Access Control Features

As enterprises have become more complex, there has been a corresponding rise in the identities associated with any one individual, said Jackson Shaw, Quest Software. The Public Key Infrastructure solves many security problems, but also introduces risks that require careful management. The Blue Coat Systems CEO gazed into the dotcom abyss and survived. He thinks he has the measure of the downturn. Paul Fisher reports Cloud computing and security - what are the issues? Information at the moment is sketchy to say the least. Globalisation involves extending the business to locations around the world to make the most cost effective use of global resources. Want to make your endpoints and servers more secure, and easier to manage? Video processors are a powerful weapon when it comes to password cracking, and they're easily available Mapping the tragedy of the Hannaford breach in a post-mortem sense should be just as important to the grocery chain as the upgrade of the system. For all the hype about the relative security of the two most popular browsers, is Firefox really any more secure than Internet Explorer? For that matter, is it even possible, as a British company with a “zero-footprint” browser claims, to develop a truly secure browser? One of the most trusted security elements, it can nonetheless be misconfigured and play right into the hands of the hacker. Too often, network security relies on placing firewalls in front of public network access points and calling it a day. The assumptions are 1) being on a private network is synonymous with being on campus 2) campus users are implicitly trustworthy and 3) external threats are mitigated by the perimeter firewall. A recent survey of 100 IT managers and CIOs from the financial services, health care, retail, manufacturing and government business sectors shows that despite a torrent of bad press on data-security breaches involving FTP (file-transfer protocol), its use is prevalent and growing. As we put the festivities behind us and fix our sights firmly on the year ahead, those criminal gangs involved in the nefarious activities of spam creation, phishing and virus attacks continue to engage new tactics that will take advantage of our relaxed, less cautious frame of mind. From keycards to mini bars, modern technology has equipped hotel rooms with multiple vulnerabilities. One of our consultants had his personal laptop stolen from a locked hotel room recently. There was no evidence of a forced entry, suggesting an inside job. Based on his recent tour of Australian capital cities Peter Cullen, Microsoft’s chief privacy strategist, discusses the importance of privacy protection in Australia Sourcefire’s founder and CTO Martin Roesch speaks to SC Magazine about the open-source security vendor’s expansion into the Australian market and the company's future plans. Intel's latest processor has triggered a debate about the reliability of hardware. Where do you stand? When it comes to data security, enterprises have historically taken a "stop them at the gates" approach, similar to the purchase of a home security system. Pornography. Adult Chat Rooms. Violence. Child Stalking. Hacking. There are millions of websites that house offensive content that minors should not be exposed to, and their presence is compounded by their accessibility. A project that aims to provide laptops for poor children could teach Microsoft a thing or two about security and design.