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1. Database Security

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Encryption | Author: AnalystPerspectives | Date Published: 02/18/2008

   We are pleased to be partnering with Analyst Perspectives and offering an excerpt of their high valued content. Click here to download the full report.    With the growing complexity of business transactions, organizations need to protect huge repositories of data in the form of customer...

2. Could Your Mobile Device Land Your CEO in Court?

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Encryption | Author: SeanGlynn | Date Published: 09/24/2009

   The humble PC is now around 25 years old, but, in many ways, the IT security industry - which has been with us for almost as long - has changed more in the last 2.5 years than the last 25. Today's portable devices, notably smartphones powered by the Windows Mobile, Symbian, Apple and BlackBerry...

3. 10 Key Information Security and Compliance Activities for 2010

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Managed Security Services | Author: CarlHerberger | Date Published: 08/05/2009

   Managing the security of critical information has proven a challenge for businesses and organizations of all sizes. Even companies that invest in the latest security infrastructure and tools soon discover that these technology-based “solutions” are short-lived. From antivirus software to...

4. Changes Abound in the DLP Market

   [ Interview ] Topic: Data Loss Prevention | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 05/16/2008

   Carl Weinschenk spoke with Susan Callahan, VP of marketing and business development of Safend . Weinschenk : How do you define DLP? Callahan : The whole DLP information market seems to be working into something bigger and bigger on a daily basis. As we all know, security is an evolutionary...

5. The Four Myths of Cyber Security

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Cyber Terrorism | Author: RichardKirk | Date Published: 10/27/2009

   Incidents and exploits crafted by an effective and growing menace are threatening the continuity of and confidence in the very core of our commercial and social infrastructure. In just 90 criminal investigations performed in 2008, where data compromise was confirmed, the Verizon Business RISK team...

6. DLP’s Question to Exiting Data: Who Goes There – and Why?

   [ Interview ] Topic: Data Loss Prevention | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 09/22/2008

   Carl Weinschenk spoke with Bill Ledingham, CTO, Verdasys . Weinschenk : What does data loss prevention do? Ledingham : If you are just looking at devices by themselves, you lose the context of what’s going on with the data. The key is having knowledge and context about data and then...

7. Full-Disk Encryption Provides Deeper Laptop Security

   [ Interview ] Topic: Encryption | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 06/20/2008

   Carl Weinschenk spoke with David James, vice president of Advanced Product Engineering, Fujitsu Computer Products of America . Weinschenk : How are you handling encryption? James : I think a good place to start is to look at what we are trying to protect against, the threat model. We’ve...

8. The Cloud Is Your Friend: Answers to Misconceptions of Cloud Computing

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Cloud Computing | Author: DavidMoorman | Date Published: 11/12/2009

   Change can be a source of apprehension for a lot of businesses, especially when it comes to critical data you use to run your operations. New technology definitely meets resistance because it is unknown and not yet understood widely. is one of those technologies that business professionals...

9. Encryption Deals with Growing Pains

   [ Article ] Topic: Encryption | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 09/12/2007

   The good news, according a survey co-sponsored by nCipher and conducted by the Aberdeen Group , is that encryption reduces the vulnerability of data. Simply, companies that use it are less likely to be victimized than those that don't. The methodology was simple: Those who ran the survey...

10. Giving an Old Standby a Security Makeover

    [ Article ] Topic: Network Protocols | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 10/10/2007

    One of the work horses for moving data across the Internet and other IP-based networks is the file transfer protocol (FTP). Almost all operating systems support FTP. The problem, according to Proginet Senior Vice President Arne Johnson, is that FTP has serious security issues. Unlike the loss of...

11. First Steps to Address Information Security and Compliance in 2010

    [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Managed Security Services | Author: CarlHerberger | Date Published: 08/25/2009

    A couple of weeks ago, we identified 10 key information security and compliance concerns for 2010 . Developing a comprehensive information security program that addresses how to manage each of these considerations is paramount to ensuring the integrity of your business’ data and the...

12. Make DBAs Part of the Solution

    [ Article ] Topic: Data Security | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 07/18/2007

    "What we got here is ... failure to communicate." That iconic line, perfectly delivered by the great Strother Martin in the film Cool Hand Luke , aptly sums up the relationship between security forces and database administrators. The tie-in is especially strong because both the movie and an...