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RSS desktopFederal Desktop Core Configuration Compliance
White Paper It is essential to understand that the FDCC is a detailed extension of a subset of the general security requirements previously imposed by Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA). In fact, FDCC presupposes that an... [12 Nov 2009]
First Step for Your Virtual Desktop Initiative: Conduct a Proof-of-Concept
White Paper Proof-of-Concept and intelligence gathering are the first steps. The next step immediately following will be the planning and design phase whereby eight different topic areas will be covered in depth to determine the best solution design. [12 Nov 2009]
Web Browsers: An Emerging Platform Under Attack
White Paper This layer alone can't replace proper patch management and rollouts, but it keeps desktop computers with outdated or misconfigured local security software protected while they surf the Internet, and it can identify and... [12 Nov 2009]
10 Steps to Better Secure Your Mac Laptop From Physical Data Theft
White Paper Laptops are more prone to physical attack than desktop systems by their nature - being portable they are often taken out of the office to work from home, on the train or even in the local Starbucks. When one takes... [12 Nov 2009]
Enterprise Security Solutions Using Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES
White Paper The paper also outlines how a desktop application based on Adobe AIR technology can give end users the ability to create and execute security policies via a drag-and-drop interface, enabling protection of sensitive data... [12 Nov 2009]
Adobe AIR 1.5 HTML Security
White Paper The development of Rich Internet Applications for AIR presents new challenges because AIR applications provide, unlike Web-based RIAs, access to the desktop. The Adobe AIR HTML security model is based on developer... [12 Nov 2009]
Is Virtualization a Black Hole in Your Security?: 5 Ways to Ensure It Isn't
White Paper This paper describes the hidden threats raised by unauthorized, unsecured desktop virtualization, and gives five effective ways to secure against them. The ease with which virtual computer image files can now be... [12 Nov 2009]
PortAuthority Is an ILP Leader With Strong Product Functionality and Strategic Vision
White Paper Organizations wanting a functionally comprehensive solution, but wary of adding desktop agents to users' systems, will deem PortAuthority an attractive option. PortAuthority Technologies offers leading, functionally... [12 Nov 2009]
Management of Enterprise Wireless Costs
White Paper Most of these applications are made specifically for the mobile environment as the migration of desktop applications to a mobile platform typically requires a different set of business processes. Off late managing... [12 Nov 2009]
360° Network Access Control With TippingPoint NAC
White Paper Yet, for all of the deployment of perimeter security firewalls, application security gateways, ID management systems, desktop protection software, and other network security devices, major network breaches leading to... [12 Nov 2009]
Optimizing VMware View VDI Deployments With F5
White Paper Corporate desktop usage and management has long been a necessary evil for IT groups. When one adds the support of all the different desktop needs on top of that, and supporting some of those desktops... [11 Nov 2009]
Windows Mobile Device Management and Security: A Vital Investment With Rapid Payback
White Paper With the integration of various resource management tools (combining the benefits of both mobile devices and desktop systems), Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions are becoming vital in the rapid introduction of... [11 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
News Then there's desktop virtualisation in which users' individual computers run on operating systems and use applications that are located in a central server. Virtualisation? So I get to put on a funky headset and walk... [11 Nov 2009]
Revealed: Your favourite Windows operating system
News Wonder no longer - in a poll of more than 350 silicon.com readers who were asked to decide which was their favourite Microsoft desktop operating system, Windows XP came out the clear winner, grabbing more than half (52... [09 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up One anonymous reader of the story even offered their sophisticated barter-based price list for IT jobs on the side: a case of beer for a 'simple IT fix' along the lines of slow-running desktop, wireless problems or... [06 Nov 2009]
