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Feb 11, 2012

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Tough Love: When IT Security Hurts Your Business sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: As IT commoditization continues to increase audit and control activities, IT gets better at identifying and documenting the causes of significant outages. In an increasing number of cases, these ITIL efforts show the source of the outage to be action from the security department, and the BSM processes show the impact to be devastating. Posted: 27 May 2009 \| Published: 27 May 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Service Management \| IT Auditing \| IT Departments \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Service Management \| ITIL \| Security Best Practices \| Security Managers

Information Governance Online Symposium -- The GARP® Principles: Achieving Better Information Governance sponsored by SearchCompliance.com VIRTUAL SEMINAR: In this two part course, Deputy Executive Director for ARMA International, Diane K. Carlisle, reveals how Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles (GARP®) is designed to assist organizations in implementing records systems and policies to keep you out of the headlines for the wrong reasons. Posted: 15 Nov 2011 \| Premiered: 15 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| GARP \| IT Auditing \| Privacy Rights

The Case for Infrastructure Convergence sponsored by HPM Networks WHITE PAPER: This resource presents key questions every IT pro should ask before employing converged infrastructure solutions in their IT environment. Posted: 10 Jan 2012 \| Published: 10 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| IT Management \| IT Management Services \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

The Future of the IT Department: Exploring the Impact of Cloud on IT Roles and Responsibilities sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing has made a name for itself in the enterprise computing industry today and it is likely to gain traction in the future. This does not mean the end for IT departments but their roles and responsibilities will certainly be changing. Check out this white paper to learn more about what to expect from IT in the post-cloud era. Posted: 10 Feb 2012 \| Published: 10 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud CRM \| Cloud Management \| IT Departments \| IT Management \| IT Systems

Automating operations to reduce costs while improving service value sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Learn how HP Operations Manager and HP Operations Orchestration can help you automate operations management to reduce operational costs and improve service quality. Posted: 26 Oct 2011 \| Published: 26 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Service Level Management \| Service Process Optimization Software \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Services \| Systems Management Software \| Systems Operations

EBook: 8 Essential Steps for Mobile Device Management sponsored by Fiberlink EBOOK: This guide describes twelve best practices for Mobile Device Management (MDM). The first eight principles are the essentials that every organization needs to adopt. The last four are advanced practices that will help take your organization to the next level. Posted: 02 Nov 2011 \| Published: 02 Nov 2011 TOPICS: IT Best Practices \| IT Management \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Mobile Workers \| Remote Computing \| Remote Office Connectivity \| Remote Users \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Infrastructure \| Wireless Networks

One-Stop Shop: Best Practices to Streamline your Service Desk sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc. WEBCAST: Your service desk should be the one stop shop for internal and external customers. But, in order for IT to be the orchestrator of knowledge and the service catalog, you need to provide excellent service and quick response times. Watch this webcast and discover the most current recommendations for service delivery and management best practices. Posted: 05 Jan 2012 \| Premiered: 05 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Help Desk Management \| Help Desk Management Services \| Help Desk Software \| Help Desks \| IT Management \| IT Management Services \| IT Managers \| IT Service Centers \| IT Service Management \| IT Services

Turning Cost Centers Into Dynamic Technology Assets sponsored by HP WHITE PAPER: This resource explores how consolidating your data center assets can help lower overall IT costs while successfully managing risks. Discover the top benefits of consolidation. Posted: 09 Nov 2011 \| Published: 09 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Management \| IT Service Centers \| Network Best Practices \| Network Convergence \| Systems Management

Finding a Smart Alternative for Enterprise Scheduling sponsored by ORSYP WHITE PAPER: This resource presents many of the challenges and opportunities organizations face when setting up a job scheduling or workload automation process to manage their IT operations. Posted: 06 Feb 2012 \| Published: 06 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Asset Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Job Scheduling Software

Applied Database Auditing and Oracle Audit Vault sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Applied Oracle Security (Oracle Press, 2010) is the definitive guide to safeguarding Oracle Database 11g written by the security experts in Oracle’s National Security Group. This complementary chapter on auditing covers how to audit database activity efficiently, improve security, address regulatory requirements, and automate compliance reporting. Posted: 06 Sep 2011 \| Published: 06 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Data Security \| Database Administration \| Database Administrators \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Database Security \| Databases

Adhering to Government Standards: Common Criteria and Procurement Specifications sponsored by DLT Solutions WHITE PAPER: Advances in technology and threats have shifted the way we approach protecting national security systems and information. All commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) information assurance (IA)-enabled products acquired by Government departments and agencies must be subject to a standardized evaluation process. Learn how RedHat meets these requirements. Posted: 23 Dec 2011 \| Published: 23 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Compliance Audits \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Government Information Security \| National Institute of Standards and Technology \| Security Management \| Security Standards

How to tackle IT audit and compliance sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: IT audit is about the formal verification and validation of the quality and effectiveness of ITcontrols to support the overall business control objectives. From a security controlperspective the residual IT security risks are relatively well understood in a networkperimeter protected environment. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits

Data Confidential: Keep private information safe sponsored by VeriSign EMEA WHITE PAPER: This white paper looks in more depth at data protection trends in Europe, and at SSL security technology, its application, certificates and certificate management. Posted: 12 Jan 2012 \| Published: 12 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Encryption Standards \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Audits \| Security Best Practices \| Security Industry \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Threats \| SSL

FICO Credits Software with Critical Business Value sponsored by HP and Intel CASE STUDY: This case study will shed important light on how service management software, in particular, is helping to improve productivity and provide real-time visibility into critical financial data. Posted: 01 Jun 2011 \| Published: 01 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Auditing (Finance) \| Data Center Management \| Financial Management \| Financial reporting software \| Financial Services \| IT Management \| IT Management Services

CA Technologies Enterprise Security Solutions sponsored by CA Technologies. WEBCAST: This presentation offers an overview on how CA Technologies manages enterprise wide security solutions, from the mainframe to the web. View now to see how an integrated security compliance solution can help you create a cross-platform enterprise solution to establish consistent identity and access governance to address compliance requirements. Posted: 29 Jun 2011 \| Premiered: 29 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Access Control Software \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Identity Management Software \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Audits \| Security Management

March Issue of Information Security magazine: “Virtual Certainty: VMs introduce a new security dynamic” sponsored by Information Security Magazine EZINE: This month’s Information Security Magazine Online cover story explores the need for sound security and risk management strategies around virtualization technology. Posted: 04 Mar 2011 \| Published: 04 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Network Security \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security Best Practices \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine \| Virtualization Security

Station Casinos uses workload automation solution to deliver smoother audits and increase customer loyalty sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: In this brief white paper, Jeff Martin, Station Casinos’ director of business intelligence (BI), provides specific examples of the types of problems that the company wanted to solve, and offers insight into the specific job scheduling solution it selected to overcome its challenges. Posted: 20 Jan 2012 \| Published: 20 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Customer Data Integration \| Customer Data Management \| Data Quality \| Job Scheduling Software

Data Centre Energy Efficiency IT Handbook sponsored by SearchDataCenter.com EBOOK: The deadline for the UK's Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme has now passed, and companies will begin to receive fines if they can't demonstrate how they've reduced their carbon footprint or are putting processes in place to do so. This expert IT handbook offers detailed information about this new regulation and how organisations can adhere to it. Posted: 07 Dec 2011 \| Published: 07 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Compliance Audits \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Center Construction \| Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

Webinar: Powerful Control of Privileged Users sponsored by CA Technologies. WEBCAST: Privileged users have access to your most valuable data and systems, and without proactive management, your organization is at risk of substantial loss. View this webcast to understand the importance of managing privileged users. Explore the challenges organizations face, and available solutions to protect against potential breaches. Posted: 09 Jun 2011 \| Premiered: 09 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Password Management \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Audits \| Security Management

June Issue of Information Security magazine: Mobile Security: A New Game Plan sponsored by Information Security Magazine EZINE: This month's Information Security Magazine Online cover story highlights the importance for an updated security game plan due to the influx of personal smartphones and other computing devices making their way into the enterprise. Also, learn how to focus your SIM solution to avoid information overload and explore FISMA challenges. Posted: 02 Jun 2011 \| Published: 02 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 \| Information Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Security Event Management \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Information Security Magazine September 2011—Reader’s Choice Awards sponsored by Information Security Magazine EZINE: Brought to you by SearchSecurity.com, this month’s Information Security Magazine cover story unveils the 2011 Information Security Reader’s Choice Awards. Learn which products your peers voted as the best in the market spanning 14 different categories including; antimalware, mobile data security, vulnerability management and remote access. Posted: 01 Sep 2011 \| Published: 01 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Information Security \| Managed Security Services \| Remote Access Security \| Security Management \| Virus Detection Software \| Vulnerability Management

April Issue of Information Security Magazine: Cloud Migration: Look before you leap sponsored by Information Security Magazine EZINE: This month’s Information Security Magazine Online cover story explores the need for careful planning when migrating to the cloud. The benefits of cloud computing are real; a lower IT profile, faster provisioning, and the global availability of new services hold incredible value for most organizations. Posted: 05 Apr 2011 \| Published: 05 Apr 2011 TOPICS: Access Control \| Cloud Computing \| Cybersecurity \| Information Security \| Malware \| Network Security \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Threats \| Virtualization Security \| Virus Detection Software

Information Security Magazine December 2011 sponsored by Information Security Magazine EZINE: Although Windows Vista is seen as a failure in the marketplace, it’s a success in the security world. This month, Information Security Magazine goes behind the curtains of Vista as Paget unveils a firsthand account of her experience, exploring why it’s a success that deserves recognition. Posted: 29 Nov 2011 \| Published: 29 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Security \| Cybersecurity \| Digital Rights Management \| Password Management \| Secure Content Management \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Windows Security \| Windows Vista

Information Security Magazine – October 2011 sponsored by Information Security Magazine EZINE: 2011 has been an overwhelming year for security; complete with security breaches, subsequent attacks and an abundance of negative attention. This month’s edition of Information Security Magazine, brought to you by SearchSecurity.com, is looking past the negativity and focusing on the positive. Posted: 01 Oct 2011 \| Published: 01 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Endpoint Security \| Information Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Information Security Magazine: “Health Care Data Protection” sponsored by Information Security Magazine EGUIDE: This month’s Information Security Magazine Online cover story dissects the recent HIPAA revisions made by the HITECH Act. Posted: 15 Mar 2011 \| Published: 15 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Access Control \| Data Security \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Security \| Risk Assessment \| Security Best Practices \| Security Systems

Information Security Magazine – November 2011 sponsored by Information Security Magazine EZINE: This month’s Information Security Magazine cover story focuses on active strategies for malware resistance and compliance, data protection and incident responses found in VDI approaches. Learn how you can implement three top strategies to ensure your active desktop security isn’t compromised. Posted: 01 Nov 2011 \| Published: 01 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Encryption Standards \| Risk Assessment \| Security Event Management \| Security Management \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtualization Security

Governance and control: Focus risk management on multiple levers of control sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Written by Jeremy Hope from Beyond Budgeting Round Table, this paper describes how CFOs should set the highest standards of ethical reporting and behavior. Posted: 01 Nov 2011 \| Published: 01 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Corporate Governance \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Information Security \| Internal Controls \| Regulatory Compliance \| Risk Management \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance \| Security Audits

Protecting Your Information - Top 10 Deployment Success Factors sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: With the increasing use of digital information and the growing popularity of cloud computing, virtualization and social networking, your organization can be at high risk of data loss. Explore how to reduce your risk and discover the 10 essential factors for complete control of data. Posted: 09 Jun 2011 \| Published: 09 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Identity Management \| Information Security \| Security Managers \| Security Policies

Enhance Your SLA Management Approach sponsored by CA Technologies. PRODUCT DEMO: Watch this flash demonstration to see an overview of CA Business Service Insight's capabilities to govern service level agreements in order for you to manage obligations with external customers. Posted: 16 Aug 2011 \| Premiered: 16 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Cloud Computing \| Customer Data Management \| Data Analytics \| Data Auditing \| SLA \| SLA Management Services \| Software as a Service

Privileged User Activity Auditing: The Missing Link for Enterprise Compliance and Security sponsored by Centrify Corporation WHITE PAPER: View this paper to describe how Centrify DirectAudit can solve the security, compliance and third-party access challenges organizations face when auditing and monitoring UNIX, Linux and Windows systems and discover why traditional approaches cannot address the requirements of today's changing environment. Posted: 21 Sep 2011 \| Published: 21 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Access Control \| Internal Threats \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Audits \| Security Event Management \| Security Management

G-Cloud Report: G-Cloud Programme - Strategic Outline Case sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This Strategic Outline Business Case sets out the opportunity to reduce costs and enhance flexibility of centralised ICT services, covering both information services delivered to citizens and staff, and the underpinning technical and physical Data Centre infrastructure. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Computing Technology Industry Association \| Virtualization Security

HP Converged Infrastructure: Reference Architecture Solution Block Design Guide sponsored by HP and Intel WHITE PAPER: Information Technology as a "service" has benefited from early adopters who've deployed some major solutions. "Converged Infrastructure" is how HP describes the products and processes that use this approach and this reference guide give a business and technical perspective of it. Posted: 18 Mar 2011 \| Published: 18 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Converged Networks \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| SaaS business intelligence \| SaaS ERP \| Software as a Service

A clearer horizon. Do CIOs have more clarity about cloud computing? sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com IT BRIEFING: This research from management consultants, Xantus, shows that while there is still a lack of clarity and a reluctance to fully commit to the cloud, there is a general acceptance from CIOs of the benefits and a growing commitment to develop those benefits. Posted: 01 Dec 2011 \| Published: 01 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business Development \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Processes \| CIOs \| Cloud Archive \| Cloud Backup \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud CRM \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| ROI

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