As we approach the end of 2008, we re-examine some of the major happenings of the year. What were some of the major breaches? Was key legislation enacted that made an impact? How are companies contending with customer demands regarding security and regulators' requirements on safeguarding critical data? What do all these happenings mean for 2009? And, more importantly, what do our readers think? We find out.

Each year hundreds of hopefuls enter the SC Awards U.S. Competition is fierce, and preparing an effective nomination is crucial for cutting through the clutter to make sure your product, service, or individual gets attention. This webcast will offer tips and insights into what qualities make for outstanding awards nominations, showcasing the best work of the industry, as well as a look at some of the most successful nominations of past years.

Join us for this webcast addressing "Data loss during downsizing," discussing the results of a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute. In these tough economic times, many companies are going through layoffs or downsizing. According to the survey results, more than half of ex-employees admit to stealing company data. Attend this webcast to find out why companies need to know exactly where sensitive data resides, how it is being used, and how to prevent it from being copied, downloaded or sent outside the company.

hether you're considering a security information management (SIM) solution to comply with regulations, such as PCI, SOX, GLBA, NERC CIP, FISMA and HIPAA, or attempting to simplify the collection and management of log and event data, or trying to increase your overall information security posture, or all of the above, there are some key factors to consider.

Merchants who accept payment cards are challenged with complying with the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Because all systems that accept or use payment cards are considered in scope for PCI DSS compliance, there are very few ways to cut corners when seeking compliance. This webcast will present the concept and use of a new data security model, tokenization, which substitutes data surrogates for card numbers in systems throughout the enterprise, thus reducing scope for PCI DSS compliance and annual audits as well as lowering the risk of a data breach.

Laptops present a significant challenge for security focused companies. Laptop computers can be a common mechanism for viruses, spyware, and other security threats to enter an otherwise well-protected network. Join us for an exciting look at how you can eliminate the need to have users run with administrative rights on their laptops.

The business of running a Security Operations Center (SOC) is a difficult one. Who has the time to retain the right people, build comprehensive processes and procedures, and implement a robust Security Event and Information Management (SIEM) infrastructure? Those tasks require time, expertise and experience. Would you like to take a shortcut? This session will give you the tips and tricks based on actual client engagements that you'll need to side-step, bypass, and throw out the rigorous project needed to make a successful SOC. Need a SOC up and running in two weeks, but don't necessarily care about it running one year from now? This session is for you.