Featured White Paper: Creating an AUP: Common myths & mistakes

Featured White Paper: Creating an AUP: Common myths & mistakes

An Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is the bedrock of any organisation’s management of employee IT use. However, many organisations underestimate the importance of tailoring the AUP to their specific needs or place their business at risk by using outdated or inadequate policies. Click Here

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    19 March 2010
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  • EU Parliament report attacks Internet piracy

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    17 March 2010
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  • Cisco battered by large fall in security market

    Nobody fires you if you buy Cisco' it was once said but it seems somebody should tell the corporate security sector which deserted the giant in droves in late 2009, new figures show.According to market analyst Canalys, in the fourth quarter of…
    17 March 2010
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  • HTML 5 to shake up the web

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    09 March 2010
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  • Overlooked online threats

    Mac users are no less vulnerable to social engineering, and no less apt to download pirated software that turns out to be loaded with Trojans, than those using other platforms.The preventionA false sense of security is a bad habit to cultivate…
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  • Why Google Android beats the Apple iPhone

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  • Fifteen free security and backup programs

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    12 March 2010
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  • How to protect your banking online

    Aim to increase general customer awareness of optional security features of your online banking platform such as dual control of transfers, and advocate use of the latest anti-malware software and security firewalls.
    09 March 2010
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  • How to ensure your network security

    But I still consider the infrastructure mature, since we have processes in place for monitoring the network and conducting investigations once we do implement endpoint security technology.Trouble ticketAt issue: The company's intellectual property…
    09 March 2010
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    01 March 2010
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  • How to stop P2P data breaches

    Just as important, companies that distribute P2P programs, for their part, should ensure that their software design does not contribute to inadvertent file sharing.The FTC statement explains that the FTC is developing new educational materials…
    26 February 2010
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  • How to set up Cisco Flexible NetFlow (with Lego)

    A security appliance and a trending tool might have different data requirements! Remember, you've many more options that can be added as you discover new reporting requirements and new features in collection software.Hopefully, this tutorial…
    25 February 2010
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Reviews

  • Sony VAIO AW230JH review

    The included Dolby Control Center software noticeably improves sound with bass and 3D effects. A fingerprint scanner for security, and a switch for enabling/disabling Wi-Fi round out the manual controls.The laptop's touchpad has an excellent…
    11 March 2010
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  • Acer Aspire 8940G-6865 review

    Still, this Acer definitely sounded a notch above the Toshiba Qosmio X505 we tested last month.As is typical at this price, the bundled software is somewhat limited. You get NTI's Media Maker and Backup packages, Microsoft Works, and limited…
    11 March 2010
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  • Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 review

    Reflecting its pre-Microsoft heritage, Forefront UAG offers two separate ways of handling endpoint security: a comprehensive and extensive set of policy building blocks based on UAG-specific host checking software, or the option to simply defer…
    08 March 2010
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  • Symantec Norton 360 Version 4.0 review

    Symantec Norton 360 Version 4.0 adds Norton Insight to speed up quick scans for this comprehensive Windows security package. Symantec Norton 360 Version 4.0 is a suite of tools that combines the anti-malware and anti-phishing features of Norton…
    25 February 2010
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  • Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ review

    It costs almost £120 for a model with 32GB storage (the maximum available), but it does provide strong additional security features to protect your data.The special security software provided with the Locker+ requires you to create a password…
    24 February 2010
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  • QNAP TS-239 Pro Turbo review

    Volume management software that lets you configure the device into RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays? If youre an audio, video or IT professional or have prosumer-level storage and security needs, QNAPs TS-239 Pro Turbo NAS might be on your wish list.
    17 February 2010
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White Papers

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    03 December 2009
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    Transparency requires identity-management software that is highly optimised for the server platform system it runs on. Security, performance, and energy efficiency converge Intel Why modern data centres thrive on scalable performance and energy…
    26 November 2009
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    How survey respondents rank ICT constraints on growth: IT talent constraints, Security , software and hardware constraints, data integration constraints and where money is best spent to achieve higher growth and greater profitability.
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  • Service-oriented security

    SOA has become an integral part of enterprise software by providing a framework to efficiently develop software as services that is easily sharable, reusable, and integrated. Welcome to the age of Service-Oriented Security (SOS).
    05 October 2009
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    Ipswitch WhatsUp Case Study Group Security and Infrastructure Manager, Paul Sylvester and his team of five are responsible for monitoring the needs of the company's 5,000 employees across some 96 servers spread out throughout the globe in…
    20 April 2009
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