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The IBM Internet Security Systems™ X-Force® Threat Insight Quarterly is designed to highlight some of the most significant threats and challenges facing security professionals today. Each issue focuses on specific challenges and provides a recap of the most significant recent online threats. In this issue: Port Security – One More Tool in the Toolbox; What does this file do?; Prolific and impacting issues of Q3 2009. Download your copy now!
Having your company web site hacked or 'compromised' can be a costly experience for your organisation. There are immediate costs in responding to the compromise itself (and this includes the actual cost of recovery, as well as the loss of revenue during the outage), but the greater damage to your business may only become apparent over time – customers ceded to a competitor as a result of the loss of trust in your service may never return.
How critical is Active Directory and Group Policy to your business? Do you have a change management process for your Group Policy environment? How do you know when a change is made to a critical GP object and how do you validate it? In this webinar see how NetIQ Group Policy Administrator can provide true offline management of Group Policy, enabling delegated administration of policy settings, an approval workflow, and enhanced capabilities to plan, troubleshoot, review and report on GPOs across multiple trusted and/or un-trusted domains.
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Do you have too many privileged accounts in your Active Directory? Ever wanted to effortlessly delegate permissions in a secure and efficient way? In this webinar see a live demonstration of NetIQ Directory Resource Administrator and learn how to improve the efficiency of administrating Active Directory by enabling the safe delegation of administrative capabilities, automation of complex or repetitive tasks, and employing robust, policy-based controls to assure the integrity of your AD environment.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which was first released in September 2006, outlines areas of security best practice when handling cardholder data. Many companies find compliance with this standard quite difficult. This very helpful article outlines different areas of compliance and also stresses the value of regular maintenance as a way of taking the sting out of compliance audits.
The changing data center environment spawns updated security precautions
As data centers grow in size and complexity, security issues become more critical than ever. The need for securing the data center, while always important, has become more significant as data centers have become more of an integral part of the day-to-day operations of companies, says Anthony Wanger, president and founder of i/o Data Centers, Scottsdale, Ariz. "As they've taken on a more critical daily role, the focus on data center assets has become more important."
As data centers grow in size and complexity, security issues become more critical than ever. The need for securing the data center, while always important, has become more significant as data centers have become more of an integral part of the day-to-day operations of companies, says Anthony Wanger, president and founder of i/o Data Centers, Scottsdale, Ariz. "As they've taken on a more critical daily role, the focus on data center assets has become more important."
IT security is traditionally built on three pillars: Security, Integrity and Availability. Most IT security professionals would normally focus on these issues in the order listed above. It is, however, imperative that the methods used to secure systems do not have a negative impact on data availability.
It is, sadly, often the case that the greatest IT security threats to your business are not to be found on the outside but among legitimate service users. Sloppy security practices (e.g. the setting of very weak passwords) among employees can expose companies to significant levels of risk.
Reducing the risk of insider attack, data loss, and unmanaged change
Companies face significant challenges in controlling change in their Active Directory environments. This white paper describes the need for more effective Active Directory monitoring as part of a broader change-control process, the problems with current approaches, and how to leverage NetIQ products to assure policy compliance and operational integrity.
Companies face significant challenges in controlling change in their Active Directory environments. This white paper describes the need for more effective Active Directory monitoring as part of a broader change-control process, the problems with current approaches, and how to leverage NetIQ products to assure policy compliance and operational integrity.
As Active Directory's role in the enterprise has drastically increased, so has the need to secure the data it stores and to which it enables access. The lack of native control makes the secure administration of Active Directory a challenging task at best for administrators. As a result, organizations need assistance in creating repeatable, enforceable processes that will ultimately reduce their administrative overhead, while simultaneously helping increase availability and security of their systems. This white paper outlines seven common challenges associated with securely administering Active Directory and provides some helpful insight into what NetIQ can do to assist you with these difficulties.
Strategies for Success in Uncertain Times
In these times of economic uncertainty and intense competition, the cost of every misstep is magnified, and each missed opportunity could bring the enterprise a step closer to disaster. Companies everywhere are implementing practices and procedures designed to maximize efficiency and make every operational dollar count toward profitability.
In these times of economic uncertainty and intense competition, the cost of every misstep is magnified, and each missed opportunity could bring the enterprise a step closer to disaster. Companies everywhere are implementing practices and procedures designed to maximize efficiency and make every operational dollar count toward profitability.
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