How Security Can Help Grow Your Business: The Marketing Side of Tokenization [ Source: First Data TransArmor ]
February 2011- Tokenization is more than a security measure and more than a cost savings technique. Tokenized payment data opens up numerous possibilities, especially for businesses that have not previously kept transaction data after the authorization and settlement processes. What kind of possibilities? Non-sensitive tokenized data can be used in back-end business operations to develop innovative marketing campaigns, create customer loyalty programs, conduct business data analysis, and even assist with loss prevention. By substituting tokens for Primary ...
A Practical Approach to Authentication in an Evolving Enterprise Environment [ Source: Entrust, Inc. ]
March 2011- The growth of mobile devices and smartcard technology is increasingly playing a role in the development of an organization’s security strategy. Mobile devices enable organizations to leverage a very flexible, convenient and low-cost method for authentication. Organizations also can begin leveraging smartcard technology to consolidate two security environments: physical and logical access. Once the responsibility of two distinct organizations within a company, combining physical and logical access solutions provides these organizations consolidated management, improved ...
Protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) as if Your Business Depends on It [ Source: nuBridges ]
February 2011-
Virtually every business acquires, uses and stores personally identifiable information (PII) about its customers, employees and partners. These organizations are expected to manage this private data appropriately and take every precaution to protect it from loss, unauthorized access or theft. Misusing, losing or otherwise compromising this data can carry a steep financial cost, damage a business’s reputation and even lead
to criminal prosecution.
This white paper explores the business and compliance issues ...
Best Practices in Encryption, Key Management and Tokenization [ Source: nuBridges ]
July 2010- Protecting sensitive and business-critical data is essential to a company’s reputation, profitability and business objectives. Companies know they can’t afford a data breach – customer churn, loss of business, brand damage, fines and litigation. In today’s global market, where business data and personal information know no boundaries, traditional point solutions that protect certain devices or applications against specific risks are insufficient to provide cross-enterprise data security. As enterprises seek to protect data from ...
Reducing PCI Compliance Costs and Effort with SafeNet Transparent Tokenization [ Source: SafeNet ]
August 2010-
How good is good enough? For companies regulated by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS), the question remains, even after a successfully completed audit. The very next day a new system may be installed, a new threat discovered, a new user added, a new patch released. If an audit is passed and a breach occurs, the impact would still potentially be devastating.
Business and security leaders must constantly strive to find ...
Charting Your Path to Enterprise Key Management [ Source: SafeNet ]
August 2010-
Steps to Take Today for a More Efficient, Secure Key Infrastructure
The increasingly prevalent use of data protection mechanisms in today’s enterprises has posed significant implications. Enterprises today need to balance several equally critical business mandates:
Strengthen security. Businesses need to enhance data security to minimize the risk of loss or breach of sensitive, personally identifiable information of patients, customers, or employees. Companies must also protect intellectual property, such as ...
Ten Questions to Identify Compliance Risks When Sharing Information [ Source: Brainloop ]
September 2010-
Corporate and regulatory compliance policies have forced companies to ensure that information flows are documented, auditable, and highly secure. Yet in order to conduct their business, companies must share sensitive information outside the firewall, introducing serious potential information risk. How can companies enforce security policy and cost-effectively meet compliance objectives when documents must be shared with partners, investors, board members, and others outside the enterprise?
This white paper by Cheryl Klein, CPA, CISA, ...
Data Encryption 101: Pragmatic Guide to PCI-DSS Requirements [ Source: Prime Factors ]
September 2010-
This educational, unbiased white paper cuts through the techno-babble and discusses how to select appropriate software to meet PCI requirements for encryption and key management. It is intended to provide the information you need to make an intelligent cryptographic choice.
PCI lists broad requirements for protecting credit card data, both in storage and in use, with encryption the prescribed linchpin for security. While cryptographic options for data in motion are well defined, as ...
The 10 Scariest Web Threats and How to Eliminate Them [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
September 2010- This white paper raises real challenges for IT managers who have to protect the business against malware, keep internet bandwidth available for legitimate business needs and enforce acceptable use policies for the human resource department. Managers everywhere must also find a balance between allowing reasonable personal internet use at work and maintaining productivity and concentration in the office.
Targeted Trojans: The Silent Danger of a Clever Malware [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
September 2010- This white paper will discuss the history and progression of the modern Trojan attack. It will explore the methodology used by hackers in selecting a target and developing a compelling attack and will cite several examples of some successful targeted Trojans. Finally, this paper will look at the Symantec Hosted Services MessageLabs™ Complete Email Guard solution and how Symantec Hosted Services can help protect an organization against targeted Trojans in the future.
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateway [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
September 2010- This industry report covers the email gateway market. Gartner, Inc. positions Symantec in the Leaders quadrant in its 2010 Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways (anti-spam, anti-virus, outbound content filtering, email encryption, intrusion prevention). In this report, Gartner analysts note that, "The e-mail security market is very mature. Targeted phishing detection, outbound e-mail inspection, encryption and delivery form factor are the major differentiators." Please enter your contact information to view the complete Gartner Magic Quadrant for ...
Where Security Fits in the Payments Processing Chain [ Source: First Data ]
June 2010- With over 20 billion credit card purchase transactions in the U.S. in 2009 and a highly complex system for processing those transactions, it’s not surprising that credit card information is a key target for thieves. Thieves have become adept at exploiting numerous vulnerabilities in the consumer-merchant-acquirer payment processing chain to gain access to this information. Fortunately, there are cost-effective solutions that are available to help secure sensitive data and reduce compliance costs.
SAFE AND SOUND: Ensuring complete protection for your company's email communication - Wisconsin [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
April 2010-
Organizations of all sizes transmit confidential business information by email. If that data falls into the wrong hands, the reputation of a company’s brand and vital relationships with partners, stakeholders and customers can be severely damaged.
In addition, industry and government regulations exert constant pressure on businesses to protect the confidentiality of information they send via email. To reduce risk, companies must limit the amount of sensitive data that they transmit by ...
SAFE AND SOUND: Ensuring complete protection for your company's email communication - Washington [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
April 2010-
Organizations of all sizes transmit confidential business information by email. If that data falls into the wrong hands, the reputation of a company’s brand and vital relationships with partners, stakeholders and customers can be severely damaged.
In addition, industry and government regulations exert constant pressure on businesses to protect the confidentiality of information they send via email. To reduce risk, companies must limit the amount of sensitive data that they transmit by ...
SAFE AND SOUND: Ensuring complete protection for your company's email communication - Nevada [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
April 2010-
Organizations of all sizes transmit confidential business information by email. If that data falls into the wrong hands, the reputation of a company’s brand and vital relationships with partners, stakeholders and customers can be severely damaged.
In addition, industry and government regulations exert constant pressure on businesses to protect the confidentiality of information they send via email. To reduce risk, companies must limit the amount of sensitive data that they transmit by ...
SAFE AND SOUND: Ensuring complete protection for your company's email communication - Michigan [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
April 2010-
Organizations of all sizes transmit confidential business information by email. If that data falls into the wrong hands, the reputation of a company’s brand and vital relationships with partners, stakeholders and customers can be severely damaged.
In addition, industry and government regulations exert constant pressure on businesses to protect the confidentiality of information they send via email. To reduce risk, companies must limit the amount of sensitive data that they transmit by ...
SAFE AND SOUND: Ensuring complete protection for your company's email communication - Massachusetts [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
April 2010-
Organizations of all sizes transmit confidential business information by email. If that data falls into the wrong hands, the reputation of a company’s brand and vital relationships with partners, stakeholders and customers can be severely damaged.
In addition, industry and government regulations exert constant pressure on businesses to protect the confidentiality of information they send via email.
To reduce risk, companies must limit the amount of sensitive data that they transmit by ...
SAFE AND SOUND: Ensuring complete protection for your company's email communication - California [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
April 2010-
Organizations of all sizes transmit confidential business information by email. If that data falls into the wrong hands, the reputation of a company’s brand and vital relationships with partners, stakeholders and customers can be severely damaged.
In addition, industry and government regulations exert constant pressure on businesses to protect the confidentiality of information they send via email. To reduce risk, companies must limit the amount of sensitive data that they transmit by ...
SAFE AND SOUND: Ensuring complete protection for your company's email communication [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
April 2010-
Organizations of all sizes transmit confidential business information by email. If that data falls into the wrong hands, the reputation of a company’s brand and vital relationships with partners, stakeholders and customers can be severely damaged.
In addition, industry and government regulations exert constant pressure on businesses to protect the confidentiality of information they send via email. To reduce risk, companies must limit the amount of sensitive data that they transmit by ...
Email on Cruise Control: How to Guarantee Security, Speed and Confidence in Email [ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
April 2010-
Email is a necessary and critical component of the modern business. All manners of communication, external and internal, corporate memos to customer orders and even legal documents now flow freely via email. Given the high value of the information flowing through email, companies must ensure that their email systems are available, secure, private, compliant with regulatory requirements and resilient to data loss and legal exposure.
Unfortunately for most companies, addressing any of the ...
Data Encryption and Tokenization: An Innovative One-Two Punch to Increase Data Security and Reduce the Challenges of PCI DSS Compliance [ Source: First Data ]
September 2009- More than 280 million payment card records were breached in 2008 alone and a large percentage of those stolen records were used fraudulently. In fact, the underground economy is teeming with stolen payment card data. Some controls are in place to help card payment processors prevent credit card fraud through increased controls around data and by limiting potential exposure to compromised information records. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), for example, are widely considered ...
Improving Data Security and PCI Compliance through Key Management Controls [ Source: Venafi, Inc. ]
March 2010- Organizations of all sizes and industries maintain extensive financial, customer and mission-critical business data. When sensitive information is misused or compromised, organizations often pay a heavy price. Recent high-profile security breaches have cost organizations millions in revenue and lost opportunities. These fears, along with new security standards and regulations, have driven IT professionals to deploy encryption more broadly. In this model, the encryption keys used to secure data become the figurative “keys to the kingdom.” ...
Your Playbook for Creating a Winning Data Transmission Service [ Source: Sterling Commerce ]
January 2009- When trying to grow into a Transmission Service—as opposed to simply being an IT function—the IT team gains new respect and influence as they bring increased value to the business. Normally, the primary goal of any data transmission department (or file transfer, or network operations, etc.) is to move large batch files between different systems. Since transactions and other data in the files represent significant revenue, the role of the team in ensuring ...
Top 10 Security Rules for Today [ Source: Solutionary ]
January 2010- Many of the security disasters in today’s enterprises are born not of brilliant cyber villainy, but through the sort of simple mistakes that employees make when rushing, taking shortcuts, or are generally just lulled into security complacency. When you read through the major breach stories, there is usually something at the root that was eminently avoidable. This white paper provides ten reminders that can help your company stay out of the headlines – and the ...
Seven Common User Requests For Security [ Source: OpenTrust ]
February 2010- CIOs and CSOs are faced with seven key IT security issues that are critical for modern business success. This white paper describes how a trust-based security infrastructure can address each of these challenges. Learn how you can exchange files securely between business partners; secure your corporate smartphone fleet; provide strong authentication for remote users; provide secure access regardless of network technology; digitalize paper workflows while retaining data integrity and legal compliance; and manage digital certificates ...
Sophos Security Threat Report: 2010 [ Source: Sophos ]
February 2010- SophosLabs received 50,000 new malware samples every day in 2009. Malware attacks are broadening and becoming more evasive with social networking sites and new computing platforms becoming primary targets for hackers. Read the 2009 security threats trends and learn how to protect yourself in 2010.
Business Intelligence : Analytics, Business Process Management, Content management, Dashboards, Data Mining, Performance Management, Databases, Datamarts/Data Warehouses, Information Management, Knowledge Management, Data Quality
Development : Open Source, Windows/.NET, Web Development, Security, Mobility, Java, High Performance Computing, Embedded Systems, Development Tools, Database, Architecture & Design, C/C++
Government : Cloud/SaaS, Leadership, Information Management, Federal, Mobile & Wireless, State & Local, Enterprise Applications, Security, Policy & Regulation, Enterprise Architecture
Hardware : Virtualization Hardware, Windows Servers, Utility/On-demand Computing, Unix/Linux servers, Supercomputers, Peripherals, Macintosh, Handhelds/PDAs, Grid/Cluster Computing, Desktops/PCs, Data centers, Blades, Processors
Healthcare : Interoperability, Administration systems, Clinical information systems, Electronic medical records, The Patient, Security & Privacy, Leadership, Policy & Regulation, Mobile & Wireless
Infrastructure : ATM, Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet, Frame relay, IPv6, Traffic Management, Network/Systems Management, PBXs, Printers, Remote Access, Routers, Switches, UPS, VPNs, WAN Optimization/Acceleration, Wide Area File Services
Internet : B2B, B2C, Browsers, E-Business/E-Commerce, E-retail, Google, Social Business, Internet Security, Search, Social Networks, Traffic Reporting/Monitoring, Web 2.0, Web Development, Internet Policy
Management : Career Development, Training, Small-Medium Business, Salary/Compensation, ROI/TCO, Regulation/Compliance, Recruiting, Personnel Management, Outsourcing, Legal, H-1B, Executive Insights/Interviews, Workplace Trends
Mobility : WLAN, Wireless Security, Wi-Fi/WiMax, Wi-Fi VOIP, Smartphones, 3G Wireless/Broadband, Muni Wireless, Mobile Messaging, Mobile Business, Fixed Mobile Convergence, 802.11x, RFID
Personal Tech : Blackberry, Bluetooth, Bluray, Digital Cameras, Digital Music, Digital Rights Management, Virtual worlds, iPhone, iPod, Peripherals, Smartphones, TVs/Home Theater, Global Positioning Systems
Security : Security Administration, End user/Client Security, Encryption, Cyberterror, Attacks/Breaches, Application Security, Antivirus, NAC, Perimeter Security, Privacy, Vulnerabilities and Threats, Storage Security, Intrusion Prevention
Services : Telecom/Voice Services, Business Process Outsourcing, Business Services, Disaster Recovery, Systems Integration, Hosted Storage, Internet/Data Services, Outsourcing, Software as a Service, Hosted Applications
Software : Web Services, Service Oriented Architecture, Server Virtualization, Productivity Applications, Operating Systems, Open Source, Linux, Hosted Software/Applications, ERP, Development Tools, Databases, Database Applications, CRM, Business Systems Management, Integration, Application Optimization
Storage : Data protection, Disaster Recovery, Removable/Portable Storage, Security, Storage Fabrics, Storage Systems, Virtualization
Telecom : VOIP, Unified Communications, Voice services, PBXs, Internet policy, Presence, Collaboration Systems, Business, Regulation, Call Centers
Windows/Microsoft : Applications, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Company News, Security, Open Source, Operating system, Office Suite
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