configuration
RSS configurationSecurity Configuration Benchmark for Sybase ASE 15.0
White Paper CIS provides benchmarks, scoring tools, software, data, information, suggestions, ideas, and other services and materials from the CIS website or elsewhere ("Products") as a public service to Internet users worldwide. [13 Nov 2009]
The Value of Desktop Authority on the Well-Managed Network
White Paper Desktop configuration, software deployment, remote management, power management, patch application and asset management are all essential building blocks to maintaining a secure and consistent desktop. [13 Nov 2009]
Using Skybox View to Quickly and Effectively Mitigate MS08-67
White Paper Automates the risk assessment process and prioritizes vulnerabilities by taking into account risk exposure, business logic, network and security controls configuration, threats, and vulnerabilities. It allows... [13 Nov 2009]
Driving Down Security and Compliance Costs: Learning From the Federal Government
White Paper The Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) standard may provide some of the most significant, and well-document savings associated with this approach. Utilizing a core standard for desktop and server systems is an... [13 Nov 2009]
Creating and Implementing an Audit Strategy for Exchange
White Paper This paper provides practical guidance to IT administrators on creating and implementing an audit strategy for Exchange to protect business from unauthorized access to information, compromise of user identity, and unwanted changes to... [13 Nov 2009]
Google Message Security: Protect Your Email Infrastructure From Spam and Viruses; Easily Set and Manage Usage Policies
White Paper The service also provides a convenient web console for administration, enabling real-time configuration and policy modifications, monitoring, and alerting, as well as comprehensive reporting for administrators. [13 Nov 2009]
Taking Secure Access to the Next Level - Achieving Granular Control That Really Works
White Paper This paper explains taking secure access to the next level by effectively implementing granular access control depends not only on the presence of related functionality but also on the efficiency and uniformity with which those features... [13 Nov 2009]
Centralizing Identity and Access Management in Unix/Linux Environments: Using BoKS to Overcome the Inherent Security Gaps of NIS
White Paper As a result, centralized administration of user identities and configuration settings can radically simplify management of large Unix/Linux domains. User administration in a large Unix/Linux domain is a complex task... [13 Nov 2009]
Supporting Compliance With Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)
White Paper PCI-DSS requires firewalls to limit external access to sensitive data, combined with a formal process for monitoring all changes to firewall configuration. The majority of the PCI-DSS requirements relate to network... [13 Nov 2009]
Tracking File Access for Auditing and Compliance
White Paper For that purpose, file server operations and security configuration should be constantly audited, enabling one to investigate problems and minimize the effects of adverse changes. File servers can be among the most... [13 Nov 2009]
Simplifying Operational Security: Securing Configuration Automation for IT Audit Readiness
White Paper This paper offers insight into challenges customers face today regarding the development of a uniform set of system security configuration standards, often referred to as a "Security configuration... [12 Nov 2009]
nCircle Configuration Compliance Manager: Architectural Overview
White Paper The nCircle Configuration Compliance Manager is agentless configuration auditing software that provides visibility into the compliance of system configurations, dramatically reducing the time and effort... [12 Nov 2009]
Using NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager for Unix Assessments
White Paper There are several information security control frameworks available to help one get started in creating IT controls for assessment and reporting to meet compliance requirements: ISO17799 from the International Standards Organization in... [12 Nov 2009]
Security "Point" Solutions Are Not a 4 Letter Word: Why Purpose-Built Solutions for Patch and Configuration Management Continue to Be a Good Thing
White Paper Off late there has been a substantial amount of consolidation in the IT security industry. There were over 20 significant security related acquisitions in 2007 alone. Google acquired both Postini and Green Border, IBM bought Watchfire,... [12 Nov 2009]
Federal 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]
