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- Changing business landscape makes identity and access management key to IT security
- To learn more about how enterprises can begin coordinated identity and access management strategies, BriefingsDirect's Dana Gardner spoke with Dan Rueckert, worldwide practice director for security and risk management in HP's Consulting and Integration group; Archie Reed, distinguished technologist in HP's security office in the Enterprise Storage and Server Group,...
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Dana Gardner, Access Management, Identity, Security, Hewlett-Packard Co., Tool, Regulations, Government
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Identity governance evolves to must-do item on personnel management and IT security checklist
- The alternative to guesswork moves IT operators and security officer closer to the level of identity governance, a step above simply granting access and privileges. It means becoming pro-active in managing roles and access across multiple dimensions in a business, across an identity governance lifecycle, for as long as users...
- Tags: IT Security, Personnel Management, Information Technology, Identity Governance, Asset Management, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management, Dana Gardner, Access Privilege, Fraud, Business People, Litigation
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Proactively Reduce Risk and Improve IT Security in Physical and Virtual Environments
- 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...
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Virtual Environment, Tripwire, Security
- White papers 2008-09-11
- IT Security Provider Delivers Industry-Leading Comprehensive Endpoint Protection Solution
- Blue Ridge Networks helps organizations protect information assets by developing leading-edge solutions such as its EdgeGuard product that extends Microsoft Network Access Protection NAP technology, enabling customers to implement security policies that guard network infrastructure and endpoints including mobile devices. The company wanted to extend its capabilities by integrating the...
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Industry, Blue Ridge Networks, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Case studies 2008-09-08
- Design Guidelines for IT Security Management Tools
- One of the most important factors that impact usability of security systems within an organization are security tools. This paper reports preliminary results of their survey about design guidelines for IT security management tools. The paper gathered guidelines and recommendations related to IT security management tool from available literature as...
- Tags: IT Security, Guideline, Information Technology, IT Security Management, Tool, Security
- White papers 2008-06-23
- McAfee Total Protection Service Lets Growing Finance Company Keep IT Security Simple
- Founded in 2007, Gemino Healthcare Finance is a specialty healthcare lender focused solely on providing financing to healthcare service providers throughout the U.S. With only one IT person supporting the entire company, their managing information security must be as simple and easy as possible. Gemino deployed McAfee Total Protection Service...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., IT Security, Information Technology, Health Care, Finance, Vertical Industries, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Viruses And Worms, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies 2008-06-05
- Austrian Securities Agency Enhances IT Security With New Operating System
- As Austria's official Export Credit Agency ECA, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG OeKB represents the government, handling volumes of sensitive financial information on a daily basis. OeKB's systems ran on the Windows 2000 operating system. However, while updates for Windows 2000 may still be available, the life cycle of the operating system...
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Austrian Securities Agency, OeKB, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software
- Case studies 2008-05-08
- Brazilian Pipeline Operator Enhances IT Security With Software Upgrade
- Brazil's leading natural gas distributor, Comgas had an outdated IT desktop infrastructure. The company decided to upgrade its environment to the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system to provide company professionals with enhanced security and productivity features, and its IT team with simplified management. The company...
- Tags: Desktop, IT Security, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Software Upgrade, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- Case studies 2008-05-08
- Forward-Thinking County Government Enhances IT Security and Manageability
- The Fulton County IT department is responsible for thousands of computers across dozens of government departments. Having faced network disruptions in the past due to noncompliant computers, the county needed a new security solution. In response, it is deploying Windows Server 2008 to take advantage of Network Access Protection NAP....
- Tags: IT Security, Network, Information Technology, County Government, Fulton County IT Department, Help Desk, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Productivity, Government, Networking, Security, It Operations, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Case studies 2008-01-30
- New Solution Helps City Strengthen IT Security, Automate Software Distribution
- As part of an ongoing effort to operate more efficiently, the City of Tampere wants to make more information and services available online while strengthening IT security. Additionally, the city wants to better manage its systems using limited IT resources. In 2007, Tampere made plans to upgrade 6,500 client computers...
- Tags: City, IT Security, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows, PKI, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Strategy, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Management
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Government Enhances IT Security, Increases Productivity With Operating System
- The Government of Alberta wanted to determine the health of its thousands of workstations and establish a faster way to deploy server computers. The organization worked with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Compugen to upgrade nine computers to the Windows Server 2008 Standard operating system to effectively meet its multiple needs....
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Government, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Vertical Industries, Productivity, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Danish Foreign Ministry Enhances IT Security and Efficiency With New Operating System
- Recent expansion by the Danish Foreign Ministry challenged its need to operate under secure conditions, while using often limited and inconsistent connections. The Ministry urgently needed to adopt new workstation operating systems that offered enhanced security features, communication potential for remote users, and centralized administration. The Ministry upgraded 2,100 workstations...
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Operating System, Remote Access, Workstations, Telecommunications, Security
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Ecuadorean Foreign Affairs Ministry Enhances IT Security and Access With New Technology
- The Ecuadorean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores MRE, needed a way to manage IT authentication across 180 worldwide locations. By deploying Windows Server 2008 with the read-only domain controller feature, the MRE is providing reliable access to information and services for users while enhancing security and...
- Tags: IT Security, Microsoft Access, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Strategy, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Measuring the Return onMeasuring the Return on IT Security Investments
- Intel IT developed a model for measuring return on security investment ROSI in our manufacturing environments that produces a much higher level of accuracy than other methods currently available.
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Investment, Intel Corp., Strategy, Management
- White papers 2007-12-01
- IT security failure causes UK Revenue & Customs (HMRC) chairman to resign
- IT security failure causes UK Revenue & Customs HMRC chairman to resignGOOD, maybe others will get the idea that securityis job 1.Oh my God!Blaming the king for losing a war?How unthinkable.It could NEVER happen in the old old U.S. of A.!Why the heck don't they just use the intertubes?I believe...
- Tags: Operating systems, George III, British Civil Service, operating system, IT security, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-11-20
- IT security failure causes UK Revenue & Customs (HMRC) chairman to resign
- Two weeks ago, I raised serious questions about IT governance in the UK at HM Revenue & Customs HMRC. At that time, the agency lost a CD containing private information belonging to 15,000 people in the UK. Today, the agency acknowledged a far worse situation: two computer discs, containing 25...
- Tags: Revenue, IT Security, Agency, Information Technology, Tax, U.K., Committee, HMRC, Taxes, Free Trade, Security, Financial Planning, Finance, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-11-20
- Famous Ship Builder Boosts IT Security, Eases Management With Integrated Solution
- Harland and Wolff, founded in 1861, is a renowned Irish ship builder and engineering firm with approximately 250 employees. The company recently updated its IT infrastructure by deploying Microsoft products and technologies, but it still lacked solid IT security protection for its employees' computers. That presented a major challenge because...
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Security, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2007-11-01
- Food Company Improves IT Security System View and Management Using New Solution
- Del Monte Foods, based in San Francisco, California, sells popular, premium-quality branded food and pet products throughout the United States. The organization's employees rely heavily on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for messaging and collaboration. To better protect these environments, Del Monte deployed Microsoft Forefront...
- Tags: Food, IT Security, Information Technology, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Food & Beverage, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing
- Case studies 2007-10-01
- The Ever-Evolving Threats in Today's IT Security Environment
- Keep abreast of recent changes in the IT security threat landscape by listening to this TechRepublic Webcast featuring Dave Marcus, Security Research Communications Manager for McAfee® Avert® Labs, and Lynda Harvey, McAfee Sales Engineer, who address these critical topics and more: How and why the latest security...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., IT Security, Information Technology, Compliance, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms
- Webcasts 2007-09-25
- Time for defensive technology to become top priority
- Today marks the fifth time in a row that I have been in London and it has been sunny out. A remarkable difference from just a few years ago when you could depend on rain and cold any time of the year in London. If this is global warming...
- Tags: IT Security, Compliance, London, Attack, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2007-09-18
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