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- Nobel Laureate is the father of Kevin Mitnick investigator
- We tend to say that information security is a small world. Conferences quickly become real-life demonstrations of the principle of six-degrees-of-separation. After a few years working in this industry, you either meet all or are within one hop of all the major players in the space; there just...
- Tags: Information Security, Kevin Mitnick, Nobel Laureate, Osamu Shimomura, Productivity, Security, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Inter Partner Assistance Accelerates Claims Processing With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
- Inter Partner Assistance wanted to create a robust and integrated IT infrastructure to support a growing volume of payments, currently numbering 1.5 million annually, and valued at more than US$155 million and improve information security and reduce errors in processes. The challenge was to reduce costs by eliminating manual processes...
- Tags: Information Security, Oracle Corp., Oracle E-Business Suite, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Investment, Enterprise Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Software
- Case studies 2008-09-01
- 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
- The quest to achieve best practices in healthcare information security
- IBM conducted an in-depth assessment to identify vulnerabilities in New Hanover Health Network's information security practices, with emphasis on their auditing activity and capabilities. This white paper explains how IBM helped them implement a series of best practices, thereby improving the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their information systems.
- Tags: Information Security, Auditing, Health Care, Best Practice, IBM Corp., Security
- Case studies 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
- Choosing Anti-Virus Software: A Guide to Selecting the Right Solution for Your Business
- This white paper, the first in a series on different aspects of the Layered Security Solutions approach advocated by Software Security Solutions, is designed for the small to mid-sized businesses with little or no in-house information security expertise. Its intent is to clarify some issues around how anti-virus software should...
- Tags: Information Security, Software, Antivirus, Software Security Solutions, Security
- White papers 2007-10-12
- 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
- Command Injection in XML Signatures and Encryption
- The XML Digital Signature XMLDSIG and XML Encryption XMLENC standards are complex protocols for securing XML and other content. Among its complexities, the XMLDSIG standard specifies various "Transform" algorithms to identify, manipulate and canonicalize signed content and key material. Unfortunately, the defined transforms have not been rigorously constrained to prevent...
- Tags: Information Security, Encryption, XML, Security, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- White papers 2007-07-12
- 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
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