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Access Control

ALSO CALLED: Web Access Control, Identity Management and Access Control, User Provisioning, ACLs, Identity and Access Management, Wireless Access Control, NAC, Network Access Control, Access Control Lists, and IAM
DEFINITION: An access control list (ACL) is a table that tells a computer operating system which access rights each user has to a particular system object, such as a file directory or individual file. Each object has a security attribute that identifies its access  … 
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Best Practices: Privileged Account and Fine-Grained Access Controls Across Diverse Servers
sponsored by FoxT
WEBCAST: Check out this webcast and learn how to successfully manage user accounts and privileges across diverse server platforms.
Posted: 05 Sep 2008 | Premieres: 17 Sep 2008, 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Linux | Network Security | Password Management | Server Virtualization | SSH | UNIX | Windows
Sunbelt Exchange Archiver (SEA): Your Email Archiving Solution
sponsored by Sunbelt Software
PRODUCT LITERATURE: SEA is a comprehensive email archiving solution from Sunbelt Software that effectively addresses today's corporate email communication needs.
Posted: 03 Sep 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Electronic Discovery | Email Archiving | Regulatory Compliance
Data Leakage Landscape: Where Data Leaks and How Next Generation Tools Apply
sponsored by Utimaco Safeware
WHITE PAPER: This paper maps the leakage points with regulations and best practices.
Posted: 02 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Data Security | Security
Internet File Transfer: Security Holes and How to Fix Them
sponsored by Attachmate
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights the problem with FTP and outlines the ten essential features to look for in an FTP replacement.
Posted: 02 Sep 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Data Security | Encryption Standards | File Transfer Protocols | Security
Safeguarding Cardholder Account Data: How Reflection Software Facilities PCI Compliance
sponsored by Attachmate
WHITE PAPER: Discover more about the twelve PCI requirements and a set of file transfer and legacy host access solutions that provide a broad base of support for your security compliance needs.
Posted: 02 Sep 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Authentication | Data Security | Network Security | Password Management | Security | Security Policies | Vulnerability Management
E-Guide - 3 Hard Truths about Insider Threats
sponsored by Cyber-Ark Software
EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: Read this guide today and discover some common best practices for establishing privileged user identities for your company and ways to defend against internal threats.
Posted: 29 Aug 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Audits | Compliance Best Practices | Data Security | Identity Management | Password Management
Entitlement Management Meets the Network
sponsored by Rohati Systems
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn how CIOs can make sure that credentialed users can access the IT resources they need while hackers and criminals are locked out. Learn how entitlement management promises granular access control while strengthening security.
Posted: 22 Aug 2008 | Published: 22 Aug 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Authentication | Authorization | Identity Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | Mobile Workers | Security | SOA
Multi-Cores & Shared Caches: Overcoming Performance Barriers
sponsored by AMD
PRODUCT LITERATURE: This white paper explores how application performance can be improved through processor architecture. Learn how the shared-cache system can be used to eliminate significant performance barriers.
Posted: 20 Aug 2008 | Published: 20 Aug 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Cache | Caching | Data Center Management | Metadata | Multi-core Processors | Multithreading | Operating Systems | Parallel Processing | RAM
Citrix Security Podcast the power of server virtualization
sponsored by Citrix
PODCAST: Tune in to this podcast to learn about Remote security, Identifying sensitive data, Matching access policies to data types, and Malicious individuals vs. unwitting exposure.
Posted: 20 Aug 2008 | Premiered: 20 Aug 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Data Security | Desktop Management | Laptop Computers | Mobile Device Management | Policy-Based Network Management | Remote Access Security | Roaming | Security Management | Server Virtualization | VPN
Beyond Logging: Address Security & Compliance with Audit Trails Linked to Active Directory - Featuring Gartner
sponsored by Centrify Corporation
WEBCAST: Watch this webcast and learn about best practices for cross-platform auditing. It also discusses why traditional logging methods are insufficient for meeting today's compliance regulations.
Posted: 07 Aug 2008 | Premieres: 10 Sep 2008, 13:00 EDT (17:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Active Directory | Audit Trails | Best Practices | Internal Threats | Network Security | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance
Best practices for selecting and deploying an IAM suite
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
WEBCAST: Check out this webcast and learn how integrated identity and access management solutions can benefit your company.
Posted: 07 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Access Control Software | Enterprise | Identity Management | Identity Management Software | Network Security
Network Management Planning Guide
sponsored by Blue Coat
EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: This E-Guide explains the changes in traditional network management and how Web 2.0, SOA, IMS and other application-heavy delivery platforms are changing the management requirements.
Posted: 05 Aug 2008 | Published: 05 Aug 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Accounting | Hardware | IPTV | Network Management | Network Traffic Management | Networking | SOA | Software
The State of System i Security 2008
sponsored by PowerTech Group
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains a number of common security exposures and configuration management practices that must be mitigated in order to protect the data that resides on the System i.
Posted: 01 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | ERP | Identity Management | IT Managers | ODBC | Password Management | Security | System i
Smart Defenses: Live Q&A with Ed Skoudis
sponsored by SearchSecurity.com
WEBCAST: Check out this Q&A webcast for expert advice on selecting the right defense strategies for protecting your company's critical resources from internal and external threats.
Posted: 31 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Access Control Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Auditing | IT Governance | Network Security | Security Policies | Security Threats
Effective Security with a Continuous Approach to ISO 27001 Compliance
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how with Tripwire Enterprise, organizations can quickly achieve IT configuration integrity by proactively assessing how their current configurations measure up to specifications as given in ISO 27001.
Posted: 29 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Authentication | Change Management | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Information Security | ISO | IT Infrastructure
Webinar: Hacking 101
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: See how hackers expose and then exploit vulnerabilities in Web applications. In these online sessions, leading security professionals will demonstrate the best ways to prevent attacks, find vulnerabilities, and fix them.
Posted: 29 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Hackers | Security Management | Security Threats
ESG: A Phased Approach to Network Access Control (NAC)
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Learn how Symantec Network Access Control can provide the secret to NAC success by offering a practical, phased implementation approach and by aligning NAC with business requirements.</
Posted: 29 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Access Control Software | Authentication | Configuration Management | IEEE | LAN | Network Management | VPN | WLAN Access Points
Tackling the Top Five Network Access Control Challenges
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper by Juniper Networks describes the top five networking access control challenges that companies like yours are facing and solutions that they are deploying today.
Posted: 28 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Authentication | Endpoint Security | Firewall Appliances | Firewall Management | Firewall Server Hardware | Firewall Server Software | LAN | Network Security
Meeting Today's Security Challenges with End-to-end Access Control
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This White Paper explores how Juniper Unified Access Control (UAC) solution deployed with Juniper EX-series switches delivers a comprehensive network access control (NAC) solution.
Posted: 28 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Authentication | Endpoint Security | Firewall Appliances | Firewall Management | Firewall Server Hardware | Firewall Server Software | LAN | Network Security
802.1X: Port-Based Authentication Standard for Network Access Control (NAC)
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will help you discover how to implement secure wireless LAN access (WLAN) across the enterprise network.
Posted: 28 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2007
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Authentication | Endpoint Security | Firewall Appliances | Firewall Management | Firewall Server Hardware | Firewall Server Software | Network Security | WLAN
Driving competitive advantage with SaaS APIs
sponsored by Sonoa Systems
WHITE PAPER: ServiceNet network appliance, Sonoa Systems offers a next-generation platform that enables SaaS providers to offer APIs with secure data protection, flexible access control and interoperability.
Posted: 28 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Access Control Software | Authentication | Compliance Software | Continuous Data Protection | Data Security | Interface Design | IP | Network Security | Software as a Service | TCO | Web Services
Securing and Managing Customer-Facing Web Services
sponsored by Sonoa Systems
WHITE PAPER: Sonoa ServiceNet enables enterprises to securely and confidently open up Web services to customers and partners, accelerating the adoption of their products and services and driving higher revenues.
Posted: 25 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Authentication | Continuous Data Protection | Data Security | DOS | Encryption Standards | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | SSL | Web Services
How to Offer the Strongest SSL Encryption
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn the effect SGC has on the encryption levels your site can offer to its visitors and to understand the differences between types of SSL Certificates and which offers the strongest protection.
Posted: 25 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Encryption Standards | Network Security | Privacy Rights | SSL
The Latest Advancements in SSL Technology
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
WHITE PAPER: Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is the World Standard for Web Security. Read this white paper to understand recent advances in SSL technology.
Posted: 25 Jul 2008 | Published: 08 Jun 2007
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Authentication | Business Intelligence | SSL
Fact or fiction: Biometrics myths and mantras
sponsored by SearchFinancialSecurity
PODCAST: In this podcast, biometrics expert Joel Dubin will debunk the many misconceptions about enterprise biometrics and highlight key considerations for organizations that think biometrics might be right for them.
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 | Premiered: 24 Jul 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Access Control Software | Authentication | Biometric Devices | Biometrics | Data Security | Fingerprinting | Identity Management Software
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ACCESS CONTROL DEFINITION (continued): …  control list. The list has an entry for each system user with access privileges. The most common privileges include the ability to read a file (or all the files in a directory), to write to the file or files, and to execute the file (if it is an executable file, or program). Microsoft Windows NT/2000, Novell's NetWare, Digital's OpenVMS, and UNIX-based systems are among the operating systems that use access control lists. The list is implemented … 
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