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Latest IT Security Training News

NSA's website outage due to lack of topological "diversity"'

Jim Carr May 16, 2008

An easy-to-fix -- but often overlooked -- problem most likely took the National Security Agency's website and its mail services down for six or seven hours on Thursday.

Ten universities join information assurance program

Dan Kaplan May 15, 2008

The National Security Agency (NSA) on Thursday announced that 10 new colleges have been designated National Centers of Academic Excellence in information assurance.

From Interop: Be mindful of vendors' motives

Dan Kaplan April 30, 2008

IT security vendors' sole purpose is to generate revenue -- not offer complete security -- and they will only create solutions to stop dangerous threats when they are incentivized to do so, the principal security strategist for IBM Internet Security Systems said Wednesday at Interop in Las Vegas.

Patching a sick health care system

April 15, 2008

As older generations of non-networked health care machines get replaced with 'smarter' network-integrated versions, the proliferation of embedded operating systems will grow.

Global security challenges

April 02, 2008

Global companies face a significant cultural and legal challenge when dealing with security across international borders, says James Ritchie, former principal auditor, Integralis.

Worth the upgrade

April 01, 2008

The TJX data breach has made wireless encryption a priority for retailers and other enterprises. Frank Washkuch Jr. finds out why.

Another one bites the dust

April 15, 2008

Mapping the tragedy of the Hannaford breach in a post-mortem sense should be just as important to the grocery chain as the upgrade of the system.

Real-world approaches to a complex problem

April 10, 2008

Before embarking on a role management project, take time to consider your business objectives and project scope, says Jackie Gilbert, founder and VP of marketing, SailPoint.

Closing a tough security gap

April 10, 2008

When does seemingly harmless recreational surfing turn into something a lot more dangerous?

Hot or Not: Virtualization Security

April 01, 2008

What are the potential security implications of virtualization? The answer is: they are considerable.

Practical Role Management: Real-World Approaches to a Complex Problem

March 25, 2008

Before embarking on a role management project, take time to consider your business objectives and project scope. The road to role management is littered with stalled or failed projects. Learn to recognize common pitfalls and how best practices can pave the way to solving real business problems.

City IT chief's wish list: "Virtual" resources, more watchdogs, and a certificate management infrastructure

February 05, 2008

The top security administrator of a major U.S. city provides a list of the top five improvements he would like to see in public-sector IT security - including "virtualized" resources that will prevent user desktops from being converted into remote-controlled bots.

Getting into the swing of change

Illena Armstrong February 01, 2008

In conversations with industry contacts this past week, I heard the same thing: in many companies, information security is being absorbed into various business units.

Me and my job: Bert Talley

February 01, 2008

What are the occupational likes and gripes of security pro Bert Talley?

Security vs. privacy

February 01, 2008

Does anyone today really believe that they can keep their personal information entirely confidential? While some people have personal preferences about how much personal information they are forced to reveal, functioning within society requires some exposure.

Governing changing data

February 01, 2008

Smart companies are looking more intently at what it takes to better control their policies around data management, not only today, but five or even 15 years into the future.

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