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Cisco PIX 506E Security Appliance by Cisco Systems, Inc.
The Cisco® PIX® 506E Security Appliance delivers enterprise-class security for remote office, branch office, and small-to-medium business (SMB) networks, in a highperformance, easy-to-deploy purpose-built appliance. The Cisco® PIX® 506E Security Appliance delivers enterprise-class security for remote office, branch office, and small-to-medium business (SMB) networks, in a highperformance, easy-to-deploy purpose-built appliance. Its unique desktop...
BYOD Security Policy, not MDM, at Heart of Smartphone Security by Symantec Corporation
BYOD policies and strong communication with about BYOD security issues. Failure to address these two steps could result in the adoption of mobile practices that could put your organization at risk.

This E-Guide from our experts at SearchSecurity.com teaches you the most effective ways to create BYOD policies and communicate those policies to your employees. Read on and learn how you can build BYOD awareness from the top down.

Is Your Network Ready for Cloud Computing - Presentation Transcript by Cisco Systems, Inc.
such as IPS, and how to ensure the changes don’t violate security policy.

After auditing the security of the network, an organization needs to coordinate with the cloud provider on configuration issues and security policies. This presentation transcript will look at areas to cover with the cloud provider, including possible adjustments to firewalls and other perimeter defenses such as IPS, and how to ensure the changes don’t violate security policy. It also will discuss the issue of...

15 Minutes to a Secure Business: Daily Practices for IT Security Management by McAfee, Inc.
Read this paper to learn how to enhance security management for small and medium businesses by following a few simple practices. Benefits include: Better overall security posture; spending less time to find and fix outbreaks; more efficient web and email security policies; and a more proactive and comprehensive approach to IT security overall. McAfee makes it possible for small and medium businesses to address top security challenges in just 15 minutes per day...
Five Best Practices for Protecting Backup Data by Iron Mountain.
Backup encryption should be a key element in any security strategy. To achieve that goal, corporations should follow five best practices. This paper details them.

Backup encryption should be one of many activities that formulate a comprehensive security strategy. In many environments, storage has operated outside of the realm of security officers for some time, as their main focus has been primarily on areas such as perimeter security, intrusion detection/prevention and...

Risk Management: Bridging Policies and Procedures - Fundamental Security Concepts by Global Knowledge
discusses risk management as a key process in designing security architectures, including a better way for security managers to approach the security ROI issue.

Designing security architectures is not so difficult, providing you have a good road map. Policies and procedures within the organization are that road map to effective and efficient security designs. Risk Management is the bridge between the two. One huge element in the risk management process is determining the...

Your Enterprise Database Security Strategy (Forrester Consulting Report) by IBM
Database security is the last line of defense, so it deserves greater focus on the protection of private data from both internal and external attacks than IT pros have traditionally given it. Read this paper to learn what steps you can take to improve database security in your organization.

With increasingly sophisticated attacks and rising internal data theft, database security merits a stronger focus that goes beyond traditional...

Picking a Sensible Mobile Password Policy by Perimeter eSecurity
This paper recommends a passcode policy for mobile devices that is reasonable, user-friendly, highly usable, but still strong enough to protect your company’s data.

Defining an enterprise mobile device passcode policy can be a difficult task. Security managers must meet two opposing goals: (1) Create a strong enough passcode policy to protect the device if it's stolen or lost while (2) not annoying users with needless length or complexity.

This paper recommends a...

Adaptive Strong Auth & Federated SSO - The New Power Couple by Intel
policies can strain IT’s ability to scale when it comes to security, privacy, business agility and more. In this webcast, learn about authentication, access control and password policies that you can put into place for stronger data protection.

Weak identity management policies can strain IT’s ability to scale when it comes to:

  • Security
  • Privacy
  • Business agility
  • And more

In this webcast, learn about authentication, access control and password policies that you can put into place for...

E-Guide: Physical Security Awareness and Smartphone Security Policy by Kensington
e-guide, gain key insight for establishing better physical security and employee awareness for device usage. View now to uncover best practices and technologies that can help you lock down devices, and how to put device responsibility back in the hands of the employee.

With today’s increasingly mobile workforce, laptops and mobile phones have become essential tools. Organizations spend a considerable amount of money on securing the information and data stored on them, but what about...

Developing an Effective Corporate Mobile Policy by BlackBerry
of the best way for organizations to ensure consistency and security is to develop a comprehensive set of policies. With the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution, organizations can benefit from deployment and management features that help simplify administration.

It's not surprising that the BlackBerry solution is used globally by large enterprise, government and small and medium business. It provides the infrastructure, security and features to empower lines of business with...

Computer Weekly - 28 February 2012: Taking UK government into the cloud by ComputerWeekly.com
IT is better than outsourcing. We provide expert tips on security policy for employees using smartphones to access corporate data. And our buyer's guide to IPv6 migration looks at the issues for SMEs.

 

How CloudStore could transform the market for public sector IT

The government’s CloudStore could signal a new model for procuring IT, making it easier for the public sector to do business with SMEs and breaking up the traditional supplier monopoly. We ask how disruptive this move will be for the...

Zero Trust Model: Securing the Extended Enterprise by Sophos, Inc.
the strategy behind Zero Trust Model, creating network security policies for hostile endpoints and more.

With the emergence of new connection options and devices being introduced to the enterprise, today’s networks are extending well beyond their controllable boarders. With dissolving perimeters and widening attack surfaces, organizations must find a robust security strategy to stay protected.

In this expert resource, gain insight into securing the extended enterprise and...

4 Key Steps to Automate IT Security Compliance: A Unified Approach for IT, Audit and Operation Teams by Qualys, Inc.
of all sizes - across all industries - and presents a security as a service (SaaS) approach to simplify and automate the convergence of security and compliance to define policies, ongoing assessments, mitigate risks and eliminate threats, and monitor compliance. For businesses today, managing IT security risk and meeting compliance requirements is paramount. The past decade has seen an unprecedented wave of security breaches that have compromised the integrity of company...
The Health Care Cloud: Increasing the Need for Disaster Recovery by HP & Intel®
into the cloud, the need for improved disaster recovery and security policies is becoming more apparent.

Cloud computing has become an increasingly talked-about tool for health care organizations. And now that more and more EHR vendors are restructuring their applications for the cloud, this computing model is on the forefront of industry IT pros’ minds. But, what about security and disaster recovery?

This e-guide explores how, as EHR vendors venture into the cloud, the need for improved...

Strategies for Writing a HIPAA-friendly BYOD Policy by HP & Intel®
provides expert advice for modeling a HIPAA-friendly BYOD policy. Read now for expert tips and advice on how you can manage consumer devices in your hospital.

The bring your own device (BYOD) trend is here to stay whether you like it or not. But in health care, this is particularly troubling – especially when you consider the security and compliance considerations. That’s why it’s so important to establish a solid BYOD policy that takes HIPAA compliance into account.

This e-guide from...

Tips for Creating a HIPAA-Friendly BYOD Policy by HP & Intel®
provides expert advice for modeling a HIPAA-friendly BYOD policy. Read now for expert tips and advice on how you can manage consumer devices in your hospital.

The bring your own device (BYOD) trend is here to stay whether you like it or not. But in health care, this is particularly troubling – especially when you consider the security and compliance considerations. That’s why it’s so important to establish a solid BYOD policy that takes HIPAA compliance into account.

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Securing End-User Mobile Devices in the Enterprise by IBM
white paper to learn how to develop an enforceable mobile security policy for your organization.

As your mobile enterprise expands and devices grow more robust, security risks increase. But with careful preparation, you can use the latest tools and expertise to protect your assets. That's why its critical to have a clear, comprehensive mobile policy in place in order to reduce risk.

Read this white paper to learn how to develop an enforceable mobile security policy for your organization...

Securing SharePoint: SharePoint Security Best Practices by Thawte Inc.
Inside, learn how you can navigate tricky SharePoint security issues, including access control, security testing, policy and training, and more.

Microsoft SharePoint has found a home in today’s enterprise as a ubiquitous collaboration tool – yet SharePoint insecurity is far too common. Unfortunately, protecting a SharePoint deployment can be a tricky affair. Are you certain that you have the best SharePoint security measures in place?

In this expert e-guide, IT and security...

Information Security Magazine – December 2010: Understanding the Data Accountability and Trust Act by Information Security Magazine
This month’s issue of Information Security magazine takes you deep inside the Data Accountability And Trust Act (DATA), pending legislation that could reshape the national privacy landscape and impact the way enterprises and midmarket companies architect their security operations.

This month’s issue of Information Security magazine takes you deep inside the Data Accountability And Trust Act (DATA), pending legislation that could reshape the national...

Predictive Security Intelligence for Retail Organizations by Q1 Labs, an IBM Company
This webcast explores how to add a new dimension to security intelligence through risk management. Extend the value of SIEM and Log Management to determine risk levels throughout your network by integrating vulnerability assessment scan results, network behavior analysis and topology, device configurations, policies, and compliance management.

Watch this 30-minute webcast and learn how to add a new dimension to security intelligence through risk management. Extend the...

10 Mobile Security Requirements for the BYOD Enterprise by Accellion, Inc.
strategy needs to include more than the provisioning and security services made available through mobile application and Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions.

To meet the mobility and security requirements of road warriors and other mobile users, enterprises need to look at deploying a solution for mobile content management.

An effective mobile content management solution supports Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies, enables authorized users to share files of any size...

Architecting the Ultimate Control Point - Advanced Cyber Threat Mitigation by Intel
This session looks at applying the complete lifecycle of a Security Architect's job dealing with Web Services Threats and Countermeasures. View Industry security expert Gunnar Peterson develop a Web service Threat model and show how access control and SAML can mitigate spoofing and elevation of privilege attacks.
This session looks at applying the complete lifecycle of a Security Architect's job dealing with Web Services Threats and Countermeasures. In this session, industry
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