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Choosing the Right Security Solution: Moving Beyond SSL to Establish Trust sponsored by VeriSign Australia WHITE PAPER: This paper explores new developments in website security that online businesses should be implementing to build confidence in their sites, protect valuable brands and safeguard customers’ sensitive information, not to mention improving their bottom line. Posted: 06 Aug 2010 \| Published: 06 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Certificate Authorities \| eCommerce \| Security Standards \| SSL \| SSL Accelerators \| SSL VPN \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Information Security Magazine Online July/August Issue – Demystifying APT: Get the facts about this targeted threat activity sponsored by Information Security Magazine WHITE PAPER: The industry has preached the need for software security and secure coding for several years now. After all, if software is designed securely from the start, it means fewer problems down the road. Read this paper now to learn more. Posted: 21 Jul 2010 \| Published: 21 Jul 2010 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Security \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| SaaS business intelligence \| SaaS ERP \| Software \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Data Protection Solutions at Midsize Organizations sponsored by Trend Micro, Inc. WHITE PAPER: In January of 2008, a random sample of online technical newsletter subscribers at midsize companies (100- 5,000 employees) received an email invitation to participate in a survey about data protection solutions use at their organizations. The goal of the survey was to identify sources of and/or reasons for information security breaches and more. Posted: 15 Jul 2010 \| Published: 01 Feb 2008 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Information Security \| Remote Access Security \| Security \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management \| Web Application Security

Avoiding the Top 5 Vulnerability Management Mistakes: The New Rules of Vulnerability Management sponsored by eEye Digital Security WHITE PAPER: In this guide, you’ll learn how to avoid the top five vulnerability management mistakes to protect critical IT assets and improve your security posture, while reducing costs. Read this paper to learn more. Posted: 10 Jul 2010 \| Published: 09 Jul 2010 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| IT Infrastructure \| Security \| Security Infrastructure \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

ForwardView: Four Areas of Security Vital to Business Health sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Identifying areas of vulnerability can be increasingly challenging for small to mid-size businesses, but there are four areas – privacy, compliance, risk management and overall security capabilities – where information security is vital to business and profitability. Posted: 15 Jun 2010 \| Published: 08 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| SMBs \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Successfully Mitigating Corporate Risk sponsored by AT&T Corp WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how to help reduce risk and successfully manage your security infrastructure through conducting vulnerability assessments, using discovery tools, adopting centralized policy setting and event correlation, and taking a cohesive approach to updating network equipment. Posted: 06 Apr 2010 \| Published: 05 Apr 2010 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Equipment Maintenance Management Software \| Networking \| Policy Server Software \| Security Infrastructure \| Virtualization Security \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management \| Web 2.0 \| Wireless Networks

BeyondTrust 2009 Microsoft Vulnerability Analysis sponsored by BeyondTrust Corporation WHITE PAPER: This report demonstrates the critical role that restricting administrator rights plays in protecting against vulnerabilities. It is important to note that this increased protection is achievable in one simple step without any impact on productivity — by implementing a desktop Privilege Identity Management solution. Posted: 05 Apr 2010 \| Published: 01 Apr 2010 TOPICS: Identity Management \| Identity Management Software \| Internet Explorer \| Operating Systems \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Windows \| Windows Server Software

Understanding Why Web Application Security is Critical to Business sponsored by Sirius Computer Solutions WHITE PAPER: This paper compiles clients’ frequently asked questions about Web application security. These questions are answered by security experts from Sirius and IBM. The goal is to help you understand the issues surrounding Web application security; so you can better prepare your organization for a security breach. Posted: 13 Oct 2009 \| Published: 01 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Firewall Server Hardware \| Firewall Server Software \| Penetration Testing \| Security Best Practices \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management \| Web Application Security \| Web Services Security

Healthcare Data Loss Assessment: Measure sensitive patient data loss on your network sponsored by Code Green Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Loss of patient data is a top concern for any healthcare organization. They handle some of the most sensitive and personal data on the individuals they treat. Patients trust healthcare organizations to safeguard sensitive data. Read this whitepaper to find more about how a data loss prevention (DLP) solution can protect patient data. Posted: 09 Sep 2009 \| Published: 09 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Health Care Industry \| HIPAA Compliance \| Information Security \| Medical Records Management \| Security \| Vulnerability Assessments

When Less Is More: Why Small Companies Should Think Outside the (Red/ Yellow) Box for Protecting Endpoints sponsored by Sunbelt Software WHITE PAPER: Endpoint security issues simply can't be ignored, regardless of the size of the organization. This paper will discuss how internet threats and vulnerabilities affect us all and what criteria businesses should use in order to pick out a proper endpoint security solution. Posted: 30 Jul 2009 \| Published: 30 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Anti-Spyware Software \| Endpoint Security \| Enterprise Systems \| Malware \| Network Performance \| Network Security Software \| Security Software \| Security Threats \| Systems Management \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

The Top Five Virtualization Mistakes sponsored by Vyatta Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper describes five mistakes common to many implementations of enterprise virtualization. Most of these mistakes relate to virtualization and networking infrastructure. Ideally, after reading this paper, you'll be sensitized to these issues so that you can plan for them and make your virtualization projects more successful. Posted: 17 Jun 2009 \| Published: 01 Jun 2007 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Disaster Recovery \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Server Virtualization \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Symantec Internet Security Threat Report sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report provides a six-month update of Internet threat activity. It includes analysis of network-based attacks, a review of vulnerabilities, and highlights of malicious code. It also assesses trends in phishing and spam activity. This summary of the report will alert readers to trends and impending threats. Posted: 26 Mar 2009 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 TOPICS: Data Security \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Best Practices \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments

Cisco Continuous Data Protection for Files sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Most analysts, including Enterprise Strategy Group, agree that performing only a periodic backup leaves data at risk, and they find that this is a major concern among the IT professionals they survey. The answer to this concern is Cisco Small Business Network Storage Systems (NSS) and Cisco Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for Files software. Posted: 25 Mar 2009 \| Published: 25 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Infrastructure \| Vulnerability Assessments

Support PCI Security Compliance with Enhanced Solutions from IBM sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper briefly describes PCI requirements, the benefits of compliance and the penalties for noncompliance. Posted: 13 Feb 2009 \| Published: 13 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Data Security \| Hardware \| Security \| Software \| Vulnerability Assessments

Web Application Security: Automated Scanning versus Manual Penetration Testing sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper explains two primary methods for discovering Web application vulnerabilities: using manual penetration testing and code review or using automated scanning tools and static analysis. Posted: 13 Feb 2009 \| Published: 13 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Passwords \| Security Software \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Web Application Security \| Web Browsers

Understanding Web Application Security Challenges sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper explains what you can do to help protect your organization, and it discusses an approach for improving your organization's Web application security. Posted: 13 Feb 2009 \| Published: 13 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Change Management \| Domain Name Systems \| Operating Systems \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Web Application Security

Web Application Security: Automated Scanning versus Manual Penetration Testing sponsored by Logicalis WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the two primary methods for discovering Web application vulnerabilities: using manual penetration testing and code review or using automated scanning tools and static analysis. Posted: 11 Dec 2008 \| Published: 11 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Customer Data Management \| Customer Privacy \| HTTP \| HTTPS \| Penetration Testing \| Security Threats \| Software \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Web Application Security

3 Key Components of a Risk-Based Security Plan sponsored by Foundstone, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper takes a look at the different components of an effective security plan, and provides a perspective on how enterprises that are serious about their information security budgets should rethink their security plan. Posted: 02 Jun 2008 \| Published: 02 Jun 2008 TOPICS: Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Information Security \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| ROI \| Security Spending \| Training \| Vulnerability Assessments

A Comprehensive Best Practice Approach to Business Resilience and Risk Mitigation sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper serves as a comprehensive, best-practices approach to business resilience and risk mitigation. Common types of risk and the steps organizations must take to develop an effective risk mitigation strategy are discussed. Posted: 29 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Business Processes \| Disaster Recovery \| Enterprise \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments

Security Beyond Corporate Boundaries: Using Citrix Application Delivery to Protect Corporate Information sponsored by Citrix WHITE PAPER: Ensuring your data security goes beyond the implementation of firewalls and spyware. This white paper discusses key information on virtualization deployment, and offers tips to better manage your disaster recovery enviroment. Posted: 05 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 TOPICS: Authentication \| Backups \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Endpoint Security \| Firewall Management \| Network Security \| Server Virtualization \| Vulnerability Assessments

Acquire a global view of your organization's security state: the importance of security assessments sponsored by IBM Software Group WHITE PAPER: Security assessments from IBM can help find "point-in-time" or ongoing security gaps in data confidentiality, integrity and accessibility as well as prior breaches and budgetary justification for making necessary security investments. Posted: 09 Jan 2008 \| Published: 09 Jan 2008 TOPICS: Database Security \| Information Security \| Managed Security Services \| Managed Security Services Providers \| Network Security \| Penetration Testing \| Physical Security \| Risk Assessment \| Security Infrastructure \| Vulnerability Assessments

The importance of security assessments sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper helps you understand the variety of security assessment options that are available and provides the criteria for selecting a vendor that can help you meet your company?s security requirements. Posted: 06 Dec 2007 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 TOPICS: Database Security \| Information Security \| Managed Security Services \| Managed Security Services Providers \| Network Security \| Penetration Testing \| Physical Security \| Risk Assessment \| Security Infrastructure \| Vulnerability Assessments

Drive business value with innovation for security defense sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper details an integrated approach to security that can help your company address security threats while supporting compliance and protecting data, Internet-based systems, physical environments and applications. Posted: 06 Dec 2007 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 TOPICS: Access Control \| Application Security \| Internet Security \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Prevention \| Managed Security Services \| Managed Security Services Providers \| Physical Security \| Risk Assessment \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments

Extend Business Reach with a Robust Security Infrastructure sponsored by IBM Software Group WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the advantages of a security management solution designed to deliver integrated, comprehensive solutions across a heterogeneous environment. Posted: 03 Aug 2007 \| Published: 01 Jul 2007 TOPICS: Access Control \| Identity Management \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security Architectures \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Vulnerability Assessments

7 Key Factors to Software Protection sponsored by Arxan WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the magnitude and types of software piracy threats and details the seven key application security factors that must be considered during the development process. Posted: 08 Jun 2007 \| Published: 01 Jun 2007 TOPICS: Application Security \| Hackers \| Intrusion Prevention \| Piracy \| Security Threats \| Software Licensing \| Vulnerability Assessments