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Do You Have a Vendor Security Check List? You Should!
May 09, 2013 Added by:Michael Fornal
A security check list is a list of security controls that a vendor or application must meet. These controls can range from how storage back up is to be done, to password complexity requirements. Having a checklist can help you in deciding if the application or vendor conforms to your company’s security requirements.
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Three Reasons Why a One-Size-Fits-All Secure SDLC Solution Won’t Work
May 08, 2013 Added by:Rohit Sethi
Forcing a security process on development teams that doesn’t take into account the way they develop software is a recipe for disaster. A good goal to have for secure SDLC is to minimize the impact on the team’s existing software development practice.
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On Dutch Banking Woes and DDoS Attacks
April 25, 2013 Added by:Don Eijndhoven
If you don't live in the Netherlands or don't happen to have a Dutch bank account, you can certainly be forgiven for not having caught wind of the major banking woes that have been plaguing the Dutch.
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DLP and Business Needs
April 16, 2013 Added by:Scott Thomas
Most non-IT people know about DLP only when the IT organization contacts them to let them know they did something they shouldn't have. For those of us that have to deal with the policies, the alerts, and sending those notices, it can be more complicated.
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Enter the CISO: Torchbearer of Security and Risk Management
April 06, 2013 Added by:Anthony M. Freed
In a convergence culture, accountability for risk is accepted across the organization, and when that happens, risk management becomes a priority to the business, informing strategy and objectives. By helping identify and mitigate risk across finance, operations and IT, the CISO puts security in context of what could affect profit.
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Protect Data Not Devices?
April 05, 2013 Added by:Simon Moffatt
As the devices becomes smarter, greater emphasis is placed on the data and services those devices access. Smartphones today come with a healthy array of encryption features, remote backup, remote data syncing for things like contacts, pictures and music, as well device syncing software like Dropbox. How much data is actually specifically related to the device?
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Defending the Corporate Domain: Strategy and Tactics
March 27, 2013 Added by:Rafal Los
Strategy without accompanying tactics is a lost cause. Tactics without a solid footing in strategy is an expensive lost cause. The maturity of an organization's security team is directly proportional to their ability to have a foundational strategy and be able to implement tactical measures and feedback to adjust to changing conditions in order to defend adequately.
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The Five-Step Privilege Management Checklist for Financial Organizations
March 27, 2013 Added by:Paul Kenyon
Financial institutions sit at the top end of the scale for security and reputational risk, with their databases of customer information making them especially vulnerable to criminal interception and subject to regulatory obligations.
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Security; The non-commodity
March 21, 2013 Added by:Oliver Rochford
In an enterprise environment, a computer comes preloaded with Antivirus. For businesses, this is of course a good thing. It has sadly also had some unintended consequences – mainly to be found in the perception and expectations that customers and end-users have developed because of the commoditization of antivirus.
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Hardening Is Hard If You're Doing It Right
March 20, 2013 Added by:Ian Tibble
The early days of deciding what to do with the risk will be slow and difficult and there might even be some feisty exchanges, but eventually, addressing the risk becomes a mature, documented process that almost melts into the background hum of the machinery of a business.
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Ben Rothke on the Five Habits of Highly Secure Organizations
March 18, 2013 Added by:Tripwire Inc
There are five habits of highly secure organizations, said Ben Rothke (@benrothke), Manager – Corporate Services Information Security at Wyndham Worldwide.
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BYOD is Here to Stay. Take Device Lifecycle Into Account.
March 08, 2013 Added by:Michelle Drolet
t appears that BYOD, “Bring Your Own Device” to work, is beyond just being a growing trend if not currently a sanctioned practice within the corporate walls.
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China's PLA Behind Massive Cyber Espionage Operation
February 19, 2013 Added by:Mike Lennon
In a fascinating, unprecedented, and statistics-packed report, security firm Mandiant made direct allegations and exposed a multi-year, massive cyber espionage campaign that they say with confidence is the work of China.
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What We Learned About Digital Security In 2012
February 12, 2013 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Sometimes it’s the worst things that can happen that become the eye-opening best things that effect positive change. The year 2012 saw numerous high-profile data breaches, epic hacks, full-on hacktivism and lots of major identity theft ring busts.
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Mobile App Security Series: Common Failures With User Authentication
February 11, 2013 Added by:Brandon Knight
In the third, and last, installment in the Mobile App Security Series, we will be taking a look at some common flaws found in the way that mobile apps, or more accurately, the backend services which support them, perform authentication.
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New York Times Attacks Show Need For New Security Defenses
February 01, 2013 Added by:Infosec Island
The recent attacks against the New York Times allegedly carried out by the Chinese military highlight the importance of layered security to protect sensitive systems and data.
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