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May 26, 2012

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Botnets: The dark side of cloud computing sponsored by Sophos, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Botnets pose a serious threat to your network and they rival the power of today’s most powerful cloud computing platforms. These “dark” clouds, controlled by cybercriminals, are designed to silently infect your network. This paper details how to protect against the risk of botnet infection with security gateways that offer comprehensive UTM. Posted: 06 Apr 2012 \| Published: 06 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Security \| Integrated Threat Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Security Management \| Security Threats

The four rules of complete web protection sponsored by Sophos, Inc. WHITE PAPER: As an IT manager you’ve always known the web is a dangerous place. But with infections growing and the demands on your time and budget rising, it’s time to revisit your strategy. This whitepaper discusses the major web threats and provides four rules to help you stay protected. When you follow them, these rules will also save you time and money. Posted: 01 Jan 2012 \| Published: 01 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Internet Filtering \| Internet Security \| Malware \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Web Application Security

PBConnex: Business Case White Paper sponsored by WinMagic WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the importance of protecting confidential health care data, as well as viable ways in which this can be accomplished, including pre-boot network authentication and full disk encryption. Posted: 07 May 2012 \| Published: 07 May 2012 TOPICS: Compliance Best Practices \| Encryption Standards \| Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Security \| Health Care Storage \| HIPAA \| HIPAA Compliance \| Medical Practice Management \| Medical Records Management \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Industry \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Threats

Next-Generation Secure Web Gateways:The Case and Criteria for Embedded DLP with Advanced Malware Defenses sponsored by Websense, Inc. WHITE PAPER: While the Web has become a core business communication platform, it’s also a highly popular target for cybercriminals and hackers. This resource explores how to mitigate the risk of data loss over Web channels, uncovering the business need for DLP as part of Web Security Gateways and the key criteria to consider when choosing a solution. Posted: 03 May 2012 \| Published: 03 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Internet Security \| Internet Security Software \| Security Management \| Security Threats

A Tale of Three Bogeys: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, Unpatched Client Applications, and Browser Exploits sponsored by McAfee, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The web and email are not IT’s friends. They create risk and increase the workload because they distribute and prolong the payoff of known and unknown threats. Layering new and traditional techniques, including anti-malware, anti-spam, intrusion prevention, and application whitelisting, throughout the enterprise will minimize those risks. Posted: 06 Apr 2012 \| Published: 06 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Application Security \| Internet Security \| Intrusion Prevention \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Virus Protection \| Vulnerability Management

Fixing Your Dropbox Problem: How the Right Data Protection Strategy Can Help sponsored by Sophos, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Public cloud services are so easy to use that their openness can undermine existing IT policies regarding the transmission of confidential data. This paper details a simple three-step approach to helping users manage access to the public without placing your data or your business at risk. Posted: 06 Apr 2012 \| Published: 06 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Security \| Cloud Storage Services \| Data Encryption \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Securing Medical Devices sponsored by McAfee, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights a centralized, efficient and effective risk mitigation solution for the health care industry. Within, discover how to implement the necessary controls to significantly reduce the potential compromise of sensitive patient information. Posted: 25 May 2012 \| Published: 25 May 2012 TOPICS: Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Security \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Best Practices \| Security Industry \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Threats

A 3-Step Plan For Mobile Security sponsored by Websense, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This resource identifies unique management controls and countermeasures that will allow your organization to implement a sound mobile security strategy that will cover both corporate and personal mobile devices. Posted: 18 Jan 2012 \| Published: 18 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Handheld Device Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Threats \| Smart Phones \| Wireless Security

2011 FFIEC Authentication Guidance: A New Standard For Online Banking Security sponsored by PhoneFactor WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of the updated FFIEC Guidance on Authentication and addresses the threat landscape which helped define it. View now to explore the gap between the previous guidance and this latest update, and why methods like out-of-band authentication with transaction verification are key to protecting online banking today. Posted: 06 Jan 2012 \| Published: 06 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Authentication \| FFIEC \| FFIEC Compliance \| Financial Industry Organizations \| Online Banking Services \| Security Management \| Security Standards \| Security Threats

Anti-theft tool: maintain e-transaction security sponsored by Quest Software WHITE PAPER: Ensuring the identity of the person(s) trying to access your network is harder than ever. This Quest Software technical brief explains why two-factor authentication is superior to password authentication for proving identity and establishing trust. Posted: 01 Mar 2012 \| Published: 01 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Password Authentication Protocol \| Password Management \| Passwords \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Windows Security

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