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Security audits, both manual and systematic, involve an overall assessment of business-critical processes and the systems and people that drive them.

Effective audits involve security vulnerability scans, review application access and controls, evaluate physical security of facilities and equipment, and much more. Interviews with staff are also a key component.

Visit the Security Auditing Resource Center to learn more about the planning tools, management issues, new product reviews, and vendor profiles that can help you conduct an effective enterprise security audit, along with commentary from leading technology writers to insure your business is operating with security in mind.

 
:: Recent Insights on Security Auditing ::
 

Preventing Inside Data Theft

Source: Wall Street & Technology Online

According to this piece, insider fraud and data theft are on the rise and businesses must be ready to combat this. The article offers five steps organizations can take to deal ...

State Department Loses 1,000 Laptops

Source: ITnews

According to an audit by the State Department's Inspector General, $30 million worth of computer equipment has been lost by the department. As many as 1,000 laptops are ...

State Department Laptops Missing

Source: IT Business Edge Blogs

The State Department can't seem to locate hundreds of employee laptops -- some sites put the number at as many as ...

Hackers Makes Google Web-Auditing Tool Available

Source: ChannelWEB

A hacker organization, Cult of the Dead Cow, has released a Google Web-auditing scanner that allows users to search Web sites and domains for exploitable flaws. The Goolag Scanner ...

Tool Harnesses Google to Search for Web Site Vulnerabilities

Source: IT Business Edge Blogs

Good news or bad? Maybe both? The hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow has released a tool called Goolag ...

Evolution of Remote Service

Source: IT Business Edge

Users Cutting Corners, Not Crooks, Are Main Inside Threat

Source: IT Business Edge

Bits, Bytes and Votes

Source: IT Business Edge

Prime Minister Tries to Appease Information Chief

Source: The Register

Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to give the Information Commissioner the right to perform spot checks on government departments after two unencrypted disks were lost that ...

PCI Data Security Standard Gets Mixed Reviews

Source: PCWorld.com

While most everyone agrees that the PCI Data Security Standard has improved data security across the retail and finance services sectors, some argue that the guidelines remain ...

 
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