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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 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  … 
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Buyers Guide to Endpoint Protection Platforms
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
ANALYST NEWS: This paper explores how traditional methods for endpoint security should evolve. Learn how a lack of data protection can hurt your bottom line. Gain insight into the true costs of an endpoint security system. Find out how Sophos’s recent integration of Utimaco is affecting the security market. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 13 Oct 2009


The CIO's Guide to Data Protection Services and Strategies
sponsored by Red Hat
EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: This E-Guide for enterprise CIOs contains case studies on network access control (NAC), information on securing data for government compliance, data protection strategies, tools, technologies and more.
Posted: 11 Oct 2009 | Published: 11 Oct 2009


Enabling Secure B2B Collaboration: Cloud-Based Authentication for Next-Generation Extranets
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
WHITE PAPER: Online communities, social networks, and global sharing of rich media are just a few of the new beyond-traditional extranet technologies being adopted today. This paper shows how to implement greater security for new social media enabled extranets, and how in-the-cloud services combined with mobile credentials enable two-factor authentication.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009


Solve Five Key IT Security Challenges with Cloud-Based Authentication
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This paper shows how to implement greater security for data and applications using two-factor authentication. It demonstrates how a cloud-based solution for two-factor authentication delivers a high level of security with minimal user impact and protects against unauthorized access. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009


Top Eight Do's and Don'ts of Managing Access Control in the Windows/AD Environment
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: This tech brief presents eight recommendations to help you proactively address the difficulties of access control in a Microsoft-centric environment, and avoid the common pitfalls, risks and costs.
Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009


Enterprise Single Sign-On The Holy Grail of Computing
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: In today's enterprise, IT managers are faced with the growing challenge of keeping track of multiple passwords and system identities. In this document, we'll discuss how Quest approaches enterprise single sign-on and a unique solution that addresses nearly all facets of the challenges.
Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009


Role Based Access Control and Entitlement Management
sponsored by FoxT
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: The new Role-Based Access Control utilities enforce entitlements down to the data and device level. The ability to effectively provision and audit these fine-grained controls across diverse technology domains is still a challenge. Read this transcript for practical guidance on how to implement a unified policy management infrastructure for RBAC.
Posted: 30 Sep 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2009


Delivering Identity Management Results in 30 Days
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
PODCAST: Learn how organizations like yours are leveraging identity management solutions and designing implementations to accelerate their time to value and achieve their security, compliance and IT cost savings goals today.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 29 Sep 2009


Protecting System i Data from FTP, ODBC and Remote Command
sponsored by PowerTech
WEBCAST: When developing a security strategy, it is critical for businesses to consider their System i platform in order to protect themselves from data breaches. In this webcast, learn how to control network access on System i and protect your organization from data loss.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2009


Buyer’s Guide for Enterprise Single Sign-On
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper offers a thorough checklist that should enable potential ESSO implementers to deploy the right ESSO solution which should help eliminate sign-on problems, reduce helpdesk costs, maximize user productivity, strengthen security, simplify administration and accelerate regulatory compliance.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009


Revolutionizing Access Management with Shared Authorization Services
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn how externalization and the consequent centralization of authorization policies leads to better policy transparency, improved compliance and quicker IT response to evolving regulatory requirements.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009


Choosing the right authentication method for your business
sponsored by SafeNet, Inc.
WEBCAST: Authentication technologies have struggled to keep pace with organizational needs including cost reduction, support for multiple user types and support for high-risk applications over the Internet. View this webcast to gain insight on current authentication technologies and explore guidelines to help you pick the right authentication technology.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 18 Sep 2009


Quest Connect 2009
sponsored by Quest Software
VIRTUAL SEMINAR: Interact and learn, virtually, at Quest Connect '09. With 67 webcasts in three session halls, we're bringing content that directly benefits the way you do business - right to your desk.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009


Managing Your Security Has Never Been So Easy
sponsored by Panda Security
VIDEOCAST: This demonstration examines the features and benefits of Panda’s Managed Office Protection, a security solution for PCs and servers based on the concept of Software as a Service. Learn how this approach lets companies focus on their core business, freeing them from the management tasks and operating costs associated with traditional solutions.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 18 Sep 2009


GroupID 5 Suite - 60 Day Free Trial!
sponsored by Imanami
TRIAL SOFTWARE: Imanami's GroupID revolutionizes how IT manages groups. Your company's distribution and security groups will never again be out of date. Membership will always be accurate and outdated groups will be removed from Active Directory. Automatically.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009


Demonstrating Results for Identity Management in 30 Days: A Customer Case Study
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WEBCAST: In this webcast, learn how a leading financial services company closed major gaps in their security and compliance programs using an identity management solution. Get details on the design and deployment, as well as how identity management aided in achieving quick results and immediate value.
Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 16 Sep 2009


Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): The Next Generation of Access Management
sponsored by FoxT
PODCAST: Do you really understand how RBAC can be used to simplify compliance and further secure your sensitive data? Does your organization have the right infrastructure to take advantage of this new capability? In this podcast, find out what it takes to implement RBAC in your organization.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 09 Sep 2009


Complex Role Entitlements: Making Sense of Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC)
sponsored by FoxT
WEBCAST: The new Role-Based Access Control utilities enforce entitlements down to the data and device level. The ability to effectively provision and audit these fine-grained controls across diverse technology domains is still a challenge. In this webcast, receive practical guidance on how to implement a unified policy management infrastructure for RBAC.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 09 Sep 2009


Business Solutions: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This brief document provides a listing of the six primary objectives for companies to meet in order to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


3 Steps To Securing Your Network And Preventing Common Security Mistakes
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: Securing an organization's assets requires work, but there are some basic steps that can simplify the task by taking a one-two-three approach. In this whitepaper, you'll learn how you can sort your security controls by categorizing and grouping them in order to help prevent common security problems.
Posted: 28 Aug 2009 | Published: 28 Aug 2009


Access Control Lists (ACLs)
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we'll take a look at access control lists, often referred to as access lists or ACLs (sometimes pronounced "ackels").
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 | Published: 27 Aug 2009


Improving Employee Productivity with Cisco® Unified Mobility
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will focus on discovering and implementing Cisco's Unified Mobility solutions so that we can give our mobile employees an easier, and yet, more robust way of communicating, no matter the wired or wireless network they are currently connected to.
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 | Published: 27 Aug 2009


Portal Authentication: A Balancing Act Between Security, Usability & Compliance
sponsored by PistolStar, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the problems with current authentication systems and the drivers that should be motivating organizations of all sizes to improve their access controls.
Posted: 26 Aug 2009 | Published: 26 Aug 2009


Authentication in the Enterprise: Current and Changing Requirements
sponsored by PistolStar, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the current state of authentication and trends that Osterman Research sees as shaping the future of authentication.
Posted: 25 Aug 2009 | Published: 25 Aug 2009


Scraping, Denial of Service, and Brute Force Attacks! Oh My!: Identifying And Controlling Automated Clients
sponsored by Breach Security
WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this whitepaper is to outline how Breach Security products can help to not only identify automated clients accessing your site, but to also take appropriate countermeasures to enforce a desired rate-limit threshold.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 14 Aug 2009

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ACCESS CONTROL DEFINITION (continued): …  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 differently by each operating system.In Windows NT/2000, an access control list (ACL) is associated with each system object. Each ACL has one or more access control entries (ACEs) consisting of the name of a user or group of users. The user can also be a role name, such as "programmer," or "tester." … 
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