Security Administration
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Risk Management: Bridging Policies and Procedures - Fundamental Security Concepts
[ Source: Global Knowledge ]
October 2008-One thing that security professionals know is that security is about processes, not about the technology. The key to security is to match the technology to the process, but you have to know the process first. Policies and procedures are the requirements, and risk management is the bridge between the two. Collectively, they are the road maps that lead to effective and efficient security designs. This white paper covers the basics of risk management in ....
Protecting Against the New Wave of Malware
[ Source: Sunbelt Software ]
September 2008-Managing threats to the endpoint infrastructure is becoming increasingly difficult for most organizations regardless of their size. Viruses, worms, spyware and other forms of malware are becoming more virulent, their authors are becoming more adept at getting around existing defenses, and the profits generated by malware are funding new and more dangerous threats.
At the same time, many anti-virus, anti-spyware and other anti-malware defenses are not keeping up with the growing threats ....
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 ....
Fast-Start Failover Best Practices: Oracle Data Guard 10g Release 2
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-Fast-Start Failover is an Oracle Data Guard 10g Release 2 feature that mechanically and reliably fails over to an elected, synchronized standby database in the event of loss of the manufacture database, without requiring manual intervention to execute the failover. In addition, following a fast-start failover, the original production database is automatically reconfigured as a new standby database upon reconnection to the configuration. This white paper explains Fast-Start Failover and describes Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) ....
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 ....
ThinkVantage Security Strategy and Client Security Solution 6.0
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-This paper published by IBM describes ThinkVantage security strategy and the roll that Client Security Solution 6.0 plays in that strategy. The ThinkVantage security strategy is to provide a complementary set of security features as value add to ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops. The purpose of this set of security features is to enable customers to implement a layered defense security model on PCs.
The Effectiveness of Security Policies
[ Source: IronPort Systems ]
November 2008-This set of findings from a security study on data leakage revealed that many companies do not have security policies and that security policies that are in place are often ineffective. This analysis provides additional justification for the initial survey findings, which reported that employees around the world are putting corporate and personal data at risk.
The survey included more than 2000 employees and information technology professionals in 10 countries that Cisco selected because ....
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 ....
NAC 2.0: A New Model For a More Secure Future
[ Source: Sophos ]
September 2008-As organizations turn to network access control (NAC) technologies to protect their networks and data, the flaws of earlier versions of NAC are becoming apparent. New pressures from a constantly changing threat environment and an increasingly mobile workforce require a new NAC model that will offer more finely controlled network access, an increased agility of response, and a better focus on network, desktop, and security operations. This paper looks at where NAC 1.0 went wrong ....
The Case for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) in Proactive Network Defense
[ Source: TriGeo Network Security ]
January 2008-It’s widely accepted that Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems are excellent tools for regulatory compliance, log management and analysis, trouble-shooting and forensic analysis. What’s surprising to many is that this technology can play a significant role in actively defending networks. This whitepaper explains precisely how real-time analysis, combined with in-memory correlation, and automated notification and remediation capabilities can provide unprecedented network visibility, security and control.
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 ....
New McAffee New CEO Dave DeWalt's Grand Plan
[ Source: TechWeb TV ]
June 2008-
McAfee's got worries from huge new competitors -- Cisco and Microsoft -- to stock options backdating. Here's how new CEO DeWalt plans to get past those, including a vision for the industry to go from best-of-breed to best-of-suite.
PowerBroker Demo
[ Source: Symark ]
August 2008-
Symark PowerBroker is a policy-driven, root account access control application that provides granular privileged access delegation, detailed logging and reporting, and centralized administration across heterogeneous UNIX and Linux environments. It provides UNIX and Linux security and accountability by enabling system administrators to delegate administrative privileges and authorization without disclosing the root password and to grant selective access to UNIX and Linux-based corporate resources. Administrators can create powerful and granular security policies in PowerBroker to restrict ....
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. ....
2008 InformationWeek Strategic Security Survey Audiobook
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
September 2008-
This year, it's all about managing risk. That's the overall finding of our 2008 InformationWeek Strategic Security Study, which quizzed nearly 2,000 IT professionals about their plans and priorities for securing their companies' assets.
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.
Protecting Against the New Wave of Malware
[ Source: Sunbelt Software ]
September 2008-
Managing threats to the endpoint infrastructure is becoming increasingly difficult for most organizations regardless of their size. Viruses, worms, spyware and other forms of malware are becoming more virulent, their authors are becoming more adept at getting around existing defenses, and the profits generated by malware are funding new and more dangerous threats.
At the same time, many anti-virus, anti-spyware and other anti-malware defenses are not keeping up with the growing threats ....
Server Virtualization Security: 90% Process, 10% Technology
[ Source: Tripwire ]
October 2008-
Server Virtualization demands updating management and security processes. You will need to revise security policies and day-to-day procedures to deal with issues such as handling virtual disks, patching offline systems, controlling access to new management tools, and enforcing configuration practices.
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 ....
VOIP Security: Where the Threats Are Coming From
[ Source: TechWeb TV ]
June 2008-
Fritz Nelson of TechWebTV interviews Mark Collier of SecureLogix. Mark is one of the world's leading experts on VOIP Security, having co-authored one of the definitive books on the subject, Hacking Exposed: VOIP. Mark is also the instructor for the VoiceCon VOIP Security tutorial. In this interview, Mark discusses the most common attacks that threaten VOIP systems in the enterprise today, as well as which issues have yet to emerge as major threats. He also ....
The Effectiveness of Security Policies
[ Source: IronPort Systems ]
November 2008-
This set of findings from a security study on data leakage revealed that many companies do not have security policies and that security policies that are in place are often ineffective. This analysis provides additional justification for the initial survey findings, which reported that employees around the world are putting corporate and personal data at risk.
The survey included more than 2000 employees and information technology professionals in 10 countries that Cisco selected because ....
Data Leakage Worldwide: Top Risks and Mistakes Employees Make
[ Source: IronPort Systems ]
November 2008-
The findings from a global security study on data leakage revealed that the data loss resulting from employee behavior poses a much more extensive threat than many IT professionals believe. Commissioned by Cisco and conducted by U.S.-based market research firm InsightExpress, the study polled more than 2000 employees and information technology professionals in 10 countries. Cisco selected the countries based on their diverse social and business cultures, with the goal of better understanding whether these ....
Web Reputation Filters Battle the Latest Web Malware Threats
[ Source: IronPort Systems ]
November 2008-
IronPort Web Reputation Filters™ are designed to combat the dynamic nature of malware. Today’s threats are no longer found as an email attachment. Instead, they are well orchestrated – utilizing social engineering techniques and target legitimate websites. As the first line of malware defense, IronPort Web Reputation Filters analyze more than 5 billion Web transactions daily – blocking up to 70 percent of malware at the connection level, prior to signature scanning. By leveraging its ....
Taking Role-Based Access Control to the Next Level with Symark PowerBroker
[ Source: Symark ]
October 2008-
One of the most challenging problems in managing large networks is the complexity of security administration. Role-based access control has become the predominant model for advanced access control because it reduces the complexity and cost of security administration for large networked applications.
This white paper examines how and why role-based access control evolved, then explains how Symark PowerBroker can be used to implement privileged role-based access control. The important advantages this approach provides are ....
Server Virtualization Security: 90% Process, 10% Technology
[ Source: Tripwire ]
October 2008-
Server Virtualization demands updating management and security processes. You will need to revise security policies and day-to-day procedures to deal with issues such as handling virtual disks, patching offline systems, controlling access to new management tools, and enforcing configuration practices.
Risk Management: Bridging Policies and Procedures - Fundamental Security Concepts
[ Source: Global Knowledge ]
October 2008-
One thing that security professionals know is that security is about processes, not about the technology. The key to security is to match the technology to the process, but you have to know the process first. Policies and procedures are the requirements, and risk management is the bridge between the two. Collectively, they are the road maps that lead to effective and efficient security designs. This white paper covers the basics of risk management in ....
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 ....
Applications, Virtualization and Devices: Taking Back Control
[ Source: Sophos ]
September 2008-
Employees installing legitimate but unauthorized applications, are a real and growing threat to business security and productivity. Removable storage media and wireless protocols make the challenge of securing data even more complex. This paper explains why control is important and highlights how integrating this functionality into malware protection is the simplest and most cost-effective solution.
Enabling Your Mobile Workforce Without Putting Your Data At Risk
[ Source: McAfee ]
September 2008-
As the global workforce becomes increasingly mobile, it's more important than ever to prevent that workforce from becoming a liability to your organization. If just one employee loses a laptop, USB drive, or handheld device or uses sensitive data in unintended ways, your entire company could risk a highly public breach incident. In this environment you need new breeds of security applications to help shield your organization and employees from the latest mobile threats.
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2008 InformationWeek Strategic Security Survey Audiobook
[ Source: InformationWeek ]
September 2008-
This year, it's all about managing risk. That's the overall finding of our 2008 InformationWeek Strategic Security Study, which quizzed nearly 2,000 IT professionals about their plans and priorities for securing their companies' assets.