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RSS computerSmall Business Strategies to Limit the Risk and Affects of Data Loss: Preventing Unplanned Downtime and Business Failure
White Paper Moreover, most businesses today, from the largest corporations with data sensitive systems to the smallest business operating with a single computer, store their most vital and irreplaceable business records electronically. [12 Nov 2009]
The Importance of Integrating Host and Network Forensics
White Paper Furthermore, the Incident Response solution enables organizations to integrate their incident response and computer forensic processes to streamline their investigations and significantly reduce response and remediation... [12 Nov 2009]
Server Virtualization: A Step Toward Cost Efficiency and Business Agility
White Paper As the global financial turmoil highlights the increasing costs associated with creating and supporting computer hardware and the space it occupies, servers in the data center are attracting attention. [12 Nov 2009]
Ensuring FISMA Compliance: Integrating Forensics and Incident Response as Mandated by NIST SP 800-86
White Paper Pursuant to this specific mandate under FISMA, NIST issued Special Publication 800-61 Computer Security Incident Handling Guide, which sets forth detailed technical, procedural and policy guidelines for federal agencies... [12 Nov 2009]
Malware Trends and Report
White Paper It may also be of interest to users with an interest in computer virology. This paper provides an overview the evolution of malware, adware and potentially malicious programs in 2007, and compares this data to that of 2006. [12 Nov 2009]
Test-Sequence Generation With Hol-TestGen With an Application to Firewall Testing
White Paper The paper develops the theory for test-sequence generation with HOL-TestGen and describe its use in a substantial case-study in the field of computer security, namely the black-box test of configured firewalls. [12 Nov 2009]
The Emergence of Ransomware
White Paper Computer crimes in one way or another have modeled themselves on biological organisms (such as viruses and worms) or on real-life actions or incidents (Trojan horses) to carry out their tasks. Some of these methods have... [12 Nov 2009]
SecSip: A Stateful Firewall for SIP-Based Networks
White Paper SIP-based networks are becoming the de-facto standard for voice, video and instant messaging services. Being exposed to many threats while playing an major role in the operation of essential services, the need for dedicated security... [12 Nov 2009]
Tech grads finding it harder to land job in IT
News The number of tech graduates landing roles as IT consultants, software professionals and computer programmers fell by 18 per cent year-on-year, while those getting jobs as technician/helpdesk support dropped by 15 per... [12 Nov 2009]
A Social Mechanism for Supporting Home Computer Security
White Paper Hackers have learned to leverage the enormous number of poorly protected home computers by turning them into a large distributed system (known as a botnet), making home computers an important frontier for security research. [11 Nov 2009]
Security Threat and Vulnerability Mitigation Patterns: A Case of Credit Card Theft Mitigation
White Paper Most attacks on computer and software systems are caused by threats to known vulnerabilities. Part of the reason is that one needs a lot of knowledge in developing secure systems, but it is difficult to obtain sufficient... [11 Nov 2009]
Automatic Verification of Firewall Configurations With Respect to Security Policy Requirements
White Paper A firewall is a key security component in computer networks. It filters network traffic based on an ordered list of filtering rules. Firewall configurations must be correct and complete with respect to security policies. [11 Nov 2009]
Financial Transactions and Personal Data Security - Is Your Customers#$# Data Safe?
White Paper In 2007, a major Canadian bank lost a computer backup file that contained individual personal data of 470,000 of its customers.3 In 2008, Statistics Canada confirmed that a theft of completed census questionnaires had... [11 Nov 2009]
Implementing a Planning Model for Information Security Management
White Paper Over the years, the focus of information security evolved from physical security of computer centers to securing information technology systems and networks, to securing business information systems. This paper is part... [11 Nov 2009]
The Case for Content Security
White Paper The need for Content Security is driven by two factors: the rise of computer - based tools for the creation and production of content, and high speed networks which short-circuits the traditional publishing process by... [11 Nov 2009]
