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What's all the fuss about WSUS? ARTICLE - Microsoft says WSUS will make an IT shop's patching cycle more efficient. But some administrators are in no rush to deploy it.
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Misconfiguration issues could have contributed to Hannaford breach
SearchSecurity.com | 19 Mar 2008 ARTICLE - Hannaford takes heat from officials who believe the supermarket chain was slow in disclosing its breach. Meanwhile, one of Hannaford's security vendors gets defensive.
Misconfigured networks create huge security risks
SearchSecurity.com | 05 Mar 2008 ARTICLE - Security experts say IT pros should be more concerned about the risks created by misconfigured networks than all the flaws and exploit code they read about.
Private sector should learn from government insecurity
SearchSecurity.com | 04.26.2007 OPINION - The State Department hearings drew attention to the serious security problems that plague government networks. Federal security improvements will help push private sector progress.
Michael Cobb Founder and Managing Director, Cobweb Applications Ltd. ASK A QUESTION
Will saving Microsoft patches and updates on a CD improve installation efforts?
18 Oct 2007 EXPERT ANSWER - If you are installing a new OS some time after the latest service pack has been released, additional patches will need to be added with the operating system itself. In this expert response, Michael Cobb keeps you from ...
File format vulnerabilities: Protecting your applications
13 Feb 2007 TIP - In this tip, network security expert Mike Chapple examines why files have become a tempting vector, and explores what can be done to protect against them.
2006 Products of the Year: Vulnerability management
Submitted By: Information Security magazine and SearchSecurity.com | 01 Feb 2006 TIP - We asked. You answered. Here are your choices for best vulnerability management product of the year.
Lesson/Domain 10: Training for CISSP certification
SearchSecurity.com | 04 Mar 2005 SCHOOL - Discover everything you need to know to ace the CISSP® exam with our first series of SearchSecurity.com Security School webcasts focused on CISSP training. Each lesson corresponds to a specific domain in the CISSP exam's ...
Security School for CISSP Training: Domain Spotlight on operations security
SearchSecurity.com | 04 Mar 2005 SCHOOL - The operations department has responsibilities that pertain to everything that takes place to keep a network, computer system, applications and environment up and running in a secure and protected manner. Domain 10 of the ...
Oracle Global IT (GIT) Streamlined Security Published by: Qualys, Inc. | 10 May 2008 CASE STUDY - With QualysGuard Enterprise, Oracle GIT Security can monitor the company’s global vulnerability management process, track remediation, and validate policy compliance.
Expert eGuide: Best Practices for Integrated Threat Management Published by: eEye Digital Security | 01 May 2008 EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Check out this expert eGuide and discover how your company can benefit from an integrated threat management solution, which can result in reduced costs and better compliance.
policy server
05 Dec 2005 WORD - A policy server is a security component of a policy-based network that provides authorization services and facilitates tracking and control of files. The policy server accepts access control requests, processes them against a ...
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