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Incident Handling and Response Capability: An IT Security ...

by Catherine M. Woodbury, CISSP ... Provide recurring training to alert employees of changes to the company security practices and to inform them of current threats. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/05/research_notes/MI_ST_XCW_05_07_02_1.asp - 13k Summary: The Internet has few boundaries, thus each business is required to build and implement their own safeguards. Unfortunately, most IT department's requests for security technology and training are turned down, UNTIL a system security incident occurs. This could be a costly mistake.

Human Resources for Small to Medium Businesses

by Jeff Spitzer ... the third-party vendor is aware of compliance issues and regulations the company must meet, and that the vendor abides by the company's security and privacy ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HumanResources/2008/09/research_notes/TU_HR_TS_JS_09_01_08_1.asp - 12k Summary: When small to medium businesses shop around for a human resources (HR) solution, their main considerations are whether to go for a hosted or non-hosted solution, or to simply outsource HR functions altogether. It’s important to know the advantages and disadvantages of each before making a selection.

Information Security 101: an Introduction to Being Compliant and ...

... This internal policy should be a working document that clearly states your company’s security and data classification policies, (and that includes, depending ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 46k - 2008-01-25

Thanks to a Smart Little Company called Lexias, CIOs Can Now ...

by L. Taylor ... Along comes a smart new company called Lexias (www.lexias.com) that has come up with a revolutionary new suite of user security products based on the no-time ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/02/research_notes/MI_ST_XLT_02_16_02_1.asp - 13k Summary: Despite advances in security technologies, securing confidential and proprietary information has become more challenging than ever. In an attempt to keep pace with the on-slaught of security woes, new technologies are often unleashed and implemented before due diligence and real understanding of these t

Outsourcing Security Part 3: Selecting a Managed Security Services ...

by Jim McLendon ... Actually, the security company has recently gone out of business and failed to notify its customers. As the intruder makes his way ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Outsourcing/2002/04/research_notes/MI_EV_XJM_04_11_02_1.asp - 15k Summary: As the final article in a three-part series on outsourcing security, the following article provides guidelines for selecting a dependable managed security services provider.

Outsourcing Security Part 2: Measuring the Cost

by Jim McLendon ... For maximum protection of the company, its security staff has deployed three firewalls and also needs network-based IDS for six network segments, and host ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Outsourcing/2002/04/research_notes/MI_EV_XJM_04_09_02_1.asp - 26k Summary: Evaluating the cost of outsourcing can be challenging because most organizations cannot fully estimate the financial impact of such a decision.

Software Test Tools: Holodeck Enterprise Edition by Security ...

... The company offers security services from application testing, to security code review, to auditing. Security Innovation was founded ... http:/.../software/145-13572/Software-Test-Tools/Security-Innovation-Holodeck-Enterprise-Edition.html - 3k - 2009-10-01

Outsourcing Security Part 1: Noting the Benefits

by Jim McLendon ... provides skilled resources. Security risk, Company must assume all risks, MSSP shares operation risks. Efficiency and effectiveness, ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Outsourcing/2002/04/research_notes/MI_EV_XJM_04_05_02_1.asp - 21k Summary: Without effective security, companies risk losing money and customer trust. With good security, companies have the power to maintain stakeholder value, customer loyalty, and competitive advantage. Faced with the complexity of providing effective security, many companies are turning to outsourcing.

Symantec Swallows AXENT; Takes on Network Associates

by L. Taylor ... the transition. According to Mr. Cottichio, a key strength of the new company will be its large in-house security expertise. In a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/08/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_08_17_00_1.asp - 9k Summary: Symantec has filed an intent to purchase AXENT in a stock-for-stock transaction of $975 million.

Social Engineering Can Thwart the Best Laid Security Plans

by Brien Posey ... Engineering Can Thwart the Best Laid Security Plans Featured Author - Brien Posey - December 23 ... in the form of a buddy who works for the company providing them ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2001/12/research_notes/MN_ST_XBP_12_23_01_1.asp - 16k Summary: There are a lot of different social engineering techniques, but they all have the same basic idea. The trick behind social engineering is to get the user to give up valuable information without them suspecting anything.