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		<title><![CDATA[How to Avoid the High Cost of Security Audits]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1020927]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past decade a large number of network security and financial accounting fraud incidents have occurred, resulting in greatly increased federal and local regulation of many aspects of business computing. This white paper discusses the requirements of these security standards and demonstrates how these requirements can be fulfilled with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows Security Analyzer 1.8.0.230 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=922011]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This tool runs over 100 tests to gauge server security against best practices. Some tests include explanations and background information. It also calculates entropy and NIST Special Publication 800-63 compliance. The Windows Configuration Security Analyzer comes with a DOS batch script that system administrators can run on their servers to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The importance of Ratproxy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2629]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a way it's a server-side anti-viral, aimed at catching injections of malware as they happen. Thus any Web host which wants to be honest and fight the bad guys can, proactively and in the background. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:42:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chris Nowell Unix Security Analyzer 2 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=798769]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This tool tests Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, and Linux against best practices. Some tests include explanations and background information. The Windows Configuration Security Analyzer comes with a shell script that system administrators can run on their servers to gather data for the Analyzer. Unlike other tools, the script is easy to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HackBar 1.1.1 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=794745]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hackbar is a simple security audit / penetration test tool. This toolbar will help you in testing SQL injections, XSS holes, and site security. It is not a tool for executing standard exploits and it will not teach you how to hack a site. Its main purpose is to help...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dark Reading Article: "Eight Sure-Fire Ways to Beat a Security Audit"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=322635]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Experts share tips on how to avoid the most common pitfalls in an audit.  Learn from those who went before you, and you may just ace your next security audit. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Using WinReporter to Perform Security Audits on Windows Networks]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=344498]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WinReporter is the perfect tool to provide network administrators with an accurate picture of their infrastructure. WinReporter offers a set of 50 predefined reports that will help the network administrator in his audit and monitoring tasks: hardware upgrades, software updates and licensing, security checks, etc. WinReporter goes further and lets...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adaptive Intrusion Detection Based on Machine Learning: Feature Extraction, Classifier Construction and Sequential Pattern Prediction]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=389923]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, intrusion detection has emerged as an important technique for network security. Due to the large volumes of security audit data as well as complex and dynamic properties of intrusion behaviors, to optimize the performance of Intrusion Detection Systems IDSs becomes an important open problem. In this paper,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are you ready for your Next Security Audit?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=108135]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, security audits are a fact of life for IT departments. Preparation is the key to successfully passing a security audit.  In this whitepaper: Managing Security Audits, you'll read how to prepare for an audit, how to focus on your strengths and know your weaknesses, what to do after...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Innovative Day-to-Day Technology Operations Will Improve Your PCI Ranking]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=296628]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard prescribes a 12-step program with explicit requirements to protect cardholder information. It also includes security audit procedures that must be validated by a PCI authorized third-party assessor. The PCI-DSS requirements apply to PCI acquirers, merchants, and service providers' inability to prove compliance can...]]></description>
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