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JUNE 2008
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Five Server Virtualization Security Do's and Don'ts

GRC Tools Help Manage Regulations

Security Awareness Training Essential Part of Infosec Program

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CISOs Must Innovate to Enable Business

Architect Security and Compliance Programs to Be Complementary

Address Authentication and Transaction Validation Protocols to Stem Identity Theft

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Product review: Credant Mobile Guardian 6.0

Product review: Mu-4000 Security Analyzer

Product review: Klocwork Insight 8.0

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November 2007

Color Me Complex
by Ed Skoudis & Matt Carpenter
Funneling integrated endpoint security features into one product makes for a murky mix of complexity and immaturity.

Revamping Remote Access
by Lisa Phifer
Organizations are overhauling strategies to meet the challenges of the mobile workforce.

Tug-of-Web 2.0
by Justin Gehtland
Ajax, Java and other dynamic application coding methods have pulled computing power over to the client, introducing new risks and resurrecting old ones.

The Sting
by David Strom
Honeyclients are creating a buzz in the security world, giving malicious Web sites the sharp end.
October 2007

Seven Winners, One Mission
SECURITY 7 Information Security announces the winners of the third annual Security 7 Awards.

Log Wild
by David Strom
LOG MANAGEMENT Myriad devices produce waves of logs. Here's how to get all that data under control.

Putting Snort to Work
by Russ McRee
BITS & BOLTS Open source Knoppix-NSM is a complete network security monitoring system on a single CD.
September 2007

pwned
by Greg Hoglund
Difficult to detect and nearly impossible to remove, rootkits may already own your systems.

CSI for the CISO
by Marcia Savage
Don't trample evidence in a breach. Missteps in an investigation will cost you in court.

Marriage of Convenience
by Mark Diodati
Integrating physical and logical security can bring many benefits to the enterprise, but a successful union isn't easy.

Is Your Vendor a Sitting Duck?
by Michael S. Mimoso
Security managers are asking pure-play vendors questions about their viability.
July 2007

Office Politics
by Marcia Savage
Success requires skills in business, technology and people.

Securing Extranets
by Paul Korzeniowski
Is perimeter security viable with Swiss cheese networks?

Protecting Your Brand
by Amy Rogers Nazarov
Customer confidence is at risk when a breach occurs.

Emerging Technologies
by Lisa Phifer
New business initiatives mean new threats.
June 2007

When to Call in the Hired Guns
Organizations are looking for security help, and integrators and consultants are often their first stop.

Universal Control
Is your business ready to roll network security into a single platform? We evaluate six leading UTM appliances to help you push the right buttons.

Providing Clarity
Providing clarity is just one new feature bringing network security into focus.

Key Master
Encryption sounds like an ideal way to lock up your data, but managing keys is a daunting human and technological challenge.
May 2007

Who's Had a Taste of Your Intellectual Property?
by Russell L. Jones & Rena Mears
IP PROTECTION Here are the key ingredients to protecting your secret sauce.

So Long Script Kiddies
by Lenny Zeltser
EMERGING THREATS As thrill seekers fade away, organizations must contend with skilled attackers wielding sophisticated, stealthy tools in their drive to steal data for financial gain.

Inviting Risk
by Paul Rohmeyer
CONTRACTOR SECURITY The contractor you hire can become the source of a security breach unless you take precautions.

Role Model
by Shon Harris
BITS & BOLTS Identity management is a critical security challenge, but without viable standards for access control, your best efforts may be just a drop in the bucket.
April 2007

2007 Readers' Choice Awards
Methodology

Selecting the 2007 Readers' Choice Awards

Antimalware
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Desktop and gateway enterprise antimalware products.

Application Security
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Source code and web application scanners and appliances

Authentication
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Digital identity verification

Database Security
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Database security software and appliances

Endpoint Security
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Pre- and post-connection network access control

Identity & Access Management
2007 Readers' Choice Awards User identity and access management and provisioning

Intrusion Detection/Prevention
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Network intrusion detection/prevention appliances and software

Messaging
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Email, IM and VoIP secuirty

Network Firewalls
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Network firewall appliances and software

Risk and Policy Management
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Risk, policy, configuration and vulnerability management

Secure Remote Access
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Secure remote access products

SIMs
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Security information/event management systems

UTM
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Unified threat management products

Vulnerability Management
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Vulnerability assessment, management

Wireless
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Wireless security products

Emerging Technologies
2007 Readers' Choice Awards Innovative and effective solutions to tough security problems

Prospective Buyers Want Answers
by Alan Paller
SANS WhatWorks The SANS Institute's WhatWorks program identifies three critical areas of concern for security managers.
March 2007

Gone in a Flash
by Sandra Kay Miller
From USB drives to MP3 players to DVDs, portable storage media are an end user's dream and a security manager's nightmare. We evaluated six device control tools that can help you rest easier.

Balancing Act
by George V. Hulme
A secure environment, or a satisfied auditor--which is your priority?

Boxed In
by Lisa Phifer
UTM products aren't just for small businesses anymore. But enterprises shouldn't try to stuff a square peg into a round hole. Enterprise UTM bears little resemblance to SMB all-in-one appliances.

Headache Relief
by George V. Hulme
A Maine health care provider sheds its spyware-ridden, burdensome PCs for a safer, more manageable thin client environment.
February 2007

Going Global
by Jody R. Westby
Organizations sending data abroad must be prepared to comply with a slew of privacy and security regulations.

Encrypt It
by W. Curtis Preston
Unencrypted data at rest is data at peril.

Security Blueprint
by Michael S. Mimoso
A formalized security architecture diagrams how you should handle the changing threat and regulatory environments.

IPS by the Numbers
by Joel Snyder
Choosing the right intrusion prevention technologies and products is a complex task, but following these six steps will make it simpler.
January 2007

Who's There?
by David Strom
Enterprises have a pressing need for endpoint security, but choosing a system that screens PCs before allowing them network access requires careful consideration.

Virtual Threats
by Dennis Fisher
Virtual machines save you money in the data center, but can you ignore their security implications any longer?

Mixed Signals
by Mark Baard
RFID gives businesses-and bad guys-an easy way to track and change information.

Squeezing the Most Out of Syslog
by Eric Cole
Your network devices are trying to tell you that you're under atta ck. Syslog helps you sort through the data overload and get the message.




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