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Why you must rein in your power users
Comment Worse still, some privileged users deliberately abuse their status. The privileged users that manage your IT systems must be monitored as closely - if not more - than standard users, says Bob Tarzey. Within any... [25 Nov 2009]
Shadow Surfing - Preventing Proxy Abuse in Schools
White Paper Proxy abuse is an increasingly pervasive problem in schools - and one that can only be prevented with intelligent filtering solutions such as Guardian. SmoothWall's pioneering Dynamic Content Analysis technology was... [13 Nov 2009]
Email Retention and Archiving: Manage Electronic Records, Minimize Workplace Risks and Maximize Compliance
White Paper Consequently, many employers find themselves drowning in email-related risks as they struggle to manage the use - and curtail the abuse - of what was originally conceived as a time-saving, productivity-enhancing... [13 Nov 2009]
Guide to Controlling Delegation of Privileged Root Accounts
White Paper For a SOX audit, it is no longer sufficient to say one trust administrators; one must have controls in place to convince auditors that no administrator, trustworthy or not, is able to abuse the authority granted. [13 Nov 2009]
Addressing the Insider Threat: Improving Database Security to Manage Risk Within the Federal Government
White Paper In the face of the growing threat of attack, agencies must make securing critical data from theft, misuse, and abuse a priority. Cyber attacks are no longer the work of bored teens defacing Web sites. [13 Nov 2009]
Five Things You Must Know When Selecting an Internet Content Filter
White Paper All of them point to the personal use or abuse of corporate resources. In a business setting it becomes a matter of economics and focus. All want employees to be focused on the task at hand rather than become addicted to... [12 Nov 2009]
HIPAA Compliance and Document Management
White Paper The federal government enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to assure health insurance portability, reduce healthcare fraud and abuse, guarantee security and privacy of health... [11 Nov 2009]
Compliance: The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
White Paper With identity theft, "phishing," "pharming," and other highly publicized examples of large scale financial information theft and abuse receiving attention, companies of all sizes are under increasing scrutiny regarding... [09 Oct 2009]
Ensuring Token Reliability Across the Enterprise
White Paper But these tokens over the course of their useful life are often subject to abuse and neglect. Token reliability is a critical foundation for enterprise security. Organizations that deploy hardware-based authentication... [06 Oct 2009]
Meraki White Paper: Wireless LAN Security
White Paper Second, wireless network abuse has become more common, with tools that assist wireless hacking widely available, and companies are a target. While security is important for all networks, wireless LANs deserve special... [02 Oct 2009]
Microsoft files lawsuits in malicious-ad crackdown
News Fraud and malicious abuse of online ad platforms are therefore a serious threat to the industry and for all consumers and businesses that rely on these free services. Aiming to crack down on a growing problem, Microsoft... [18 Sep 2009]
Executive Overview - Combating Fraud, Improper Payments, Waste and Abuse: Best Practices for Government Agencies
White Paper With an integrated suite of solutions from SAS, agencies can implement an anti-fraud program tailored to their specific needs and timetable. One could deploy individual solutions in a step-by-step manner to address specific challenges,... [16 Sep 2009]
Multifunction Peripheral (MFP) Security for Enterprise Environments
White Paper Networked imaging and printing infrastructure has the potential for abuse just as any other networked system. Imaging and printing devices have gained levels of sophistication comparable to network servers and... [11 Sep 2009]
Twitter's malware filter has 'disappointing results', say security experts
News While it would not prevent the abuse of Twitter in the longer term, the failure to integrate such databases listing known malware was a "missed opportunity", Danchev said. Twitter's new malware filter is a sign the... [04 Aug 2009]
Medicare Regulatory Compliance and Call Recording
White Paper The exorbitant expense of Medicare fraud, abuse and waste discovered by investigators and the heightened government scrutiny that has resulted from that makes it imperative that Medicare provider's take appropriate... [31 Jul 2009]