfee, many small and medium sized businesses felt they ....