HP Data Protector 6.0 Software Advanced Backup to Disk Performance
[ Source: Hewlett-Packard ]
January 2008-HP Data Protector Software is designed for the most demanding 24x7 environments and offers an automated high-performance backup and recovery from disk and tape. HP Data Protector Software simplifies the use of complex backup and recovery procedures with the fastest installation, automated routine tasks, and easy-to-use features. This white paper published by HP provides performance-related information for HP Data Protector 6.0 software and the Advanced Backup to Disk feature. This white paper covers HP ProLiant ....
When Pressing the Send Button Results In Compliance Violations
[ Source: WatchGuard ]
October 2009-Protecting confidential data is serious business. Failure may result in fat fines and even jail time – not to mention damage to your brand. WatchGuard easy-to-use, all-inclusive email and web secure content and threat prevention appliances offer a complete data protection solution.
Enabling a Safer Internet: The Positive Approach to Web Security
[ Source: Sophos ]
November 2009-With one new infected webpage discovered every 4.5 seconds, it is essential you have the three pillars of protection - revealed in this whitepaper - to defend your organization against the sophisticated web threats of today.
Global Data Deduplication With NetBackup PureDisk Deduplication Results From 5 Customer Environments
[ Source: Symantec ]
January 2008-NetBackup PureDisk technology enables both client-based data duplication to optimized bandwidth usage and target-based duplication for storage optimization. For customers with distributed servers in remote offices, Symantec offers NetBackup PureDisk, a stand-alone solution that uses client-based deduplication to deliver bandwidth efficient, storage-optimized data protection for distributed data in remote offices, data centers, and virtual environments. For systems within the data center, customers can leverage target-based deduplication, integrated with NetBackup, by using the PureDisk Deduplication Option. ....
Practical Advantages of Fireware® XTM for Hands-On IT Administrators
[ Source: WatchGuard ]
July 2009-Take a look at the new XTM (extensible threat management) network security from WatchGuard. See the tangible benefits this new generation of security solutions offer. No hype – just concrete examples of XTM features and the advantages they deliver for you to evaluate against your current security.
Bullet-Proofing Instant Messaging
[ Source: MessageLabs, now part of Symantec ]
September 2009-Information workers on the job often turn to the same software tools they use at home for quick, unfettered communication. When that involves consumer-grade instant messaging (IM) programs, such as AIM, Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger, your organization’s network is at risk for malware infections. You may also have to deal with the results of regulatory compliance breaches and copyright violations. Management must confront these risks squarely, or face potential losses of millions of ....
Beyond FTP: Securing And Managing File Transfers
[ Source: Linoma Software ]
August 2009-Few managers realize the security and management risks that have blossomed in their organization with the prevalent use of FTP. This paper demonstrates how you can bring FTP into a modern framework that increases IT manageability while decreasing security exposures and adhering to growing compliance/auditing requirements.
The Attacker Within: How Hackers Are Targeting Enterprise Networks From the Inside Out
[ Source: Zscaler ]
August 2008-As enterprise defenses evolve, so too do the attack vectors leveraged by those seeking to bypass such controls. We are entering an era where attackers are no longer working to punch a hole in the fortress surrounding enterprise IT assets from the outside. They don’t need to; they’re already inside. Thanks to the meteoric rise in the importance of Web-based traffic and a laundry list of vulnerabilities in Web-aware applications on ....
Converged Threats
[ Source: MessageLabs, now part of Symantec ]
September 2009-Business users face more than increasing workloads and demanding deadlines in an ordinary workday. They also deal with a wealth of well-disguised and sometimes dangerous malware, which litters the online environment and silently pushes its way onto networks.
Malware takes on many different forms, from viruses and spyware, to phishing, spam and social engineering attacks. The most common channels for malware include e-mail, Web and instant messaging (IM), leading to the collective phrase “converged threats.”
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IDC: Web-Based Security for Business Enablement
[ Source: CA ]
September 2009-Do you want to learn new approaches to Web security that can help you address business, security and compliance needs? Read this IDC report to learn about the technology and best practices needed to better secure and manage Web access for your enterprise while also facilitating compliance.
2007 InformationWeek/Accenture Global Information Security Survey
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
July 2007-
With the constant threat of hackers and malicious coders, and the alarming rate of customer data breaches and identity theft, information security remains one of the highest priorities for business technology professionals around the globe. InformationWeek Research and Accenture provide you with in-depth data about security investments and practices in the 2007 Information Security Survey report. This study -- in it's tenth year -- examines the security practices and experiences of ....
2006 InformationWeek/Accenture Global Information Security Survey
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
July 2006-
Great strides have been made worldwide in improving data security, meeting compliance standards, and enhancing data privacy. But is it enough? The overwhelming answer is no. With the constant threat of hackers and malicious coders, and the alarming rate of customer data breaches and identity theft, information security remains one of the highest priorities for business technology professionals around the globe. InformationWeek Research and Accenture provide you with in-depth data about security investments ....
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 ....
Coming To An Online Bank Near You
[ Source: Checco Services Inc. ]
February 2006-
The FFIEC has created an initiative where enterprise e-business is measured not simply by corporate liability but by the protection of the enterprise customer. Although the guidance may be missing a legislative bite, it is prudent for the financial institutions to plan an implementation path for multifactor online authentication within this fiscal year. The use of keystroke biometrics along with proper access control policies, logging, and auditing can create a cost-efficient and truly reasonable ....
The Web Hacking Incidents Database 2008: Annual Report
[ Source: Breach Security ]
March 2009-
The much anticipated Breach Security Lab’s Web Hacking Incidents Database (WHID) 2008 Annual Report is ready for download. The WHID project is dedicated to maintaining a record of web application-related security incidents. The WHID’s purpose is to serve as a tool for raising awareness of web application security problems and provide information for statistical analysis of web application security incidents. This year the report findings prove that no company or market sector is immune from ....
Security on a Budget
[ Source: Global Knowledge ]
April 2009-
Security is expensive, but not having security is even more expensive. Preventing damage from malicious attackers, stopping the infestation of malware, and preventing theft and fraud is not cheap. But failing to erect adequate protections for your organization's level of known threat is not a cost-saving measure; it is simply a deferment of the cost until a later date. This white paper discusses several techniques, methods, and tools that can be implemented to save your ....
2008 Internet Security Trends: A report on Emerging Attack Platforms for Spam, Viruses and Malware
[ Source: IronPort Systems ]
November 2008-
The overall trends in spam and malware can be characterized by a larger number of more targeted, stealthy and sophisticated attacks. This report is designed to help highlight the key security trends of today and suggest ways to defend against the sophisticated new generation of Internet threats certain to arise in the future.
Can Heuristic Technology Help Your Company Fight Viruses
[ Source: MessageLabs, now part of Symantec ]
May 2009-
In the face of today’s increasingly sophisticated malware, using multiple layers of email and web protection is essential. Heuristic technology helps provide that extra layer of security by collecting ‘virus DNA’ through scanning billions of emails and using that information to identify both known threats as well as new, unknown threats. Learn more now.
Seven Practical Steps For Federal Cyber Security And FISMA Compliance
[ Source: Tripwire ]
October 2009-
Federal computer systems have long been a favorite target of hackers. This paper explores why federal efforts to improve security have often fallen short and how IT professionals can address this challenge. Tripwire CTO Gene Kim suggests seven actionable steps to improve cyber security based on a long-term study of information security organizations.
Best Practices: ProveIT Case Study for U.S. Air Force Software Assurance Center of Excellence
[ Source: Fortify ]
October 2009-
ProveIT case studies provide government end users with assessments of IT solutions. This ProveIT case study examines a U.S. Air Force initiative to implement application security/software assurance practices following the massive breach of an Air Force information system.
The U.S. Air Force began realizing that it had been losing unknown quantities of data and information. These data losses came about as the Air Force moved from using closed systems or ....
Taking the Botnet Threat Seriously
[ Source: FireEye ]
September 2009-
IT organizations have been subjected to a number of security plagues, but few of them have the potential for wide-spread havoc of the botnet, a category of threat that has raised the risk of coordinated, distributed attack to a new level. In this paper, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) takes a look at how the botnet threat became so serious, how botnet defense must answer the challenge, and how FireEye introduces a new approach to anti-botnet ....
Battling Modern Botnets
[ Source: FireEye ]
September 2009-
The FBI ranks cybercrime among its top priorities in part because botnets are proliferating at an alarming rate, crossing corporate boundaries and spreading infections behind corporate firewalls.
This white paper explains what botnets are and why they pose such a serious threat to organizations. A new approach is required to thwart the escalating danger posed by stealthy, targeted malware and botnets that render traditional security techniques obsolete.
Learn how FireEye provides advance detection ....
7 Practical Steps for Federal Cyber Security and FISMA Compliance
[ Source: Tripwire ]
July 2009-
Federal computer systems have long been a favorite target of hackers. This paper explores why federal efforts to improve security have often fallen short and how IT professionals can address this challenge. Get 7 actionable steps to improve cyber security based on a long-term study of information security organizations.
Four Best Practices For Securing Web Access
[ Source: RSA, The Security Division of EMC ]
May 2009-
The Web has created a wealth of new opportunities enabling organizations to reduce costs, increase efficiency and provide “anytime anywhere” access to corporate resources for employees, customers, and partners. As organizations shift from an internal to external focus, the traditional view of identity and access management (IAM) is changing, as well. IAM has long been at the forefront of securing access to Web resources by controlling and managing access rights to sensitive information for ....
Best Practices For Combating Emerging Threats With Layered Security
[ Source: RSA, The Security Division of EMC ]
July 2008-
This white paper examines how the fraud landscape has evolved, the types of advanced threats facing financial institutions and how to protect against them, best practices for implementing a layered approach to security, how financial institutions can make the most of their security investments, and the effect of customer education on minimizing the risk of future attacks.
RSA's Online Fraud Report: What To Expect In 2009
[ Source: RSA, The Security Division of EMC ]
April 2009-
Learn what to expect in the next 12 to 18 months regarding online fraud trends. The information in this report is based on findings at the RSA Anti-Fraud Command Center that works to monitor, prevent, and shut down online fraud activities.
Securing Your Online Data Transfer With SSL
[ Source: thawte ]
June 2009-
A guide to understanding SSL certificates, how they operate, and their application. By making use of an SSL certificate on your Web server, you can securely collect sensitive information online, and increase business by giving your customers confidence that their transactions are safe.
Podcast: EXPERT SERIES -- Charlie Le Grand on Accountability and Authorization Objectives
Charlie Le Grand, the former CIO of The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation, discusses how auditors and...
State of Internet Security
Email only makes up about 15% of incoming malware - It's the other 85% that comes via the Web that needs your attention. Learn to effectively protect your enterprise...
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