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- Scathing report slams UK gov't data loss
- The UK government has released a scathing report, called the Poynter Review, criticizing Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs HMRC, following the loss of confidential data belonging to 25 million UK citizens. The report concludes "the loss was entirely avoidable and the fact that it could happen points to serious institutional...
- Tags: Information Security, Data Loss, Accountability, HMRC, Security, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Dan Geer leaves Verdasys for In-Q-Tel
- Dan Geer, a risk-management pioneer who is often described as "the dean of the security deep-thinkers' set," has left Verdasys to join In-Q-Tel as chief information security officer. Geer left will remain on the masthead at Verdasys as Chief Scientist Emeritus. At In-Q-Tel, he will report directly...
- Tags: Information Security, Verdasys Inc., In-Q-Tel, Kerberos, Venture Capital, Security, Finance, Financing Startups, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- HP's security management model brings comprehensive approach to corporate risk reduction
- Read a full transcript. Sponsor: Hewlett-Packard. We live in an age where there is so much exposure to risk and information security pitfalls that when data gets out -- it gets out in a big way. Devastating security breaches are becoming routine in the media, and those...
- Tags: Information Security, Hewlett-Packard Co., Security Management, Security, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-04-27
- Beckman Coulter Empowers Sales Force While Maintaining Control of Sensitive Information
- Beckman Coulter, Inc., a leading manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests, and supplies, is in the business of simplifying and automating laboratory processes. Beckman Coulter wanted to create an electronic SRM for its team, but needed to ensure that its information was secure. It also had to be certain...
- Tags: Information Security, Oracle Corp., Sales Force, Sales, Information Rights Management, Beckman Coulter
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Lower your blood pressure when it comes to securing patient data.
- Protecting patient data is a huge task. Compliance regulations make the challenge even bigger. In this eKit, you'll learn how to safeguard data more effectively, reduce regulatory compliance risks and lower operating expenses associated with security. You'll even see how to dispose of old equipment in a safe, environmentally friendly...
- Tags: Information Security, Blood Pressure, Patient, Security
- Resource centers 2008-02-20
- Information security for SMBs
- Ensuring end-to-end care of data assets. Small and medium-sized businesses SMBs can benefit from the expansive use of information technology IT just as much as their larger counterparts.
- Tags: Information Security, Quocirca, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme
- White papers 2008-01-15
- Data theft, the armed variety
- Computerworld chronicles the tale of Web hosting firm C I Host Inc. and details how its data center was robbed. Meanwhile, the technology manager working the graveyard shift was held hostage as the robbers stole computer equipment. The story's point can't be more clear: Data centers aren't...
- Tags: Information Security, Data Center, Story, Computerworld, Data Centers, Storage, Security, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-08
- Essentials of Information Security - Security+
- View Available Dates and LocationsNetwork Security I: Policy, Administration, and Firewalls High-profile security breaches have made network access control one of the most important concerns for corporate and government network managers. It is your job to reduce the chance of security breaches. Do you know what attacks intruders use...
- Tags: Information Security, Network, Network Security II, Security, Networking
- Training 2008-01-01
- PCI Policy Compliance Using Information Security Policies Made Easy
- Many organizations are building or updating written information security policies in response to the newly updated Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Written information security policies are fundamental to an effective information security program and required for compliance with many frameworks and regulations, including PCI, HIPAA, COBIT and many...
- Tags: Information Security, Compliance, Information Shield, PCI, Security, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-12-10
- What Not to Do When Testing Your Information Security
- This webinar covers some of the common security testing oversights, issues that create serious liabilities, and common assumptions that waste your time and money when performing information security tests. Not only will you learn proper ways to plan your security testing strategy, you'll benefit from the mistakes of others to...
- Tags: Information Security, Security
- Webcasts 2007-11-01
- Tipsheet: Information security on the cheap
- In various technology budget surveys information security is always top of the list. But how do you really do it cheaply to save a few bucks. This topic is a big one. While no CIO will admit he's trying to secure IT on the cheap chances are good...
- Tags: Information Security, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-15
- Vulnerability Management 101: What's a Risk?
- As financial organizations delve into the increasingly-regulated world of information security, they often confront many terms that seem indistinguishable. What is the difference between a risk, a threat, a vulnerability and an exploit? Which product or solution can be employed to address my institution's information security and compliance needs? ...
- Tags: Information Security, Risk, Financial, Compliance, Strategy, Security, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Information security by the numbers: It's not pretty
- Information security by the numbers: It's not prettyThe questions nobody asks is:Of those firms that experienced a security breach, which Operating System experienced the breach? andWas the breach at the application or OS level?Erm...You forgot to add "user initiated breach" to your option list.
- Tags: SECURITY, information security
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- Information security by the numbers: It's not pretty
- A pair of security surveys were released Tuesday and the findings aren't pretty. First up, the Computing Technology Industry Association CompTIA released a survey on information security breaches. Among the findings: Among companies that reported a security breach in the last year, the...
- Tags: Information Security, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-09-18
- Security Solutions Provided by Fujitsu's Middleware Products
- Off late companies have increasingly been asked to take more social responsibility. From the standpoint of business continuity and complying with regulations, it has become more important to establish information security governance. This paper describes the solutions provided by the TRIOLE middleware products that conform to the Fujitsu Enterprise Security...
- Tags: Information Security, Fujitsu Ltd., Middleware, Security, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-07-01
- Alignment of Information Security Assessment Best Practices
- The Federal Information Security Management Act places obligations upon Federal agencies and their contractors, effected through National Institute of Standards and Technology standards and guidelines. FISMA compliance has, however, limited recognition beyond the Federal domain, whereas there is an increasing move in the private sector towards the international standard ISO/IEC...
- Tags: Information Security, FISMA, Best Practice, FISMA Compliance, Security
- White papers 2007-06-07
- Lowering TCO and Enhancing Information Security With Symantec Solutions
- StarHub is leveraging security and availability solutions from Symantec to realize tangible business value. The infocommunications company standardized its data center software infrastructure on Symantec Data Center Foundation software, producing results that include a 20 percent lower data center TCO. Symantec security solutions, which include Symantec Managed Security Services, Symantec...
- Tags: Information Security, Symantec Corp., Starhub, TCO, Data Centers, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies 2007-05-18
- Security+: The Foundation for Solid Network and Information Security
- New ways of hacking systems have resulted in viruses, spy ware, malware, e-mail bombs, worms, Trojans, spam--the list goes on! This whitepaper introduces the Security+ certification and the foundation for a career in Information security and data networking it can provide.
- Tags: Information Security, Global Knowledge Network Inc., Network, E-mail, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications
- White papers 2007-04-13
- Information Security and ISO27001 - An Introduction
- This paper, written by ISO27001 expert Alan Calder, answers these basic questions and others and points to online resources and tools that are useful to anyone tasked with leading an information security project. The information in this paper is suitable for all sizes of organizations, and all sectors, anywhere in...
- Tags: Information Security, IT Governance, Information Technology, Board, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- White papers 2007-04-11
- Moving to an Effective, Efficient, and Sustainable Information Security Management System Based on the ISO 27001 International Standard
- In the rush to meet regulatory or customer mandates, organizations have spent millions of dollars in implementing security and compliance measures on an issue-by-issue or regulation-by-regulation basis. These approaches to compliance and information security governance are filled with unnecessary risks and costs. This is demonstrated by the fact that over...
- Tags: Information Security, ISO, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Security, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2007-03-01
White Papers and Webcasts
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"See how Intel is consolidating down to 8 global data center hubs through the use of consolidation, virtualization and standardization. The initiative is expected to save Intel $1.8B by project completion.
