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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.

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Webinar: Managing Laptops to Prevent Data Breach
By : Absolute Software Published Date: Aug 01, 2008
In this webinar, learn how your IT department can improve auditing of laptop inventory, verify software license compliance and remotely delete data on laptops that are outside the local or wireless network. Allina Hospitals & Clinics discuss how they increased inventory accuracy from 30% to 97% and saved more than $400,000 in a quarter by reallocating unused hardware and software licenses.
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Absolute Software
Should You Install Messaging Security Software on Your Exchange Server?
By : Sunbelt Software Published Date: Jul 30, 2008
Security is the most single critical task for any email administrator. Starting with a foundation of anti-spam and anti-virus capabilities, organizations should focus on other capabilities, as well, including policy management and a variety of other tasks designed to protect the network and the company from external and internal threats.
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Sunbelt Software
SSL Everything: Protect All of Your Website, Not Just A Few Parts
By : KEMP Technologies Published Date: Jul 28, 2008
Chances are, if you’re utilizing SSL, you’re not utilizing it to its full potential. SSL is a powerful technology that can help organizations protect their data as well as their users. While the technology behind SSL is solid, the most common best practices for its implementation do not take full advantage of the benefits that SSL brings. And this may be inadequate to provide proper security to the modern web application environment.
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KEMP Technologies
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."
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VeriSign
Does Size Matter?
By : McAfee Published Date: Jul 01, 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.
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McAfee
Effective Security with a Continuous Approach to ISO 27001 Compliance
By : Tripwire Published Date: Jun 27, 2008
The Tripwire Enterprise solution provides organizations with powerful configuration control through its configuration assessment and change auditing capabilities. In this white paper, learn how with Tripwire Enterprise, organizations can quickly achieve IT configuration integrity by proactively assessing how their current configurations measure up to specifications as given in ISO 27001. This provides immediate visibility into the state of their systems, and through automating the process, saves time and effort over a manual efforts.
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Tripwire
Stopping Data Leakage: Exploiting Your Existing Security Investment
By : Sophos Published Date: Jun 20, 2008
As attitudes to work and information continue to evolve away from those of the past, organizations are become more aware of the acute need to control the information that flows into, through and out of their networks. This paper demonstrates the need for a high-profile acceptable use policy to prevent data leakage, gives practical guidance on how to use current investments in IT security technologies at the gateway and endpoint to support this policy, and describes where new investment should realistically be made.
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Sophos
Optimizing Infrastructure Control
By : Tripwire Published Date: Jun 06, 2008
This paper outlines the nature of infrastructure integrity, change auditing, and compliance solutions. It describes how an investment in configuration assessment and change auditing solutions can stabilize IT operations, lowering the operational costs associated with the IT infrastructure; be a force multiplier; and provide a solid foundation that increases the effectiveness of the investment in information security.
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Tripwire
How to Block NDR Spam
By : GFI Published Date: Jun 03, 2008
Spam generates an enormous amount of traffic that is both time-consuming to handle and resource intensive. Apart from that, a large number of organizations have been victims of NDR spam that has an effect similar to a Distributed Denial of Service on the email system. In this paper we provide a technical explanation of NDR Spam and recommend solutions that can prevent or limit exposure to this kind of unsolicited email.
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Evaluate NAC for your Enterprise
By : Symantec Published Date: May 30, 2008
Looking for a network security solution? Whether you've already adopted NAC for your enterprise or are researching options, download this helpful survey presented by IDC about NAC benefits and vendor overviews.
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Symantec
The Great Email Security Debate: Appliances, SaaS, or Virtual?
By : Proofpoint Published Date: May 20, 2008
Hardware appliances. Software. Software as a Service (SaaS). Virtual appliances. The variety of deployment options for the latest solutions for email security and data loss prevention seems endless... so where do you start when you're trying to evaluate solutions for your organization, knowing that making the wrong choice could have serious negative consequences for your infrastructure, IT resources and email users?
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Proofpoint
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.
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Proofpoint
Identifying & Thwarting Malicious Intrusions
By : MX Logic Published Date: Apr 24, 2008
Rootkits, Trojans, ransomware, Denial-of-Service and much more – this newly released white paper from MX Logic covers the everchanging security threat landscape. Learn what malicious intrusions are out there, how to identify them and how to keep your network safe.

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MX Logic
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.
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Absolute Software
Windows Vista Misunderstood Security Breach
By : NetWrix Published Date: Apr 14, 2008
Windows’ newest technology, the User Account Control, found in the Vista operating system has been erroneously called an additional level of security by many computer security professionals. Instead, in the hope to reduce the incidence of malware, unauthorized software installation, and unintentional system changes the User Account Control separates standard user tasks from requiring administrator level password access.

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NetWrix
Data Leakage Landscape: Where Data Leaks and How Next Generation Tools Apply
By : Utimaco Published Date: Apr 02, 2008

Data protection programs at most organizations are concerned with protecting sensitive data from external malicious attacks, relying on technical controls that include perimeter security, network/wireless surveillance and monitoring, application and point security management, and user awareness and education. In this paper, the different leakage points are mapped with regulations and best practices.


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Utimaco
The Right Tool for the Right Job: An Application Security Tools Report Card
By : Ounce Labs Published Date: Apr 01, 2008
During the 80s, war dialing and phone phreaking were the attacks that garnered all the headlines. In the 90s it was all about web defacement and the ubiquitous email virus. The last seven years have given rise to identity data theft and privacy concerns. For the past twenty years, organizations have focused on protecting the network; but in the last ten years it has become clear that the core threat is not, nor really ever was, access to the network.
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Ounce Labs
Vulnerability Management for Dummies: How to Implement a Successful Vulnerability Management Program
By : Qualys Published Date: Mar 28, 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.
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Qualys
Proactively Reduce Risk and Improve IT Security in Physical and Virtual Environments
By : Tripwire Published Date: Mar 21, 2008
Learn more about the security risks and vulnerabilities faced by organizations, and the elements of a proactive security approach. Then find out how Tripwire helps organizations attain and maintain a good security posture using industry-leading configuration assessment and change auditing to harden systems against security breaches, automate compliance with security standards and policies, identify configuration changes, and resolve vulnerabilities.
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Tripwire
Why Application Security is Crucial and What Companies Are Doing About It
By : Quocirca Published Date: Mar 18, 2008
Today, many organizations are increasingly reliant on software application development to deliver them competitive edge. Simultaneously, they are progressively opening up their computer networks to business partners, customers and suppliers and making use of next-generation programming languages and computing techniques to provide a richer experience for these users. However, hackers are refocusing their attention on the vulnerabilities and flaws contained in those applications.
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Quocirca
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.

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Process Software
Assessing Endpoint Security Solutions: Why Detection Rates Aren't Enough
By : Sophos Published Date: Mar 04, 2008
Evaluating the performance of competing endpoint security products is a time-consuming and daunting task. Enterprise decision-makers have to rely on independent competitive comparisons, performance benchmarks, and detection certifications, all covering different solutions and criteria, providing conflicting results.
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Sophos
Building a Reliable Data Center That’s Energy Efficient and Extra Secure
By : IBM Published Date: Feb 29, 2008
This InformationWeek article delves into the details of some of today’s most innovative data centers. You’ll read about data centers that cool with winter air, run on solar power, provision services without human involvement, and are virtually impenetrable. Any one of the tips – and there are dozens – could be a major breakthrough for your company.
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IBM
Compliance. Protection. Recovery. A Layered Approach to Laptop Security for Corporations
By : Absolute Software Published Date: Feb 20, 2008
This paper discusses the problems IT departments face with laptop theft, mobile data protection, IT asset tracking, and regulatory compliance such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and California Senate Bill 1386.
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Absolute Software
Allina Hospitals & Clinics Manages Laptops
By : Absolute Software Published Date: Feb 04, 2008
As a leading healthcare provider with a state-of-the-art electronic health record system, Allina Hospitals & Clinics required a method to protect their rapidly growing laptop population from computer theft and potential data breach. Find out how the hospital system deployed a tracking solution to monitor 2,700 laptops on and off their network.
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Absolute Software
 
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