managing
Microsoft Australia loses managing director
Replacement undecided.
Dec 3 2010 7:43AM
Strategy
Six simple steps to managing privileged passwords
One of today's biggest IT headaches is managing privileged passwords, the super-powerful codes such as administrator on a Windows server, Root on a UNIX server, Cisco Enable on a Cisco device, as well as embedded passwords found in applications and scripts.
Mar 13 2007 4:00PM
Security
Managing information security in modern commercial environments
We began this series of articles with the observation that recent advances in the area of network technology and the success of the Internet have resulted in a new business model. This new model has resulted in a number of new challenges in the area of information security which, although largely understood, are only partially resolved. As a result, information security-related risk has been growing rapidly in the last few years and companies will need to take a more proactive stance to managing this risk in order to continue to enjoy the benefits that technological advances have made possible.
Jun 15 2004 12:09PM
Security
Managing information security in modern commercial environments
Previous articles in this series have outlined the challenges facing the present-day information security manager, presented an approach to meeting these challenges and analysed the purpose of the consolidation phase in some detail. We now turn our eyes to the second phase of the approach – the strategic planning cycle.
Jun 8 2004 11:37AM
Security
Managing information security in modern commercial environments
The previous article in this series described an overall approach to securing information and provided a high-level description of the consolidation period and the strategic planning cycle. We continue this development by taking a more detailed look at the consolidation period.
Jun 1 2004 12:01PM
Security
Managing Information Security in Modern Commercial Environments, Part 2 – A Pro-Active Approach
In the first article of this series, we identified and provided examples of the types of issues that need to be resolved if organisations are to correctly manage risk in the area of information security. If we combine the impact of these trends and issues with the fact that most enterprises are being forced to cut costs in order to remain competitive the true magnitude of the problem becomes apparent. Simply put, information security managers have to secure more complex environments, faster and using less resources.
May 24 2004 5:37PM
Security
Managing Your Security Risks: Ten Questions to Ask Before the Next Product Demo
The year is still relatively young, which usually means that at some point, we all sit down either alone or with a group of trusted friends and colleagues, and make up lists of issues we intend to resolve over the course of the next 12 months.
Jan 19 2004 10:18AM
Security
Securing and Managing Electronic Messaging in the Enterprise
The threats and problems posed by email in large and complex organizations are of a different type and scale of magnitude from the email problems that such organizations first solved with an email ‘point product’ some years previously.
Jan 15 2004 10:53AM
Security
Managing Your Network’s Security
Network and data security is evolving.
Jan 12 2004 1:00PM
Security
Managing Passwords Without Compromising Security
Picture the scene: The 5,000 strong workforce of a multinational company are returning to work after a long and very enjoyable Christmas break and they're thinking about easing themselves back into the routine of work once more.
Jan 9 2004 12:47PM
Security
