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- Acquire a Global View of Your Security State: The Importance of Security Assessments
- Security issues can affect virtually every area of your business—from your physical facilities to your network—and all can benefit from a thorough vulnerability assessment. This IBM white paper discusses the importance of penetration testing and other types of security assessments, including: Security policy gap assessments Application...
- Tags: Assessment, IBM Corp., Security Assessment, Security
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Final step in security audit process
- Best practices in sharing audit results, solutions with client enterpriseFollowing the theft of its key customer contact lists, NCTPTI, Inc. Name Changed To Protect The Innocent hired our company to perform a security assessment. We found the client’s wireless local area network WLAN unsecured and accessible from any area within...
- Tags: LANs, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, NETWORKING, John Verry, security audit, WLAN, wireless, network, senior management team, LAN, security, security assessment
- Technical articles 2002-09-12
Additional Resources
- SAGEPOT: A Tool for Security Assessment and Generation of Policy Templates
- Security is becoming an increasingly critical aspect guaranteeing the survivability of systems and the trustworthiness of the organizations owning them. One way to increase the trust in the existing security is to develop and maintain a set of comprehensive security policies directing the actions for preventing, eliminating or reducing security...
- Tags: Tool, Security
- White papers 2005-09-06
- Use these risk-assessment methodologies to protect your IT infrastructure
- No matter what methodology or approach is used, it is important that the organization address how asset management and proper inventorying of the organizations IT assets are to be handled.This sample chapter, taken from Inside Network Security Assessment: Guarding Your IT Infrastructure, discusses different methodologies and approaches for conducting a...
- Tags: IT Infrastructure, Sams Publishing, Information Technology, Strategy, Asset Management, Networking, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- Book chapters 2006-01-26
- Performing a Cyber Security Risk Assessment: Why? When? and How?
- This webcast discusses about developing a common language, explains the importance of performing Cyber Security assessments, when to perform a Cyber Security risk assessment and how to perform a Cyber Security Risk assessment.
- Tags: Cyber Security
- Webcasts
- Taking the Guesswork Out of Security: SecurityNOW!
- CIOview, in collaboration with ISECOM, has developed a software product that leads through a structured interview process. In a matter of minutes it will determine the current security risk. In fact, it even will provide a Risk Assessment Value RAV, a standardized method of risk assessment commonly required by banking...
- Tags: Risk Assessment, CIOview, Tools & Techniques, Banking, Security, Strategy, Management, Financial Services
- White papers 2005-08-30
- Designing Assessment Tools in a Service Oriented Architecture
- Assessment is an important component of formal learning, and Computer Assisted Assessment CAA is a well established component of most online learning. However, technical issues such as interoperability and security, and pedagogic reservations as to its effectiveness still remain barriers to the uptake of CAA. This paper examines a number...
- Tags: Assessment, SOA, Tool, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Productivity, Web Services, E-learning, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-06-06
- Prioritize security concerns with a simple risk assessment
- Even a simplified risk assessment process can protect your organization from disaster. Find out why risk assessments are important, and how to perform a simple risk assessment yourself. by Chad Perrin
- Tags: Risk Assessment, Risk, Assessment, Organization, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Security, Management, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- Understand Assessment Strategies
- Assessing students has been a part of the teacher's job since the opening of the very first schoolhouse. However, assessment today is very different from the assessment that happened in one-room schools on the prairie. Today, most educators would agree that assessment is, for better or worse, not only how...
- Tags: Assessment, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management
- White papers 2007-12-01
- TechNet Webcast: Security Risk Management (Part 2 of 3): Risk Assessment (Level 300)
- This webcast examines the processes of the Security Risk Management Guide, designed by Microsoft to help users to establish a process for risk assessment, cost benefit analysis, and implementation of security countermeasures. This webcast provides detailed information on performing a complete risk assessment at the organization, tying in best practices...
- Tags: Risk Assessment, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Security, Digital Media, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Momentum Webcast: Securing Your IT Infrastructure With the Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (Level 100)
- This webcast introduces a new Microsoft tool designed to help you identify and address weaknesses in your organization's current Information Technology IT security environment. The Microsoft Security Assessment Tool connects you with best practices, resources, and technologies that promote good security planning and risk mitigation throughout your organization.
- Tags: Security, IT Infrastructure, Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft Security Assessment Tool, Productivity, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Application Assessment for Government Department
- The client, a Government Department, developed a web-based application. The information transmitted to and stored on this application is highly confidential, and must be secure. EuroKom proposed to carry out a full security assessment on the IT infrastructure. The targets included the web site and all devices in front of...
- Tags: Web-based Application, Web Technology, Security
- Case studies
- Vulnerability Assessment: The Right Tools to Protect Your Critical Data
- Vulnerability Assessment VA has become one of the hottest fields within the computer security market. VA tools are designed to detect and report on security holes within various software applications, allowing organizations to take corrective actions before a devastating attack occurs. Due to the reduction in "time to exploit" once...
- Tags: Vulnerability Assessment, Tool, Vulnerability Assessment Tool, Security
- White papers 2007-10-18
- Use these risk-assessment methodologies to protect your IT infrastructure
- No matter what methodology or approach is used, it is important that the organization address how asset management and proper inventorying of the organizations IT assets are to be handled.This sample chapter, taken from Inside Network Security Assessment: Guarding Your IT Infrastructure, discusses different methodologies and approaches for conducting a...
- Tags: asset, asset management, Guarding, information technology, IT infrastructure, network, network security, Network Security Assessment, risk assessment
- Download resources 2006-01-26
- Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard: Security Assessment Procedures
- The payment card industry PCI denotes the debit, credit, pre-paid, e-purse, ATM, and POS cards and associated businesses. The PCI Security Assessment Procedures are designed for use by assessors conducting onsite reviews for merchants and service providers required to validate compliance with Payment Card Industry PCI Data Security Standard DSS...
- Tags: Security, Payment, PCI Security Standards Council, Payment Card Industry, Operational Accounting, Finance
- White papers 2006-09-01
- International Network Services Case Study: Texas Christian University
- Texas Christian University, a private university located in Fort Worth, Texas, wanted to have a complete security assessment performed on its network in order to provide a baseline understanding of the status of the network security as well as greater insight to help guide IT project prioritization. International Network Services...
- Tags: Texas Christian University, Network, Security, Networking
- Case studies
- Web-Based Vulnerability Assessment - Stronger Network Security Through Automated Audits
- Vulnerability Assessment VA is quickly becoming the "fourth" pillar of security, contributing additional strength to firewalls, antivirus software, and Intrusion Detection. This paper describes the ways in which VA helps fortify network security, discusses the types of VA, including automated security audits, and outlines the strengths and weakness of each...
- Tags: Web, Audit, Network, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessment, WatchGuard Technologies, Security
- White papers 2003-09-01
- Risk Assessment Without Pain
- Some healthcare professionals dread the task of planning and conducting the HIPAA-required security risk assessment and gap analysis, but with good support and the right tools, the job is very manageable and will pay big dividends for the whole organization. Read the paper as risk assessment gives a clear picture...
- Tags: Asset, Risk Assessment, Tools & Techniques, Asset Management, Hipaa, Strategy, Security, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Regulations, Healthcare, Government
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Smart Video Surveillance Technology Assessment
- In March 2004, Northrop Grumman Information Technology IT TASC was one of three participants invited to take part in an operational assessment of smart video surveillance systems SVSS based on a competitive procurement down select. The assessment was hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy DOE and conducted by the...
- Tags: Video Surveillance, Assessment, Northrop Grumman Corp., Video, National Assessment Group, Purchasing & Procurement, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Marketing
- White papers 2005-01-28
- Secure Use of VLANs: An @stake Security Assessment
- VLANs offer a flexible, agile means of securely organizing network segments within an enterprise. Despite the promise of VLAN architecture to simplify network maintenance and improve performance, security questions have raised concerns and caused some network architects to re-examine the associated issues. One area of concern, VLAN hopping, involves a...
- Tags: @stake Inc., VLAN, LANs, Security, Networking
- White papers 2002-08-01
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