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- Windows Security Analyzer (exe)
- This tool runs over 100 tests to gauge server security against best practices. Some tests include explanations and background information. It also calculates entropy and NIST Special Publication 800-63 compliance. The Windows Configuration Security Analyzer comes with a DOS batch script that system administrators can run on their servers to...
- Tags: Windows Security, Security Audit, Server, Microsoft Windows, Tool, Productivity, Security
- Software downloads 2007-11-22
- Chris Nowell Unix Security Analyzer (exe)
- This tool tests Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, and Linux against best practices. Some tests include explanations and background information. The Windows Configuration Security Analyzer comes with a shell script that system administrators can run on their servers to gather data for the Analyzer. Unlike other tools, the script is easy to...
- Tags: System Administrator, Security Audit, Tool, Productivity, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-11-22
- HackBar (xpi)
- Hackbar is a simple security audit / penetration test tool. This toolbar will help you in testing SQL injections, XSS holes, and site security. It is not a tool for executing standard exploits and it will not teach you how to hack a site. Its main purpose is to help...
- Tags: Security Audit, Toolbar, IZI Services, HackBar, Security
- Software downloads 2007-09-26
- Security Audit (MySQL, UNiX & Windows 20003)
- RE:Security Audit (MySQL, UNiX & Windows 20003)I was wondering if anyone out there has a policies paper on such audits, as refrenced above, prferrably for a blade system like Egenera? If so, where might I get a copy to use as a frame work for an artifact?Cheers,John
- Tags: Financial accounting, Johna.silva@..., security, Microsoft Windows, MySQL, Unix, security audit
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- Dark Reading Article: "Eight Sure-Fire Ways to Beat a Security Audit"
- Experts share tips on how to avoid the most common pitfalls in an audit. Learn from those who went before you, and you may just ace your next security audit.
- Tags: Security, Security Audit, IBM Corp.
- White papers 2007-07-09
- Using the Security Audit Journal on the IBM System i
- Many people want to or have to audit the effectiveness of security on their system, to evaluate whether a security plan is complete, to make sure that the planned security controls are in place and working. This type of auditing is performed by the security officer as part of daily...
- Tags: Security Audit, IBM Corp., Security
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Using WinReporter to Perform Security Audits on Windows Networks
- WinReporter is the perfect tool to provide network administrators with an accurate picture of their infrastructure. WinReporter offers a set of 50 predefined reports that will help the network administrator in his audit and monitoring tasks: hardware upgrades, software updates and licensing, security checks, etc. WinReporter goes further and lets...
- Tags: Network, Security Audit, Microsoft Windows, Network Administrator, IS Decisions, WinReporter, Network Administration, Networking, Security
- White papers 2007-01-04
- Increase your chances of passing a security audit
- Security audits are a way of life—especially if your company is subject to complying with specific regulations. By better understanding how the audit process works and how auditors operate, however, you can create and operate a network that's compliant and secure—and easy to audit. Mike Mullins details what you can...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Regulations, security, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, security audit, deficiency, audit, network, Security Solutions Newsletter, Auditor, Mike Mullins, Networking, Finance, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2006-10-19
- Survive a security audit: Brush up on these information security standards
- Review key standards related to information security management in this sample chapter from How to Cheat at Managing Information Security. Covered standards, with which every security manager or CISO should be familiar, include: ISO 27001/BS 7799- the primary standard covering information security management ...
- Tags: Information Security, Audit, Security Audit, Standards, Security
- Book chapters 2006-10-11
- Linux Auditing Live CDs
- When you want to know what's happening on your network, systems, or applications, but not install a auditing software, Linux and BSD and occasionally Windows distributions "Live CDs" can help. Live CDs are OS distributions on a CD- or DVD-ROM that you can boot and run directly from the CD...
- Tags: job, BSD, Microsoft Windows, blog, CD, DVD-ROM, hard drive, Linux, network, operating system, RAM, software, David HM Specter, Live CD, security, tool, security audit, auditing
- Image galleries 2006-07-17
- Security Audit Software
- Does anyone know of a program that will do a security audit on a shared drive?? I just want this program to go through my client's shared drive (Windows 2003 Server) and let me know who has access to what. I can't seem to find anything.Thanks in advance...
- Tags: cliff680, group policy, it management, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, NTFS Permissions, permission, security, security audit
- Q&A 2006-04-20
- IBM Tivoli and Consul: Facilitating Security Audit and Compliance for Heterogeneous Environments
- Security and compliance challenges are greater than ever because of increased regulatory requirements and costs of compliance failures, increased complexity in technologies and IT environments, and a lack of predictability and visibility across infrastructures. To help address these challenges, IBM continues to expand its security management portfolio through development and...
- Tags: Security Audit, Environment, Compliance, Security Management, IBM Corp., Security
- White papers 2006-03-01
- Why you should perform regular security audits
- Rethink of network security policy desperately needed!I agree about the need for regular network security audits. What I think is as important is a rethink of the existing network security policy. The last time the department network security policy was looked was when a fast talking consultant dumped a colorful...
- Tags: http://www.data-recovery-reviews.com, network, network security, network security policy, security, security audit, security audits, security policy
- Discussion threads 2005-10-24
- Why you should perform regular security audits
- Most companies believe that their computer systems are secure. But one of the only ways to determine whether this is actually true is by performing a thorough audit of computer systems. Jonathan Yarden explains why your company should make a point of auditing its security on a regular basis, and...
- Tags: Jonathan Yarden, PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, security audit, audit, computer, network, computer security, security, Internet Security Focus Newsletter, Internal Network, Internet Security, Financial Accounting, Networking, Finance
- Technical articles 2005-10-21
- Why you should perform regular security audits
- Does your organization regularly perform security audits? If so, how often? If not, have you considered it? Do you think it's better for companies to perform the audit themselves or hire a vendor to do it? Share your comments about performing regular security audits, as discussed in the Nov. 29...
- Tags: security, security audit, audit
- Discussion threads 2004-11-24
- Are you ready for your Next Security Audit?
- Today, security audits are a fact of life for IT departments. Preparation is the key to successfully passing a security audit. In this whitepaper: Managing Security Audits, you’ll read how to prepare for an audit, how to focus on your strengths and know your weaknesses, what to do after...
- Tags: Preparation, Security, Security Audit
- White papers 2004-11-01
- Security audit action list for CIOs
- By Ed TittelEstablishing a proper security posture is absolutely essential and involves well-known steps of risk assessment, threat analysis, and formulation of an organizational security policy. Every bit as important is making sure the security policy evolves with changing needs and business conditions and keeping barriers to unauthorized entry in...
- Tags: security
- Technical articles 2003-07-16
- When a best practice isn't best for your organization
- Several months after a security audit, a client re-engaged my firm, CQUR IT, to review the planned responses to a number of the audit’s findings. One of the recommendations that came out of our audit was that the company institute a formal password policy. But when the client showed us...
- Tags: audit, John Verry, password, password policy, security, security audit
- Technical articles 2003-01-08
- One member's security assessment is an eye-opener for his client
- When he was hired to perform an assessment for a client following an electronic break-in, an IT consultant found all kinds of security problems. Here's a rundown of the tools he used, what he finally found, and his prescription for a security fix.When John Verry, a security consultant and a...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Paul Baldwin, security audit, John Verry, security
- Technical articles 2002-12-06
- 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
