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Best Practices, Procedures and Methods for Access Control Management
Contributed by Michael HaythornControlling access to information and information systems is a fundamental responsibility of information security professionals. The basic need to consume data creates a...
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The Effect of Compliance on Database Integrity, Security and Administration
Contributed by Patti JessupThe dawn of the 21st century saw advances in technology that allowed consumers and businesses to communicate and complete routine and complex transactions using a new vehicle...
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Effective Controls for Attaining Continuous Application Security Throughout
Contributed by Caleb Sima and Vincent LiuGiven the choice, every organization would want secure Web sites and applications from the Web application development phase all the way through the software...
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Information Security Career Planning: Education, Training and the Role of...
Contributed by Ken NewmanPART 2 of 2: Regardless of options, there are some key elements that should be present in any form of education in order to provide lasting value to the information security...
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Advanced Persistent Threats: What Are They and Why Do I care
Contributed by Bryant RossilMy term paper will focus on the protection of the enterprise against the business directed cybercrimes, Advanced Persistent Threats (APT). This paper will define what an APT...
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Maintaining a Secure Network in an Educational Environment
Contributed by Larry Jackson Jr.In this paper I will discuss the network security issues associated with securing school networks and the common methods of minimizing risks. I will focus on security...
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Check Your Digital Baggage
Contributed by Eric A. Simmons These days one would be hard pressed to find lucrative employment with a company that is not, to some extent, international. In order to maintain connections and...
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Five Mistakes of Incident Response
Contributed by Dr. Anton ChuvakinAll organizations have to care about security incident response! Unlike detection and prevention, the response is impossible to avoid. While it is not uncommon for the...
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Security Synergy
Contributed by David BalabanUnity is power. It's a simple lesson, power and strength come from unity. But for information security, we haven't quite learned this lesson yet. It's not that we're not...
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Social Media Vulnerabilities and Considerations for the Corporate Environment
Contributed by Rob HornbuckleSocial networking is now one of the most dangerous security threats to an organization, according to recent studies by well-respected security firms such as Gartner,...
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Understanding USB Flash Drives as Portable Infrastructure
Contributed by Ray ChanceThe purpose of this white paper is to briefly discuss seven important topics everyone in business needs to know about USB flash drives. More importantly, this white paper is...
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Regulations to Reduce Data Breaches
Contributed by David MitchellOver the past years there have been targeted data breaches that affected many large corporation and even the federal government. Target store and Office of Personnel...
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Legal Issues of Data Held Hostage
Contributed by Robert UnderwoodData held hostage has become a recent technology trend with computers and with these types of attacks in which crooks take a victim’s data and hold it for ransom...
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Privacy and Government Surveillance
Contributed by David W. MitchellFederal government’s broad powers to act for public safety and national security are limited by the First Amendment and Fourth Amendment. The 9/11 attack have open the...
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Better Passwords and Policies
Contributed by David Patten Everyday press releases cover information security breaches from many top companies. Often these breaches include releasing the passwords that were stolen. Sadly, these...
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Incident Response Planning In Industrial Control Systems
Contributed by Bill ClarkThis paper discusses what Incident Response (IR) Planning is, what Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are, and how IR Planning pertains to ICS security. IR Planning is the...
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Risk Management for Healthcare Systems
Contributed by Lamaris DavisThe responsibility of risk management in healthcare systems falls on multiple individuals within any given organization. It’s well known that most hospitals and healthcare...
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PCI and Why it is Important
Contributed by Michael MozingoMillions of credit and debit card transactions are completed daily. Credit and debit card usage is steadily increasing, and with it, so is the treat of fraud. With the...
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Best Practices for Implementing Access Control Systems
Contributed by Isaac McGuireAs a network administrator or information security specialist, you might find yourself wondering if your network is safe. You are constantly asking yourself, “What can I do...
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Privacy Concerns in Modern America
Contributed by Reverend Jerry L Cason Jr.The fourth amendment to the constitution promised the right to privacy for every American citizen. Protections were put in place to help ensure these rights...
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