Features
Protecting your assets
The flooring of the Russian stock exchange by malware earlier this year served as a wake-up call for many financial institutions and at the same time brought to mind a recognised computer attack technique: take a system down prior to launching the 'real' attack.
Mar 7 2006 3:18PM
Security
CSO of the year: Thomas Dunbar, global chief security officer, XL Capital
As the global chief security officer at a leading multinational insurance company, Thomas Dunbar has a lot of data to protect, a range of regulations with which to comply and a huge number of employees whose access to corporate IT assets he must manage.
Mar 6 2006 8:55PM
Security
Forging a national cyber security strategy
In the face of growing threats to its cyber assets, America requires a cohesive and comprehensive plan to protect its vital and most sensitive data. Here, one of the leading decision makers in the federal government IT arena coveys overarching priorities for securing the country's cyberspace.
Mar 6 2006 7:59PM
Security
Spam finds a way
Two years ago, Bill Gates made the brave prediction that spam would soon be “a thing of the past.” But it currently makes up between 60 and 90 percent of the world’s email traffic, and by all accounts is not going away. If anything, this year will see spam reaching new heights.
Mar 6 2006 7:46PM
Security
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System: Get your threat priorities right
Over the years, I’ve seen and used a diverse range of methods to evaluate and explain the risks associated with a particular security threat or vulnerability. Depending on the audience and the nature of the environment being evaluated, there has always been – and always will be – a frequent need to reclassify the severity of a finding. This is particularly relevant when making use of findings derived from automated security tools.
Mar 6 2006 7:04PM
Security
Risks and rewards of a wireless LAN
Wireless local area network (WLAN) technology was deployed at Mount Allison University to enhance on-the-go productivity of our students, faculty, staff and administrators. Whether it’s conducting research, exchanging ideas or gaining access to useful operational information, campus users can now perform such functions in real-time without breaking stride from their daily routines.
Mar 6 2006 6:54PM
Security
Review: SenSage ESA
One of the regular complaints heard from enterprise network staff is how they often struggle to avoid drowning in log files. Threats against compliance, security and uptime are disclosed in event logs, but the staff’s good intentions for investigating those data points collides with the high costs of managing and researching the massive jumble. SenSage clears the way through logjams of enormous size, enabling users to quickly extract hard answers.
Mar 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
Review: eToken
The use of a token offers interesting possibilities for user authentication and single sign-on to multiple applications. For example, various credentials can be stored on a token and released to applications and services as required. The user may then simply remember a single password for the token which, in turn, will take care of the detailed requirements for each application.
Mar 1 2006 12:00AM
Security
