EBOOK - Check out this expert eBook to learn about the special security concerns of virtualization and get best practices for securing virtual machines.
Posted: December 18, 2008 | Published: December 18, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Data Security | Network Security | SAN | Security Best Practices | Security Threats | Server Virtualization | VM

WHITE PAPER - Check out this expert eBook and learn about best practices and techniques for protecting your company's data with encryption technology.
Posted: October 28, 2008 | Published: October 28, 2008


Topics:  Data at Rest | Data Encryption | Data Encryption Software | Database Security | Information Security | Intrusion Detection Systems | Intrusion Prevention Systems | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Does risk management make sense? Experts Bruce Schneier and Marcus Ranum debate whether risk management is an appropriate strategic direction for information security professionals to follow.
Posted: October 14, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | Information Management | Information Security | Risk Management | Security Best Practices | Security Managers | Strategic Planning

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Read what security people have to say. They want to be heard. They want to talk to the CIO, whisper in the CFO's ear, croon to the board, and scream at users. Problem is: an appropriate forum isn't always available. This article makes one available.
Posted: October 14, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Management | Enterprise Resource Management | Information Security | Risk Assessment | Security Best Practices | Security Industry | Security Managers

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Read personal essays from the 2008 Security 7 Award winners to learn more about history, convergence, information sharing, relationship management and developing strategic plans.
Posted: October 14, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Converged Networks | CRM | Project Management | Regulatory Compliance | Security | Security Industry | Strategic Planning

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Chris Nickerson is your worst nightmare. He's the guy you never see coming, the one who can slip into your data center, install malware on any server he chooses and ease out without so much as a shadow on your security cameras.
Posted: October 14, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Industrial Espionage | Malware | Outsourcing | Security Best Practices | Security Management | Security Systems | Security Threats

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Unravel the ins and outs of how your organization should deploy encryption.
Posted: October 14, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Encryption | Encryption Standards | Information Security | Security Best Practices | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Storage Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Read this interview to learn more about Bill Jiminez, systems architect at the University of the Pacific, and how he has to balance security with the desire of faculty and students for openness.
Posted: September 15, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Active Directory | Data Management | Password Management | Passwords | Security Best Practices | Security Managers | Security Policies | University Programs

JOURNAL ARTICLE - This article discusses the role of ethics in information security certifications offered by ISACA, GIAC, (ISC)2 and ASIS and what efforts have been made in ethics programs.
Posted: September 15, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Certification Programs | Ethics | Information Security | IT Governance | Professional Organizations | Training and Educational Services

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Read what writer Jay Heiser has to say about passwords and the security model that requires people to remember multiple passwords and logins, which has to change.
Posted: September 15, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Endpoint Security | Identity Management | Identity Management Software | Password Synchronization | Passwords | Web Services Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Read a system administrator's reaction to an earlier Face-Off column in Bug Finding: Ethical and Necessary. Plus, a principal security analyst discusses Upfront Data Protection.
Posted: September 15, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Credit Cards | Data Security | Data Stewardship | Error Handling | Ethics | Identity Management | Identity Theft | Microsoft Operations Manager

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Read this article to learn more about how governance, risk and compliance tools over-promise, and how organizations need to streamline and break away from their siloed approaches.
Posted: September 11, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Information Security | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Security Best Practices | Security Policies | Security Standards

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Three organizations reveal how they use a combination of frameworks such as COBIT or ISO 27001 along with GRC tools to satisfy overlapping industry and federal regulatory demands.
Posted: September 11, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  CobiT | HIPAA Compliance | Information Security | ISO | IT Auditing | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Security Best Practices | Security Management

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Read about the security features in SQL Server 2008 in this article. By far the most significant change over its predecessors is its granular data security features: encryption, key management and meta data security enhancements.
Posted: September 11, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Database Security | Database Server Software | Metadata | Secure Content Management Software | SQL | SQL Server

JOURNAL ARTICLE - This article shares the challenges and rewards that four organizations have experienced with NAC implementation.
Posted: September 11, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Endpoint Security | Enterprise Systems | HIPAA Compliance | Information Security | Network Security | Security Policies