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Security Management

ALSO CALLED: Management of Security Information, Managing IT Security, Management of Security, IT Security Management, Computer Security Management, Security Administration, and Managing Security
DEFINITION: Defense in depth is the coordinated use of multiple security countermeasures to protect the integrity of the information assets in an enterprise. The strategy is based on the military principle that it is more difficult for an enemy to defeat a complex and multi-layered defense system than to penetrate  … 
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Security threat report: 2009 - Prepare for this year's new threats
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: 2008 proved that malware is more than just a Microsoft problem. This seems likely to continue in 2009, with the increasing popularity of mobile devices. It remains paramount that organizations defend themselves at all levels of their business.
Posted: 22 Dec 2008 | Published: 22 Dec 2008
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TOPICS:  Application Security | Data Link Protocols | Data Security | Mac OS | Malware | Mobile Device Management | Security Best Practices | Security Industry | Security Management | Security Spending | Security Standards | Security Threats | Smart Phones | Social Networking
Laws, regulations and compliance: Top tips for keeping your data under your control
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the rules, looks at the main threats to security compliance and highlights how a well-defined strategy, backed up by powerful technology, can provide the solution.
Posted: 22 Dec 2008 | Published: 22 Dec 2008
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TOPICS:  Basel II | CobiT | Data Encryption Standard | Data Governance | Data Security | Data Stewardship | Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act | HIPAA | HIPAA Compliance | IT Governance | Legal Compliance Software | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Regulations | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Security Best Practices | Security Management | Security Threats
Is virtualization a black hole in your security? 5 ways to ensure it isn't
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper describes the hidden threats raised by unauthorized, unsecured desktop virtualization, and gives five effective ways to secure yourself against them.
Posted: 22 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  Application Security | Applications Management | Network Architectures | Network Management | Network Management Software | Network Security | Network Security Appliances | Network Security Software | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Security Standards | Security Systems | Security Threats | Virtual Machine Monitor
Symantec™ Endpoint Protection: A Unified, Proactive Approach to Endpoint Security
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how Symantec Endpoint Protection enables organizations to leverage these technologies in a holistic manner to protect against endpoint threats at all levels.
Posted: 20 Dec 2008 | Published: 20 Dec 2008
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TOPICS:  Databases | Endpoint Security | Operating Systems | Security Management | Security Systems | Security Threats | Spyware | Trojan Horses | Worms
Strategies for Implementing Green IT Management
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: CA provides integrated solutions within six key Enterprise IT Management (EITM) focus segments for green IT initiatives
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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TOPICS:  Environmental Compliance | Environmental Industry | Environmental Law | IT Governance | ROI | Security Management
SharePoint: How It's Leveraged and How It Works
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how users, managers, and network administrators view and utilize SharePoint. It also explains how SharePoint works for both SharePoint users and architects.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  Active Directory | Document Management | Security Management | Server Management | Server Software | Spreadsheets | SQL Server | SSL
Multilayer Security: Enabling a Sustainable Alternative to Paper-Based Customer Communications
sponsored by VeriSign (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
WHITE PAPER: A multilayer security approach delivers the end-to-end solution needed to comprehensively target various security issues.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  Authentication | Financial Services | Fraud Detection | Security Management | Security Threats | SSL
Achieving PCI Compliance without Appliance Sprawl: Securing Web Applications and Databases with Crossbeam Solutions
sponsored by Crossbeam Systems
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn about the many benefits of Crossbeam Solutions, including how it helps customers consolidate anywhere from 20 to 50 separate appliances into one highly available, scalable system.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Customer Privacy | Database Security | Databases | High Availability | Information Security | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard | Security Management | Web Applications Software
Securing Physical and Virtual IT Assets without Hardware Firewalls or VLANs
sponsored by Apani
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will examine the challenges of traditional security approaches and reveal the many advantages of software-based access management.
Posted: 18 Nov 2008 | Published: 18 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Active Directory | Firewall Appliances | Firewall Management | Firewall Server Hardware | Security Management | Security Software
Efficiently Isolating Contractors from Sensitive Data: The Many Advantages of Software-based Contractor Isolation
sponsored by Apani
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will examine contractor security trends and reveal the many advantages of software-based contractor isolation.
Posted: 18 Nov 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Access Control Software | Data Security | Firewall Appliances | Firewall Server Software | Network Security | Security Management | VLAN
Rogue-on-the-Network
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how you can automate the process of rogue discovery, analysis, threat assessment, and termination, with a comprehensive solution that can scale to tens or hundreds of widely distributed sites.
Posted: 10 Nov 2008 | Published: 10 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  LAN | Network Management | Security Management | Security Threats | Wireless Security | Wireless WAN
WEP Cloaking for Legacy Encryption Protection
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Several known vulnerabilities and attack tools have compromised Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), making it unsuitable for secure WLAN implementations without additional layers of security. This white paper describes a WEP Cloaking solution.
Posted: 10 Nov 2008 | Published: 10 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  LAN | Networking | Security Best Practices | Security Management | WAN | WEP | Wireless Infrastructure | Wireless Internet | Wireless Security
Wireless LANs: Is my enterprise at risk?
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overall understanding of the risks associated with wireless LANs, as well as an overview of the inherent properties of wireless LANs and what makes them different from wired networks.
Posted: 10 Nov 2008 | Published: 10 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  LAN | Risk Management | Security Best Practices | Security Management | Security Threats | WAN | Wireless Security
Implementing UTM at Branch Offices
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses typical security threats that face today's distributed enterprise and how an appropriate security policy enforced by Juniper Networks family of SSG devices can help mitigate these threats.
Posted: 21 Oct 2008 | Published: 21 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  Enterprise Systems | Internet | LAN | Network Security | Security Management | Security Threats | VoIP | WAN | Web Content Management
Why Security Management Starts with Asset Discovery
sponsored by Gideon Technologies
WHITE PAPER: Today's enterprise security programs suffer from a pervasive and unmistakable flaw - the lack of knowledge about IT assets. A reliable asset discovery methodology must be the starting point for any successful enterprise security strategy.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  CIOs | CISOs | IT Asset Management | IT Asset Management Software | IT Best Practices | IT Departments | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management Services | IT Managers | Security Management
An Elephant in the Enterprise - IT Risk is Hard to See, but Impossible to Overlook
sponsored by Gideon Technologies
WHITE PAPER: Are you blind when it comes to IT risks affecting your enterprise? If you are struggling for clarity when it comes to measuring enterprise IT risk, perhaps a 2,000-year-old fable holds the solution.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  CIOs | CISOs | IT Asset Management | IT Asset Management Software | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management Services | IT Managers | Security Management
The Five Productivity Benefits of a Secure Network
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: A secure network foundation from Cisco enables you to easily and cost-effectively add new users and applications as needed.
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 | Published: 10 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  Contact Centers | Instant Messaging | Network Security | Security Management | Videoconferences | Web Conferences
Improving Security through Virtualization and Risk Management
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This E-Guide covers best practices for managing security for virtualization, how the virtualization evolution may bring even greater security benefits down the road, and the growing trend of security configuration management.
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 | Published: 22 Apr 2008
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TOPICS:  Best Practices | Configuration Management | Disaster Recovery | Risk Management | Security Management | Server Virtualization | Vendors | Virtualization | VMware
Achieving Compliance in a Virtualized Environment
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The goal of this paper is to present the unique considerations that virtualization presents to regulatory and standards compliance, and then prescriptively describe how to mitigate risks.
Posted: 25 Sep 2008 | Published: 19 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Compliance Audits | Compliance Best Practices | Compliance Software | HIPAA | HIPAA Compliance | Security Audits | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software
Network Security for Small Business
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Achieving effective network security for small business requires a solution designed to fit your needs today and can adapt to tomorrow's threats. This paper examines how best to protect your network, as well as the benefits a secure environment offers.
Posted: 25 Sep 2008 | Published: 25 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Network Security | Security Architectures | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Security Threats | SMBs
Information Security: DataDrain - How DLP tools can mitigate incidents and offer insight into where data lives
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Data Loss prevention products help companies understand where their sensitive data is located, where it's going, how it is being used; they can also sometimes enforce protective policies.
Posted: 24 Sep 2008 | Published: 24 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Continuous Data Protection | Customer Service | Information Security | Network Monitoring | Security Management
Web Application Security: Too Costly to Ignore
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Web application security is crucial to mitigating the risks of attack and attaining regulatory compliance. Read this white paper for more.
Posted: 24 Sep 2008 | Published: 24 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Business Intelligence | ERP | Regulatory Compliance | Security Management | Software | Web Application Security
Executive Summary: How to Achieve Comprehensive Network Security
sponsored by Q1 Labs Inc
WHITE PAPER: In this paper learn how next generation security management platforms are emerging to combine the best capabilities of security information management, log management, and configuration management.
Posted: 16 Sep 2008 | Published: 16 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Dashboards | Data Center Management | Network Management | Operational Support Systems | Security Management | Workflow Management Coalition
Applying ITIL Best Practices to IPAM
sponsored by BT INS
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details how each of the main ITIL areas can be applied specifically to IP address management (IPAM), and the benefits that can be achieved from using an ITIL management framework.
Posted: 05 Sep 2008 | Published: 05 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Business Intelligence | ITIL | Network Configuration Management | Network Management | Security Management | Systems Management
Designing Your System i Web Applications Security Plan
sponsored by Bsafe Information Systems
WHITE PAPER: Is your System i web environment configured to meet compliance regulations and safeguard against common security threats? In this white paper, iSeries expert Jim Mason shows you how.
Posted: 02 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Application Security | Authentication | Continuous Data Protection | Cybersecurity | Data Security | Network Security | Security Best Practices | Security Management | Security Threats | System i | Web Application Security | Web Applications Management
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SECURITY MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  a single barrier.

Defense in depth minimizes the probability that the efforts of malicious hackers will succeed. A well-designed strategy of this kind can also help system administrators and security personnel identify people who attempt to compromise a computer, server, proprietary network or ISP (Internet service provider). If a hacker gains access to a system, defense in depth minimizes the adverse impact and gives administrators and engineers time to deploy new or updated countermeasures to … 
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