Best Practices

What every E-buisness should know about SSL security and customer trust

Fear of fraud is well founded, Gartner reports nearly 2 million Americans were victims of fraud over the internet during a recent 12 month period. Gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of E-commerce. This White Paper address these security concerns and offers powerful encription solutions.

The legal risk of data loss

Barley a month passes without an organisation in the public sector, suffering damaging publicity as a result of unathuorised disclosure of sensitive data. This white Paper explores the risks associated with the potential loss of data an offers overviews of relevant legislation, reviews and best practice.

Astaro Security Gateway: Simplifying Email, Web and Network Protection

This brief yet highly informative interactive presentation discusses the Unified Threat Management Market, the fastest growing part of the security market in the U.S. A Unified Threat Management Box seeks to consolidate what you might already be doing with multiple point solutions like web, email filters, VPN and firewall. If combining all of these technologies onto a single easy-to-use platform sounds like a better idea to you, then you are not alone.

This presentation takes you through some of your options and discuss how Astaro provides immediate protection for your network, web access and email traffic. Learn why more than 100,000 IT security experts in 60 countries entrust their network with Astaro's Unified Threat Management solutions. The presentation also discusses:

• Secure Email Traffic
• Anti-Spam & Phishing
  
• Dual Virus Protection
• Transparent Encryption
• Web Access Filtering
• Content Filtering
• Anti-virus & Spyware
• URL Filtering
• Network Protection
• Intrusion Prevention
• Remote Access & VPNM
• IM & P2P Control

Configuring Security in SQL Server

Configuring access to SQL Server data and features is an important part of every DBA's job, but one that we all know must be handled carefully. The unintended consequences of giving too much access to resources can mean compromised or lost information. This white paper teaches you how to use a systematic approach and factor in all four levels of security when configuring security in SQL Server.

Take a holistic approach to business-driven security.

Take a business-level view of security and risk management, so you can prioritize security activities and focus on those that make the most strategic sense. With this white paper, learn to direct resources to mitigate risk and costs, and see how IBM enterprise security can optimize business results.

Reinventing IT in Troubling Times

Today, IT is on the cusp of innovation more so than any time in the last 10 years. These changes coincide with the advent of new period of economic instability that will require IT organizations to rely more on an integrated systems management framework. Symantec is committed to providing customers with an open framework that keeps pace with IT innovation, while reducing costs by eliminating a large number of the vendors that customers need to rely on so as to create a holistic approach to managing IT. Moreover, it does so in a way that gives customers the ability to transform the economics of enterprise computing once and for all in their favor.

Understanding the Basic Configuration of the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)

The number of tools at the disposal of the security administrator has increased so dramatically, it is very difficult to be an "expert" in all aspects of network security. The basic concept of securing your network from untrusted users is the core of your firewall appliance. This paper is designed to point you in the right direction by helping you understand the basic configuration of the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA).

Chemtronics Biomedical Engineering Relies on HP to Increase Service Management Effectiveness

Established in 1978, Chemtronics Biomedical Engineering (Chemtronics) provides full contract maintenance of life support and highly specialist equipment in hospitals and medical facilities. Chemtronics needed to automate service management capabilities, centralise critical information, reduce administrative costs and achieve better resource deployment. Chemtronics adopted HP ServiceCenter software as the core platform to underpin the main service delivery and management tasks.

Security Best Practices and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

The attendee of this webcast will learn how Centillium is using nCircle's Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Solution to measure and manage ongoing compliance efforts. Public companies in the US are required to meet a standard of due care and prove their due diligence to auditors, and IP360 automates much of the repetitive, manual work involved with these efforts. The attendee will hear how nCircle's IP360 Vulnerability Management System can be utilized to measure and manage security best practices to enable Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Why Small Companies Should Think Outside the Box for Protecting Endpoints

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.