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ALSO CALLED: CA, Certificate Authority, Certificates, Certification Authorities DEFINITION: (CA also stands for conditional access, a term used in DTV.)A certificate authority (CA) is an authority in a network that issues and manages security credentials and public keys for message encryption. As part of a public key infrastructure (PKI), a CA checks with a registration authority (RA) to verify information provided by the requestor of a digital certificate. If the RA verifies the requestor's … Definition continues below.
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10 Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Evaluating Security Information Management (SIM) Solutions sponsored by netForensics WHITE PAPER: This paper was created to help companies searching for a SIM solution narrow their options and determine which technology is the right one for their IT environment and security objectives. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Security \| Security Event Management \| Security Management \| Security Spending \| Security Standards \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

2009 and Beyond: Managing Security and the New Compliance Landscape sponsored by IBM WEBCAST: Learn how to successfully safeguard your enterprise and manage the burden of compliance with Kristin Lovejoy, Director, IBM Corporate Security Strategy and Scott Crawford of analyst firm EMA. This webcast discusses how to protect company data and meet compliance needs on a restricted budget. Posted: 21 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 21 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management

7 Essential Steps to Achieve, Measure and Prove Optimal Security Risk Reduction sponsored by Qualys, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Rapid changes within technology, new server and software deployments, and the evolving sophistication of attack methods used to infiltrate systems and steal data create the greatest set of challenges faced by security and IT administrators trying to keep their systems secure and within regulatory compliance. Interested in reducing security risk? Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Security \| Integrated Threat Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Software \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Audits \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Software \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Management

8 Steps to Holistic Database Security sponsored by Guardium WHITE PAPER: Authored by Ron Ben Natan, Ph.D., author of "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press, March 2009), this white paper describes 8 essential best practices that provide a holistic approach to safeguarding databases and achieving compliance. Posted: 03 Apr 2009 \| Published: 03 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| Database Security \| DB2 \| Oracle (Product) \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| SQL Server

A Guide to Diagnosing .Net Application Errors sponsored by AVIcode, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers a guide for effectively diagnosing .Net application health problems, code failures and performance bottlenecks. Posted: 19 Nov 2008 \| Published: 19 Nov 2008 TOPICS: .NET \| Application Monitoring \| Application Monitoring Software \| Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Data Protection \| Load Balancing \| Operations Manager \| Security \| Service Level Management \| SLA \| Software Quality Assurance

A Process-based Approach to Protecting Privileged Accounts & Meeting Regulatory Compliance sponsored by BeyondTrust Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines a sound, process-based approach to protecting the critical privileged accounts found in most applications, databases, and infrastructure devices throughout the enterprise. This approach integrates features like automated password resets and management workflows, secure storage of credentials, and a sealed operating system. Posted: 21 Oct 2009 \| Published: 21 Oct 2009 TOPICS: AAA \| Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Authentication \| Authorization \| Identity Management \| Identity Management Software \| Password Management \| Password Management Software \| Security \| Security Policies

Achieving North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Cyber Security Standards sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: Learn about NERC compliance challenges and how to ensure audit-readiness by delivering end-to-end vulnerability management, endpoint protection and data protection solutions. Posted: 06 Apr 2009 \| Published: 06 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Compliance Audits \| Data Encryption Standard \| Endpoint Security \| Information Security \| Malware \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security \| Security Software \| Virus Protection \| Vulnerability Assessments

Achieving SaaS Security with LiveVault® Online Server Backup sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses the major concerns you should consider when selecting an online backup service and demonstrates how LiveVault Service address each. Posted: 14 Aug 2009 \| Published: 14 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Authentication \| Data Security \| Online Backups \| Security \| Server Management

Address the PCI Data Security Standard with IBM Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Read the white paper that shows how IBM Tivoli solutions help address the demands of broad-based commitments in terms of people, time and technology resources required to meet Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS). Posted: 21 Sep 2009 \| Published: 21 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Payment Processing \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Addressing Single Sign-On Inside, Outside, and Between Organizations sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines how IBM Tivoli Unified Single Sign-On addresses the needs of organizations for enterprise single sign-on, Web single sign-on, and federated single sign-on. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Threats \| SSO \| Web Application Security \| Web Applications Management

Anatomy of a Database Attack sponsored by Imperva WEBCAST: Corporate databases are in constant danger. Outside criminals can exploit web applications and employees with malicious intent present an even greater threat. This webcast traces the steps involved in breaking into a database and presents a reference architecture and checklist for implementing iron-clad database security measures. Posted: 12 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 12 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Database Security \| Information Security \| Security \| Security Threats \| SQL

Application Quality Lifecycle: Security, Functional and Performance Testing sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: HP QAInspect delivers automated security information that QA professionals and software testers can access at any point in the application development process to identify and remediate potential security defects. Posted: 25 Feb 2008 \| Published: 25 Feb 2008 TOPICS: Application Quality \| Application Security \| Functional Testing \| Performance Testing \| Security \| Security Testing

Application Whitelisting - an Emerging Layer of Security sponsored by Faronics PODCAST: A layered approach is essential to protect your digital assets in today’s world, and Faronics Anti-Executable is a powerful, enterprise-ready and cost-effective layer, that when combined with other defenses, gives you the most complete threat coverage available today. Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Security

Application Whitelisting: Enhancing Host Security sponsored by McAfee, Inc. ANALYST REPORT: This paper explains how whitelisting (accepting only applications and behaviors that are on the approved list and denying everything else) provides a lighter, more agile alternative to blacklisting as a means to protect networks and end points. Posted: 21 Oct 2009 \| Published: 21 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Application Security \| Endpoint Security \| Malware \| Network Security \| Secure Content Management \| Secure Content Management Software \| Security \| Virus Protection

Are Your Mobile Endpoints Secure? sponsored by Trend Micro, Inc. PRODUCT OVERVIEW: In this video, Ron Clarkson--Director of Endpoint Security with Trend Micro--introduces Web Reputation, an add-on version of Trend Micro's Web Protection Platform. With Trend Micro's technology, whenever users are connected to the internet, their protection is up-to-date. Watch the video to learn more. Posted: 27 Aug 2009 \| Published: 27 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Endpoint Security \| Internet Security \| Internet Security Software \| Network Security \| Network Security Software \| Security \| Security Software

Avoid Security Suffering With These 3 Questions sponsored by Ounce Labs, an IBM Company JOURNAL ARTICLE: Participants at industry conferences and events often ask where the right place to start implementing security is. This is similar to starting off a talk with a doctor by asking “What medicine should I take?” The answer is going to be more questions. This article presents three questions to ask yourself before starting a security implementation. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: CISOs \| Security \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Spending

Best Practices to Secure any Size Business from Today's Top Threats sponsored by McAfee, Inc. VIDEO: For best practices on securing your organization from current threats, check out this videocast. Review trends in spamming, data loss, social engineering, and more. Find out how combining the right tools and education increases your level of protection. Posted: 17 Jul 2009 \| Premiered: 17 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Data Security \| Hackers \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Threats \| SMBs \| Social Networking \| Spam

Best Practices: Effectively Protect Your Mobile Devices sponsored by ESET PRODUCT OVERVIEW: ESET Mobile Antivirus has low CPU, memory requirements and compact updates which minimize data bandwidth usage. It will protect email attachments and other files being transferred or accessed without impacting performance and will keep your mobile phone safe -- even between signature updates. Posted: 03 Nov 2009 \| Published: 03 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Anti-Spam Software \| Anti-Spyware Software \| Email Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Security \| Security Threats \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection

Beyond the PCI ‘Check list’ – A Path to Achieve Higher Levels of IT Security and Compliance sponsored by Skybox Security WEBCAST: PCI DSS is an opportunity for security professionals to leverage compliance initiatives to improve security and risk management. The webcast illustrates how organizations must go beyond 'checklist' compliance to improve security and IT efficiency - through automation, prioritization, and focused attention on the most critical issues. Posted: 24 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 24 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Bitpipe Research Guide: Security sponsored by Bitpipe RESOURCE CENTER: Security is all about protecting corporate information and technology assets from intruders, thieves, and vandals. Posted: 30 Nov 2006 \| Published: 30 Nov 2006 TOPICS: Managed Security Services \| Managed Security Services Providers \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Best Practices \| Security Hardware \| Security Industry \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Software \| Security Spending \| Security Standards \| Security Systems \| Software Viruses \| VPN

Business Case for Data Protection: Study of CEOs and other C-level Executives sponsored by Ounce Labs, an IBM Company ANALYST REPORT: This study looks at what senior executives think about the value of corporate data protection efforts within their organizations. It is important for those individuals charged with managing a data protection program to understand how key decision makers in organizations perceive the importance of safeguarding sensitive and confidential information. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: CEOs \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Information Security \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Spending

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 TOPICS: Access Control \| Application Security \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Enterprise Architectures \| Identity Management \| Identity Management Software \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management

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 TOPICS: Access Control \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Spending

Change Management: The Challenge of Organizational Culture sponsored by SearchSecurity.com PRESENTATION: This collection of slides from the Information Security Decisions Conference focuses on change management and keeping change from creating unnecessary risks. The slides offer tips on getting people to accept change, participate in change, and finally manage change. Read on to learn more about managing change to mitigate risks. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Change Management \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies

ChangeAuditor for Exchange - Critical change Alert - Free Trial! sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation TRIAL SOFTWARE: Exchange is part of your mission-critical infrastructure. And you need to find a way to be notified, in real-time, of critical changes to your Windows based infrastructure. ChangeAuditor for Exchange is the answer. Posted: 15 Apr 2009 \| Published: 15 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Change Management \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Infrastructure Management \| Microsoft Exchange \| Security

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CERTIFICATE AUTHORITIES DEFINITION (continued): … (CA also stands for conditional access, a term used in DTV.)A certificate authority (CA) is an authority in a network that issues and manages security credentials and public keys for message encryption. As part of a public key infrastructure (PKI), a CA checks with a registration authority (RA) to verify information provided by the requestor of a digital certificate. If the RA verifies the requestor's information, the CA can then issue a certificate.Depending on the public key infrastructure implementation, the certificate includes the owner's public key, the expiration date of the certificate, the owner's name, and other information about the public key owner.
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