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Take steps to safeguard sensitive data
Is your organization responsible for complying with one or more of the many privacy-related pieces of legislation that the U.S. government has enacted over the past decade? It's a good bet that it is.Whether it's the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA, which addresses healthcare information, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...
Tags: Security Solutions, Passwords, Mike Mullins, End User, data theft, Compliance
Blog posts 2007-07-05
Use the revised OWASP Top Ten to secure your Web applications -- Part 8
This blog entry is also available as a TechRepublic download in PDF form.In this final installment in the revised Open Web Application Security Project OWASP Top 10 series, the final three vulnerabilities are explored -- insecure cryptographic storage, insecure communications, and failure to restrict URL access. The final three vulnerabilities...
Tags: Software Development, Programming, Security, Application Development
Blog posts 2007-06-13
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Any laptop that contains senitive data on its hard drive, the data is strictly prohibited from accessing any non company network including wireless networks. the problem is "senitive" made me think and it needs more specify. Any one can help?Let me take a stabThink financial and proprietary.Any information about...
Tags: Prana7, security produres, it management, sensitive information, network, security
Discussion threads 2006-09-01
Take steps to safeguard sensitive data
Compliance is nothing to fool around with, and it's imperative that your organization understand its responsibilities for safeguarding protected data. In this edition of Security Solutions, Mike Mullins offers some guidelines for protecting private information. Is your organization responsible for complying with one or more of the many...
Tags: Regulations, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, compliance, sensitive information, security, Security Solutions Newsletter, Information, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
Technical articles 2006-06-29
Determine if SSL connections are truly secure
An HTTPS Web site may make most users feel relatively secure, but this alone doesn't guarantee secure transactions. That's why it's important to make sure your users understand how to properly evaluate a Web site's security. Mike Mullins offers some tips in this edition of Security Solutions. When users...
Tags: Web, SSL, Web site development, Channel management, Web technology, SSL/TLS, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, Web site, form tag, sensitive information, Security Solutions Newsletter, Data, Information, Mike Mullins, Authentication/Encryption, Security, Internet, Marketing, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
Technical articles 2006-03-30
Online intrusion risks large identity cache
Two flaws in response1. So the researcher was to remove sensitive information from the database? If it was to be removed, then the researcher did not need it in the first place. Why then, did the state agency give the sensitive information to the researcher? The agency should have removed...
Tags: agency, sensitive information, gshollingsworth
Discussion threads 2004-10-21
Oracle Advanced Security With Oracle Database 11g Release 2
Protecting personally identifiable information, intellectual property, financial results, and other sensitive information is a top priority for all organizations. Universities, healthcare organizations, and retailers are just a few of the organizations that have vast amounts of sensitive data ranging from social security numbers to personal health information to credit card...
Tags: Security, Sensitive Information, Database, Oracle Corp., Oracle Database, Social Security, Government
White papers 2009-09-01
Information Identification: Critical Requirements for Effective Data Security
With the recent wave of security breaches in the news, executives are realizing that despite their best efforts, information leaks can affect organizations of all sizes and in any industry. Few organizations have found themselves immune to the insider threat: employees who expose sensitive information whether intentionally or accidentally. In...
Tags: Sensitive Information, Websense Inc., Data Security, Security
White papers 2008-04-02
Closing the Data Privacy Gap: Protecting Sensitive Data in Non-Production Environments
This white paper explains why protecting sensitive information and ensuring privacy have become high priorities. In responding to this issue, data privacy regulations have been enacted around the world. Although the specifics of these regulations may differ, failure to ensure data privacy compliance can result in millions of dollars in...
Tags: Sensitive Information, Environment, Regulations, Security, Government
White papers 2008-02-01
Securing Sensitive Data With Tokenization: An Emerging Technology
Tokenization is an emerging technology for protecting sensitive information, based on the well-established technique of substitution. It provides significant advantages compared to traditional encryption and other technologies such as format-preserving encryption. Tokenization can reduce the scope of threats to sensitive information and ease the burden of compliance management. It can...
Tags: Sensitive Information, RSA Security Inc., Credit Card, Environment, Compliance, Encryption, Tokenization, Sales Channel, Sales
White papers 2009-09-01
MacPrivacy 1.6 (Mac)
MacPrivacy allows you to quickly, securely, and easily clear sensitive information from your machine. It can clear history and caches from browsers, video players, and system information. All information is securely deleted, so it can't be retrieved. It also includes ability to securely delete any files or folders you specify....
Tags: Sensitive Information, Apple Macintosh, Video Player, Clear, iTech Professionals, MacPrivacy, Media Players, Corporate Communications, Web Browsers, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Internet
Software downloads 2010-02-21
Endpoint Security: Data Protection for IT, Freedom for Laptop Users
A worldwide shift towards the use of mobile devices coupled with recently-enacted data breach legislation has created a new challenge for IT organizations: balancing the enhanced productivity of mobile computing with the requirement to protect sensitive information from data breach. Many organizations have tackled mobile computer security with corporate policy,...
Tags: Sensitive Information, Data Protection, Mobile Computer, Absolute Software, Mobile, Information Technology, Laptop Computer, Advertising & Promotion, Notebooks, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
White papers 2009-05-05
Configuring the Relay Server With Apache Using SSL
Secure data transmission and data availability are integral components of corporate information systems in today's wireless and occasionally connected environments. The need for data security is at an all time high as data breaches and sensitive information thefts are becoming a common occurrence, and combined with the demand for always...
Tags: Sensitive Information, iAnywhere Solutions Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Server, SSL, Databases, Storage, Mobile Applications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
White papers 2009-10-02
Securing Sensitive Information With Identity and Access Assurance
Identity and Access Management IAM is a combination of business and Information Technology IT practices designed to ensure that only the right people have the right access to the right resources and are doing the right things. While different organizations may place varying emphasis on different business drivers for implementing...
Tags: Sensitive Information, RSA Security Inc., Microsoft Access, Identity
White papers 2009-06-01
The Confessions Survey: Office Workers Reveal Everyday Behavior That Places Sensitive Information at Risk
A holistic, information-centric security strategy takes people, process and technology into account and has a feedback mechanism. It is not enough to establish policy; actual insider behavior must be measured and tracked against established policy in order to keep security aligned with the business and in turn, to minimize information...
Tags: Sensitive Information, RSA Security Inc., Microsoft Office, Survey, Worker, Security
White papers 2007-12-01
Protecting Sensitive Information in Life Sciences Organizations: Top Three Misconceptions That Put Companies at Risk
Critical business processes in biotech and pharmaceutical companies involve highly confidential, important documents that need to be safely accessed by external partners and potential licensees. Poor security measures based on a "Traditional" view of data security have lead to high-profile, significant security breaches. The technology implemented to ensure security in...
Tags: Sensitive Information, Life Science, Brainloop, Security
White papers 2009-02-06
Protection of Sensitive Information for a Mobile Workforce
Raytheon chose the PGP Encryption Platform to manage the protection of this information on its laptops, sensitive computers, and storage. The presenter discusses the Raytheon project from solution acquisition through deployment and operation.
Tags: Raytheon Co., Sensitive Information, Mobile, PGP Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Productivity, Investment, Finance, Business Operations
Webcasts 2007-06-04
NHS Blood and Transplant Deploys Check Point Endpoint Security for Total Protection of Sensitive Information
As an existing Check Point customer, NHS Blood and Transplant already had a robust laptop and PC security solution in place. However they needed to enhance protection for sensitive data on its PCs to comply with the latest UK Government's directives on data security in the public sector. Following an...
Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Sensitive Information, Check Point Endpoint Security, Security
Case studies 2009-05-01
East-Tec DisposeSecure 4.1 (Windows)
Don't give away sensitive information with the old computers that you or your company resells, donates or removes from operation. Deleting all files, formatting the hard disk or using FDISK is not enough to stop people to restore information using basic recovery programs. East-Tec DisposeSecure removes all traces of data...
Tags: Hard Drive, Sensitive Information, Computer, EAST Technologies, East-Tec DisposeSecure, Productivity, Identity Theft, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software
Software downloads 2009-07-21
OBZVault 3.3.733 (Mac)
OBZVault is a cross-platform encrypted text editor. With OBZVault you can secure sensitive information like passwords, quotes and messages, and access them from any operating system. Are you tired of forgetting service account details, or need to share them with your colleagues? OBZVault is the ideal solution for sharing...
Tags: Sensitive Information, Apple Macintosh, OffByZero, OBZVault
Software downloads 2009-06-17


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