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whitepaper Buyer's Guide to Hosted Security23/06/09 MessageLabs
  Ten questions that every IT manager should ask.

Information security remains the number one concern of CIOs, and this is understandable - one email in 281 contains a virus of phising attack, three quarters of all email is now spam, and 2792 malicious websites are discovered every day.

Outsourcing security to a specialist provider can dramatically improve security, reduce the long-term total cost of security, and free in-house resources to support the business. However, price is only one part of the equation, and it can be difficult to choose between hosted security providers .This buyer's guide will help you pick the right vendor and services for your needs. 		 sponsored by
whitepaper Who is the Weakest Link?23/06/09 MessageLabs
  How to protect your business from employee IT misuse.

When it comes to security, your staff may be the weakest link in the chain. Even the best technical security measures on their own will not protect you from a malicious or negligent employee.

This whitepaper outlines the various types of staff misuse, including misuse of web access, malware infections and breach of confidentiality; highlights the serious consequences these misuses can have for your company; and provides solution, policy and procedure recommendations to help you protect your business. 		 sponsored by
whitepaper The Essential Elements of Comprehensive Endpoint Security 26/03/08 Symantec
  For today’s computing environments, there is little question that endpoint security is a required component of an overall enterprise security strategy. Various trends fostering user mobility ensure that many endpoints will frequently be exposed directly to the Internet and endpoints are still being exposed to numerous threats. This paper clarifies the various aspects of the endpoint security problem and to identify the functional requirements of a comprehensive endpoint security solution.  sponsored by
whitepaper The Economic Impact of Broadband in Developing Nations: Best Practices Enable Developing Nations to Reap Economic Benefits of Broadband2009-01-01 Intel
  Broadband networks are an increasingly essential part of the global information society, enabling overall economic growth, and creating new jobs, fostering innovation and enhancing national competitiveness. To achieve these and other benefits of broadband, developing nations need to establish enabling environments that support long-term, cost-effective broadband deployments. By adopting these best practices, developing nations can successfully deploy broadband networks and become stronger, more competitive and more prepared for continued growth in the years and decades to come.

Tags: Security Administration		   
whitepaper Real World Intrusion Prevention for the Demands of a New Security Reality2009-01-01 TippingPoint Technologies
  In an age where e-commerce and business critical applications are quickly becoming "Webified" and security threats are morphing faster than ever, an organization needs to explore what can be done while making the most of security budgets and resources. Learn about the three primary areas that organizations must consider when formulating network security strategies and evaluating possible solutions for intrusion prevention.

Tags: Security Administration, Security Administration, Intrusion - Tampering, Security Administration		   
whitepaper HP Logical Server Management: Best Practices2009-01-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  The HP Insight Dynamics - VSE solution introduced support for logical servers, and the 4.1 release further enhanced their capabilities. HP logical server technology further enables system administrators to create an Adaptive Infrastructure, allowing their IT environment to respond quickly to changing business needs. Logical servers are a new class of abstracted servers that allows system administrators to manage physical machines and virtual machines using the same management construct. Logical servers enable a common approach to planning, deployment, adjustment, and management, whether the server OS and workloads are hosted directly on a physical server, or on a hosted virtual machine. Logical servers are defined by server profiles that are easily created and freely moved across physical and virtual machines.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Security Administration		   
whitepaper Underground Economy Report2009-01-01 MessageLabs, now part of Symantec
  This survey of cybercrime activity in the underground economy includes a discussion of some of the more notable groups involved, as well as an examination of some of the major advertisers and the most popular goods and services available. It also includes an overview of the servers and channels that have been identified as hosts for trading, and a snapshot of software piracy using a file-sharing protocol in the public domain. This report is meant to be an analysis of certain aspects of the underground economy and is not meant to encompass a survey of Internet cybercrime as a whole. Download this report in its entirety to learn more.

Tags: Security Administration, Security Administration, Intrusion - Tampering, Security Administration		   
whitepaper Best Practices for Leveraging Business Analytics in Today's and Tomorrow's Insurance Sector2009-01-01 SAS Institute
  The use of business analytics continues to permeate the insurance marketplace. New tool capabilities, new business models and new data sources are constantly emerging. The successful organizations will be those that concentrate as much on the successful implementation and deployment of business analytics as on the technology. For these firms, creating a culture where thought leadership has an equal place with operational excellence, and where business analytics solutions are both centralized and decentralized within the organization, will be the focus. The franchise model provides a straw man for having this discussion internally by removing the either/or elements from the discussion.

Tags: Security Administration		   
whitepaper Is your data at risk?: Why physical security is insufficient for laptop computers2009-01-01 Sophos
  Evaluating the various data security options to protect your PCs can be challenging. This paper examines the options, discusses why passwords alone are not sufficient and makes the case for strong data encryption.

Tags: Security Administration, Security Administration, Security Administration, Data Tools		   
whitepaper Building Your IT Staff: Essential Experience and Skill Sets for Tomorrow's Challenges2009-01-01 SkillSoft
  The top Information Services leaders from Stimson Lumber, Missouri State University, Gelber Group, and United Therapeutics share their expertise on: Building Your IT Staff: Essential Experience and Skill Sets for Tomorrow's Challenges

Tags: Enterprise Planning, IT Budgeting, Security Administration, User Satisfaction		   
whitepaper Best Practices in the Call Center: A Customer Touch-Point Methodology2009-01-01 Oracle
  One of the biggest dangers in establishing best practices for your contact center is to do so in isolation from your self-service stakeholders. Instead, all customer "touch-points" must be viewed as part of a continuum. Customer touch points include Web Self-Service, Interactive Voice Response, Contact Center Agents, and Face-to-Face transactions. By tracking the interplay between these, you can more easily identify meaningful key performance indicators.

Tags: Customer Management, Security Administration, Customer Management, Business Functions		   
whitepaper Why Small Companies Should Think Outside the Box for Protecting Endpoints2009-02-28 Sunbelt Software
  Endpoint security issues simply can't be ignored, regardless of the size of the organization. Small enterprises in particular often need to "do more with less" when it comes to protecting their endpoints from Internet-based threats and vulnerabilities. Read this "Sector Insight" research study to learn why Aberdeen Group recommends small enterprises be open to endpoint security solutions from vendors other than McAfee and Symantec, especially products with minimal footprint and impact on performance.

Tags: Intrusion - Tampering, Intrusion - Tampering, Security Administration, Intrusion - Tampering		   
whitepaper Cost Effective Security and Compliance with Oracle Database 11g Release 22009-01-01 Oracle
  The increasingly sophisticated nature of information theft, and the continued emergence of new data privacy protection regulations worldwide, requires strong data security. Effective information security starts by protecting data at the source - the databases in which it resides. Historically most organizations have relied on network perimeter and application level security to restrict access to sensitive data, leaving their databases and the sensitive information inside exposed. With Oracle Database 11g powerful privileged user and multi-factor access control, data classification, transparent data encryption, auditing, monitoring, and data masking, organizations can deploy reliable data security solutions that do not require any changes to existing applications, minimizing the costs associated with regulatory compliance and the deployment of strong internal controls.

Tags: Security Administration, Security Administration, Data Tools, Security Administration