Learn the 10 reasons to consider Software As A Service.
Most small and medium businesses do not have the IT staff and tools to treat desktop management issues with the attention they deserve. Too often manual processes and “just enough to get by” scripting is the answer to desktop management. Left unprotected, PCs are subject to Trojans, Key-loggers, Spyware and Viruses. Given the security risks to every PC every day, it is no longer a viable answer for SMB’s to treat desktop management casually.
Read this white paper to learn how users of desktop management SaaS are benefiting from access to high end, integrated tools with the added benefit of coordination of security and operating system patches by the service provider.
Written by: Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
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Learn how the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation is keeping information security costs in check by automating processes with the Archer SmartSuite Framework.
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) isn’t backing down on information security innovation in the face of a troubled economy. Instead, the company is using technology for knowledge management and automation. DTCC relies on the Archer SmartSuite Framework, a platform for governance, risk and compliance management from Archer Technologies, to:
- Optimize workflow processes
- Gather and share documents
- Respond to requests for additional information from regulators and auditors
In this article from Information Security Magazine, you’ll learn how DTCC has cut the cost of vendor site assessments from 0,000 in 2007 to ,100 in 2008, and how DTCC’s Chief Information Security Officer has reduced his time spent demonstrating due diligence from 35% to 15%.
This article was written by: Information Security Magazine
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Vulnerabilities in web applications are now the largest vector of enterprise security attacks.
Stories about exploits that compromise sensitive data frequently mention culprits such as “cross-site scripting,” “SQL injection,” and “buffer overflow.” Vulnerabilities like these fall often outside the traditional expertise of network security managers.
To help you understand how to minimize these risks, Qualys provides this guide as a primer to web application security. The guide covers:
- typical web application vulnerabilities
- comparison of options for web application vulnerability detection
- QualysGuard Web Application Scanning solution
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SANS Analyst Review of Log Management, highlighting ArcSight Logger, by analyst Jerry Shenk.
This white paper provides a requirements checklist for those considering options and features for their log management systems. Over the past four years, the SANS Annual Log Management Survey has shown increased interest in log management as organizations begin to realize the value that their logs can provide to auditors, security teams, network administrators, and even operational business units. Compliance with PCI, SOX, HIPAA, and other regulations is the primary driver for collecting logs, according to 78 percent of respondents in one part of the survey. But another question showed that logs are also being viewed as a means to increase visibility into networks, improve overall security effectiveness, and minimize downtime.
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10 Best-Practice tips merchants need to focus on in order to achieve PCI Compliance, protect cardholder data, and establish a successful risk reduction program.
Watch this webcast to learn 10 Tips to Achieve PCI DSS Compliance.
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This guide provides a step-by-step guide for automating the vulnerability and compliance workflow process.
Consistent, ongoing execution of vulnerability management and policy compliance is difficult, if not impossible to do on a manual basis. There are simply too many “moving parts” to juggle and act on in a timely and cost-effective manner.
8 step vulnerability and compliance workflow:
- Create security policies and controls
- Track inventory and categorize assets
- Scan systems for vulnerabilities
- Compare vulnerabilities against inventory
- Classify and rank risks
- Pre-test patches, fixes and workarounds
- Apply patches, fixes and workarounds
- Re-scan to confirm fixes and verify compliance
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Get the facts on PCI Compliance and learn how to comply with the PCI Data Security standard.
Complying with the PCI Data Security Standard may seem like a daunting task for merchants. This book is a quick guide to understanding how to protect cardholder data and comply with the requirements of PCI - from surveying the standard’s requirements to detailing steps for verifying compliance.
PCI Compliance for Dummies arms you with the facts, in plain English, and shows you how to achieve PCI Compliance. In this book you will discover:
- What the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is all about
- The 12 Requirements of the PCI Standard
- How to comply with PCI
- 10 Best-Practices for PCI Compliance
- How QualysGuard PCI simplifies PCI compliance
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Detect, investigate and respond to fraudulent transactions from within and outside an organization to address essential business operations.
Detecting, investigating and responding to fraudulent transactions from within and outside an organization is an essential function of business operations. When most organizations start thinking about fraud solutions, a number of questions generally arise:
- Do we not already have an adequate solution?
- Are there tools that can “really” detect fraud?
- We are watching our applications – isn’t that enough?
- Monitoring external fraud is hard enough, how can we possibly monitor fraud from internal, trusted users?
The following white paper will outline the requirements for an effective fraud mitigation solution. It will detail a solution that considers the entirety of an organization’s fraud mitigation strategy.
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Is your business planning to implement VMware to help reduce IT costs and improve scalability?
There are many IT benefits to virtualizing a server environment and also several challenges. One of the biggest challenges is implementing a reliable backup and recovery solution to protect critical data distributed across both virtual and physical server environments. Join Symantec Backup Exec and VMware for an On-Demand Webcast and learn the value and cost benefits of migrating to a VMware Infrastructure and how to efficiently implement a comprehensive data and system protection strategy that easily scales across your virtual and physical environment.
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Learn the top 5 tips to protect your business from email and web threats.
The Internet and Email brings many advantages, however the ever increasing number of Internet based security threats such as viruses, spyware and spam pose significant danger to your organization. Failure to protect your business can result in costly downtime, lost productivity, financial losses and worse. Learn the top 5 tips to protecting your business.
In this white paper you will learn:
- The new threats posed by email and the internet
- The top 5 tips to staying ahead of the threats and protecting your business
- How MessageLabs integrated email and web security solutions provide an unmatched level of protection against these evolving threats and hence peace of mind for you
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