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Home > Security IT Security is a field of computer science concerned with the control of risks related to computer use. The means traditionally taken to realize this objective is to attempt to create a secure computing platform, designed so that agents (users or programs) can only perform actions that have been allowed. This involves specifying and implementing a security policy. The actions in question can be reduced to operations of access, modification and deletion. Results 1 - 25 of 187 matches Sort Results By : Published Date | Title | Company name Web 2.0 and Security: What Can Go Wrong By : Clearswift Limited Published Date: Jul 06, 2007 New Web  2.0 applications can open up glaring holes in your organisation's security. Read this white paper to find out what can go wrong, and what steps you can take to prepare for the worst. Download Now Data Leakage: Protecting Against a Data Breach By : Clearswift Limited Published Date: Jun 29, 2007 Recent high-profile data breaches such as the TJX case mean you can no longer be lax about data leakage. Read this white paper to find out how to adequately protect your organization and also prepare for a breach. Download Now Evolving Standards for Managed File Transfer: Do Recent Secure File Transfer Standards Measure Up? By : Tumbleweed Communications Published Date: Apr 20, 2008 Business to business (B2B) process integration demands secure and reliable communications between companies. Traditionally, sensitive data has been shared between organizations over dial-up connections, dedicated point-to-point links or Value Added Networks (VANs). This paper details the high level file transfer requirements and contrasts them with the capabilities of different types of solutions. Download Now Is Unsecured FTP Putting Your Organization at Risk? By : Tumbleweed Communications Published Date: Apr 09, 2008 Business communications over the Internet - including the need to transfer files containing business-critical data - are central to an organization's productivity in today's competitive environment. But there are surprisingly few options for conducting this aspect of day-to-day operations easily, securely, and with the ability to centrally manage and track such transfers. Download Now Don't Dread that Network Audit: Compliance with Government Regulation and Industry Standards By : Qualys Published Date: Aug 08, 2006 Security administrators need to be more proactive about preventing attacks, making vulnerability assessments a crucial tool in their portfolio. Download Now Getting in Compliance With Government Data Regulations By Leveraging Online Security Technology By : VeriSign Published Date: Jul 16, 2008 Learn how to stay in compliance with various government data regulations when you read this white paper from VeriSign, "Getting in Compliance With Government Data Regulations By Leveraging Online Security Technology." Download Now How One Company Conquered the Audit Challenge By : Qualys Published Date: Aug 08, 2006 The Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) manages a global network that serves Marines and their families. MCCS chose a managed service to conduct comprehensive vulnerability assessments and prioritize patches and fixes. Download Now How Can Identity and Access Management Help Me with PCI Compliance While Improving Overall Security? By : CA Published Date: Dec 31, 2007 PCI Compliance has become a business requirement for any company involved in the processing of credit card information. It requires strong security controls over all systems and applications that process or store cardholder information. These controls serve to manage vulnerabilities and to control access to all confidential information. Download Now How to Win the Battle Against Spyware with Next Generation Technology By : Process Software Published Date: Mar 11, 2008 Spyware is on the rise and has been the cause of many data breaches. Stopping it needs to be a strategic part of an organization's overall security plan. Reactive signature-based anti-virus and firewall technology is not a complete solution to prevention. Read this white paper to learn the top five behaviors associated with data theft and how advanced behavioral detection solutions is an effective technology for stopping spyware and can identify and prevent legitimate applications from being misused. Download Now IT Departments on Data Security: A Research Concepts Survey By : Absolute Software Published Date: Apr 17, 2008 A survey of 185 IT professionals finds that, although computer and data security are high priorities, they are surprisingly unprepared to prevent data breaches and computer theft. 1 out of 4 organizations surveyed had a data breach in the past year. Preventative measures are found to be consistently undermined, with only 1 in 100 employees consistently following security policy. This white paper explores the survey findings. Download Now Monitoring Physical Data Center Threats By : APC-MGE Published Date: May 01, 2006 While well-understood protocols exist for monitoring physical devices such as UPS systems, computer room air conditioners, and fire suppression systems, there is a class of distributed monitoring points that is often ignored. This paper describes this class of threats, suggests approaches to deploying monitoring devices, and provides best practices in leveraging the collected data to reduce downtime. Download Now Meeting the PCI Application Security Requirements: Building Compliance In By : Ounce Labs Published Date: Nov 15, 2007 The PCI DSS is demonstrably becoming a de facto standard of due care for any organization responsible for the privacy and integrity of data. The increased focus on application security in the latest revisions of the PCI DSS can be traced directly to many of the recent high profile breaches, where insecure applications have proved to be the point of access for hackers, and the source of data loss. Download Now Messaging Security Goes Virtual By : Proofpoint Published Date: Nov 21, 2006 It doesn’t take a degree in accounting to understand that the ability to increase server and storage capacity without having to invest a dime in additional hardware translates into huge cost savings. Savings not only in terms of hardware costs, but also in the power consumption, heat dissipation and management costs associated with deploying additional hardware. Download Now No More FTP: Eliminate FTP and Email Attachment Issues By : Proofpoint Published Date: May 14, 2008 Today’s business environment requires ad hoc and instantaneous sharing of information. Systems for sending large files have not kept pace with the needs of today’s enterprise, where increasingly large and sophisticated business documents, files and media need to be quickly transmitted and shared with coworkers, business partners and customers around the world. Download Now On-Demand Vulnerability Management By : Qualys Published Date: Aug 08, 2006 Learn how to start your own self-auditing process by setting goals and answering key questions about your infrastructure. This podcast examines what to look for in a self-audition solution, how to use vulnerability management to ease the pain and why your software solution really matters. Download Now Online Demo: Vulnerability Management and Policy Compliance Overview By : Qualys Published Date: Aug 20, 2006 Take a Free tour of the Web-based Vulnerability Management and Policy compliance solution that pinpoints network vulnerabilities before hackers have a chance to exploit them. Download Now Physical Security in Mission Critical Facilities By : APC-MGE Published Date: Feb 07, 2005 Before investing in equipment, IT managers must carefully evaluate their specific security needs and determine the most appropriate and cost-effective physical security measures for their facility. This paper presents an overview of the principles of personnel identification and describes the basic elements and procedures used in security systems. Download Now 7 Essential Steps to Achieve, Measure and Prove Optimal Security Risk Reduction By : Qualys Published Date: Jun 11, 2007 Whether protecting five servers or 5,000, measuring the security status of your infrastructure and your organization's ability to rapidly mitigate emerging threats needs to be continuously monitored and measured. This paper details the essential aspects of putting into place a measurable and sustainable vulnerability management program. Download Now Regulations Shift Focus on Outbound Email Security By : Proofpoint Published Date: Nov 02, 2007 Email is the lingua franca of business today. It is the conduit that allows employees to share information, companies to work with partners, and increasingly, provides a way for companies and their customers to interact. Enterprises today deal with an ever-increasing number of email-related threats. Most are familiar with the problems of virus-infected email attachments and productivity-draining spam, but now companies must also address the threats posted by outbound email. Download Now Secure at the Source: Implementing Source Code Vulnerability Testing in the Development Life Cycle By : Ounce Labs Published Date: Jul 05, 2007 Organizations should implement source code analysis tools as part of the software development life cycle to find and fix the highest number of security issues early in the project. This will result in a higher-quality product and lower overall application life cycle costs. Countless studies and analyst recommendations suggest the value of improving software security during the development life cycle (SDLC) rather than trying to address security vulnerabilities in software discovered after widespread adoption and deployment. Download Now There's a Hole in Your Network: Vulnerability Management Is No Mystery By : Qualys Published Date: Aug 08, 2006 Learn how vulnerability management allows you to keep on top of these problems by identifying an organization's greatest security vulnerabilities and proactively recommending fixes. Download Now Top 10 Strategies to Fortify Your IT Infrastructure By : mindSHIFT Published Date: Nov 13, 2006 Ten straightforward, proactive strategies to optimize your computers, network and systems for their best possible performance -- ensuring that your IT operation doesn't fail. Download Now The Need for Vulnerability Management By : Qualys Published Date: Nov 16, 2007 This guide describes the need for vulnerability management. It introduces the sources of vulnerabilities and their related fallout, then relates why the nature of modern threats to the network requires automated technology to counter sophisticated exploits. The guide defines elements of vulnerability management and how it controls the detection and remediation process. Download Now The Path to a Secure Application: A Source Code Security Review Checklist By : Ounce Labs Published Date: Jul 05, 2007 The path to application security begins by rigorously testing source code for any and all vulnerabilities, to ensure the application will not compromise, or allow others to compromise, data privacy and integrity. This paper outlines the steps to secure source code development practices, and presents a source code security review checklist. Download Now   Results 1 - 25 of 187 matches Sort Results By : Published Date | Title | Company name Home > Security << Start < Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next > End >> More Security Topics Access Control, Anti Spam, Anti Spyware, Anti Virus, Application Security, Auditing, Authentication, Biometrics, Business Continuity, Compliance, DDoS, Disaster Recovery, Email Security, Encryption, Firewalls, Hacker Detection, High Availability, Identity Management, Internet Security, Intrusion Detection, Intrusion Prevention, IPSec, Network Security Appliance, Password Management, Patch Management, Phishing, PKI, Policy Based Management, Security Management, Security Policies, Single Sign On, SSL, Secure Instant Messaging, Web Service Security SUBSCRIBE FORM Receive an email alert whenever new research is added into: Security Enter your email below: RELATED TOPICS Anti Spam 78 Documents Anti Virus 78 Documents Application Security 63 Documents Authentication 88 Documents Database Security 70 Documents Disaster Recovery 92 Documents Email Security 141 Documents Firewalls 38 Documents Hacker Detection 58 Documents IT Management 250 Documents Intrusion Detection 54 Documents Intrusion Prevention 108 Documents Network Security 188 Documents Password Management 39 Documents SSL 24 Documents Security Management 170 Documents Web Service Security 46 Documents
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