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Zurich inks $2.9bn outsourcing megadeal with CSC
News Virtualisation will be the key plank of the deal, with CSC charged with turning Zurich's datacentres into a "fully modernised, flexible and highly virtualised operation". Zurich Financial Services has announced an... [27 Nov 2009]
ID card database: 500 names added in first month
News The National Identity Register - the database behind the ID card scheme - contains more than 500 names after a month of operation. The database went live on 20 October, and the identity commissioner Sir Joseph Pilling... [26 Nov 2009]
How to squeeze the last drops of savings from an outsourcing contract
News Antony Hayes, commercial director for RMG, was appointed a year ago to reduce the £110m the RMG was spending on running its IT operation each year. This allowed us to do the cost reduction program using the information... [20 Nov 2009]
UHF Gen 2: The Definitive, Myth-Busting, Item-Level Solution
White Paper This technology has made operation over phenomenally long ranges possible, opening up entirely new applications in supply chain management The question is can long- and short-range operation coexist?... [14 Nov 2009]
Cisco Security Troubleshooting: Part III - Intrusion Prevention Systems
White Paper The focus of this third paper is primarily on troubleshooting the proper sensing operation of a signature-based Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). This paper is the third in a three-part series of white papers on Cisco... [14 Nov 2009]
Firewall Operations Management
White Paper Managing network security for a large organization has become a highly complex operation involving dozens or even hundreds of firewalls. Multiple sites and teams, different hardware and software vendors - all of these... [13 Nov 2009]
Application Security: No Room for False Positives
White Paper The Internet continues to be an agent for business operation. More and more people and organizations are using the Internet for critical business transactions; however, this success becomes its own worst enemy. [13 Nov 2009]
USB Drives: Friend or Foe?: New User Trends and Exploits in USB Requires Security Controls to Protect Endpoints and the Networked Enterprise
White Paper It surveys the current state of USB storage and explains architectural background on the operation of portable applications. This whitepaper describes how security professionals can reduce risks of vulnerabilities to... [13 Nov 2009]
BoKS Access Controls for Applications: Powerful External Controls for Networked Applications
White Paper Internal controls deal with events within the operation of the application, while external controls deal with access to, and management of, the application itself. Organizations are facing a range of compelling reasons... [13 Nov 2009]
Managing Technology Transition While Maximizing Your 911/PSAP Performance
White Paper Working with Minicom have designed solutions for 911/PSAP centers throughout the country that drive team collaboration, increase overall department productivity and maximize space within 911/Emergency Operation Centers... [13 Nov 2009]
Cross-Reference ITIL V3 and MOF 4.0
White Paper ITIL uses five elements for its lifecycle: Strategy, Design, Transition, Operation, and Continual Improvement, which brings it close to the PDCA model. IT organizations are continuously being challenged to deliver better... [13 Nov 2009]
SecSip: A Stateful Firewall for SIP-Based Networks
White Paper Being exposed to many threats while playing an major role in the operation of essential services, the need for dedicated security management approaches is rapidly increasing. SIP-based networks are becoming the de-facto... [12 Nov 2009]
Adobe Flash Player 10 Security Flash Player 10.0.12
White Paper While not attempting to distinguish between versions, some references are included where changes in the security model or potential operation of applications designed and implemented in earlier versions of Flash Player... [12 Nov 2009]
Increasing SIP Firewall Performance by Ruleset Size Limitation
White Paper A key issue of IDS performance is the operation of its firewall to block malicious user requests. To protect SIP communication networks from attacks, especially flooding attacks like Denial-of-Service or message spam,... [12 Nov 2009]
Future mobiles, Windows 7, iPhone apps and the latest gadgets
Photo Available in the UK this month, the latest Bold swaps a trackball for a trackpad, which the company claims is better suited to single-handed operation. Shown above is the Skype app which allows users to make calls and... [12 Nov 2009]