Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "On The Radar: Security technology can't solve process problems"
This article is part of the December 2005 issue of Top forensics tools for tracking down cybercriminals
Soul Searching Before you shower your network with trendy tools, you should reflect on your internal processes and infrastructure. Hi, my name is Scott, and I was in a bad security relationship. There, I said it. Whenever I felt insecure, I'd buy my beloved enterprise a sexy new piece of hardware. Things would seem better...for a while. Then, along would come another threat and out would come my checkbook. I amassed a closet full of gizmos before learning an expensive lesson: Money can't buy you love, and, for us security practitioners, it doesn't always buy peace of mind. Until you get to the heart of a problem, all the bells and whistles in the world won't solve your woes. For a while now I've been in recovery. No 12-step program for me--I ran a low-cost discovery scan. Using Nmap and Nessus, I probed the enterprise, searching for weaknesses. While I wanted to know what was visible from the outside, I found something interesting as an insider looking out: The scan uncovered inconsistent configurations; servers from one department were configured ... Access >>>
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Building A Perimeter Defense With Application-Level Firewalls
Learn how application level firewalls, when carefully deployed, can build perimeter defenses and prevent hackers from exploiting vulnerabilities, such as application code, to achieve attacks.
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To Catch a Thief
Forensics tools aren't only used in high-profile cases.
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On the Mend
Health care giant Novartis AG got a much-needed shot in the arm with a comprehensive risk assessment and revamped security management system.
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Recent Releases: Security product briefs, December 2005
Learn about the security products released in December 2005.
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Controlling the Uncontrollable
Organizations must leverage policy, and harness new protocols and technology to tame wild WLANs.
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Thinking Ahead
Information Security's 2006 Priorities Survey signals a transition for security managers from an operational to a more strategic stance.
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Building A Perimeter Defense With Application-Level Firewalls
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Hot Pick: Citrix Systems' Citrix Access Essentials
Citrix Systems' Citrix Access Essentials
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SSL VPN: Array Networks' Array SPX5000
A review of Array Networks' Array SPX5000
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Configuration Management: Configuresoft's Enterprise Configuration Manager v4.7
Configuresoft's ECM v4.7
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Application Security: Cenzic's Hailstorm v2.6
Cenzic's Hailstorm v2.6
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Secure Reads: Mergers and Acquisitions Security
Read a review of the security book Mergers and Acquisitions Security.
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Hot Pick: Citrix Systems' Citrix Access Essentials
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Columns
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On The Radar: Security technology can't solve process problems
Soul Searching
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Perspectives: History teaches security lessons well
Expert Richard Bejtlich looks at the lessons learned in engineering disasters and applies them to information security.
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Editor's Desk: Security for the corporate brand
Know Thy Business
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Ping: Desiree Beck
Desiree Beck
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On The Radar: Security technology can't solve process problems
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