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Card security rules hinder virtualization
News Current guidelines for security card payment need updating as they conflict with virtualization practices and may hamper adoption of the technology, say industry experts.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Security, Virtualization, Jason Pearce, bank, International Data Corp.
New credit card security rules to have impact
News Revisions, though minor, involve "some noteworthy changes" that will impact compliance efforts in future, say industry experts. New version takes effect Oct. 1.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Security, WEP, RSA Security Inc., Security Rule, payment
S'pore looking to improve online security
News Monetary Authority of Singapore exploring new guidelines to enhance security for online transactions and credit card payments, says Visa exec.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Security, credit card payment, bank, Authentication and encryption, Noka, Payment Structure
HIPAA compliance and disaster recovery
Techguide Find out what your disaster recovery plan must cover in order to comply with current HIPAA regulations.
What was Sun thinking?
Insight You can partly thank the regulators in Washington, D.C., for Sun Microsystems' US$4.1 billion cash acquisition of StorageTek.
Stormwatch: Intrusion detection becomes intrusion protection
Insight Learn about Stormwatch, a new type of intrusion detection and prevention technology. The product is a software-signatureless host- and network-based solution.
How to manage Windows Vista Firewall
Insight Vista has changed a lot of the basic things found in Windows XP. Among the changes is a completely updated firewall.
Tags: Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Security, Firewalls, Network security, Security applications/tools
Restless data: Diffusion via virtualization
Techguide Left on its own, data will find its way to the farthest recesses of your data center. But when helped along by implementation teams, there's no limit to data diffusion.
Tags: Data Management, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Data, Security, Virtualization, Diffusion, Database, HR Database, Tom Olzak
Fusion, security and a sated hunger
Techguide Oracle's raft of acquisitions over the past year or so have taught it some important lessons about security procedures, and it plans to keep tightening things up.
Protect your Web server with mod_security
Techguide Vincent Danen tells you how to tighten up security for your Web server by implementing some simple preventive measures with mod_security.
Should new 'Red Flags' rules concern security managers?
Techguide Now that the deadline for compliance with the U.S. regulation is up, the work carved out for IT security heads depends on the level of controls within the organization.
Tags: Regulations, Data security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Business security, Security Manager, Information Security, Identity Theft, Red Flag Software, compliance
Learn to use a serial console on Linux
Techguide Using a serial console can be useful for debugging, or to bypass security rules and bridge one network to another.
Tags: Networking, Linux server OS, Open source
User policies are good first step in minimizing security risks
Insight Corporate computing espionage always hits the headlines, but the biggest enterprise risk comes from within--users not following procedures or creating network holes. One way to make your policies effective is to make sure they address user behavior.
New privacy guidelines for US e-health records
News As U.S. president-elect Barack Obama calls for widespread adoption of e-medical records, the Department of Health and Human Services is offering more privacy guidelines for them.
Tags: Privacy, Data security, Security Management, Service level management, U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services, E-health, electronic health record, personal health information, accountability, Mike Leavitt
Avoid peer-to-peer nightmares
Insight Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing programs, such as Napster, KaZaa, and Gnutella, pose serious network security threats and could lead to legal entanglements. The question is: What can you do to stop the use of these programs on your network?
