Sunday, 5 February 2012
Having problems with PCI DSS compliance issues? Have a look at some of your tough PCI DSS questions answered by compliance experts Ed Moyle and Diana Kelley.
Radware's Emergency Response Team reverse-engineered the Circle-CC DDoS attack vector targeting key government and commercial websites in South Korea that amplify the impact by preventing web servers from using their caching mechanisms.
A recent trend of security attacks which targets multiple zero-day vulnerabilities at once are leaving enterprises at risk. In this tip, information security analyst Nick Lewis details how to react to such an attack.
To enable unified communications, organizations need to integrate systems and technologies across various components. But without an integrated approach to identity management high administrative costs and security loopholes are created.
Officials from the US Department of the Treasury and the Secret Service have unveiled the new design for the US$100 note. The latest $100 note design includes two new advanced counterfeit-deterrent security features. The features are easy for consumers and merchants to check when verifying authenticity.
Gartner Inc.'s Vice President of Mobile Computing Ken Dulaney argues that iphone, Palms, BlackBerry mobile e-mail devices and Web-enabled mobile phones are opening dangerous back doors into your corporate networks
If a hacker gains control of a router and then uploads a new configuration opening ports up for communication, it may be possible to place a rootkit on the internal network. In this IAM expert response, learn how this attack might happen, and how to prevent it.
Though it seems like HIPAA is not being very well monitored or enforced, compliance (and the security controls implied by compliance) are still necessary. Security management expert Mike Rothman weighs in.
Enterprise-caliber password-management tools can be very expensive. Learn about a few free open source password management tools that can improve IAM at your enterprise.
Should a CTO or SVP of technology have domain administrator access? In this identity and access management expert response, learn whose job description should include domain administrator privileges.
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When good backups go bad
Business transactions are faster and have a broader reach to more people in more countries than ever before. Businesses of all sizes can cast a global shadow by setting up a website and conducting business over the Internet. At the same time the volume of data is growing, so are the threats.
Does application security pay?
In the past, businesses confronted the threat of cyber attacks and data breaches primarily by building firewalls and other “perimeter defenses” around their networks, but the threat has continued to evolve, and more criminals are hacking into applications that are running on a plethora of new devices and environments, including cloud, mobile, and social media. Which begets the question: Is it still worthwhile investing in application security?
Red Cross overhauls ID management
Red Cross named the first recipient of the CourionCare Program for Non-Profits with massive overhaul to security and identity management.
Red Cross overhauls ID management
That program helped the agency reduce the risk of security and compliance breaches by automatically eliminating system access when a user changed responsibilities or left the organization.
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Cisco Any Device vision drives competitiveness
This white paper discusses real Cisco experiences and results, and the steps and business decisions that information and security officers, enterprise IT, and information security architects should consider as they allow greater employee choice in endpoint devices.
Securing data and network as SaaS adoption grows
The adoption of SaaS presents a major challenge in managing access control. As more people work from more places outside of the organization and use more types of devices to access a wide range of apps and sensitive data, here's how you can maintain network and data security.
How Cisco IT provides remote access for small offices and telecommuters
At any given time, one-third or more of Cisco’s global workforce is connected by remote access. This case study describes how Cisco developed and deployed its Virtual Office solution and the business benefits that it gained.
RMH’s hospital of the future
RMH Healthcare (RMH) moved into its “hospital of the future” last year. Find out how Cisco Borderless Networks boosted its emergency response times and clinician responsiveness while complying with regulatory standards.
