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7 Requirements of Data Loss Prevention sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: This report provides a clear understanding of the capabilities a successful data loss prevention solution must deliver. It also incorporates insight into the capabilities that companies require from their solution. Posted: 10 Mar 2009 \| Published: 10 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Balanced Scorecards \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Encryption \| Data Management \| Metrics \| Network Security \| Security Threats \| Systems Management

Managing Instant Messaging For Business Advantage: Phase One - Assessing IM Usage sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: Instant Messaging (IM) is a valuable business communications tool for your company but its widespread adoption brings the risk of potential worms and viruses. This paper examines seven steps for managing, securing, and auditing your company's use of IM. Posted: 17 May 2006 \| Published: 01 Mar 2006 TOPICS: Instant Messaging \| Instant Messaging Security \| Instant Messaging Software \| Regulatory Compliance \| Risk Management \| Secure Content Management \| Secure Content Management Software \| Security Audits \| Security Best Practices \| Security Policies \| Security Threats \| Virus Protection \| Worms

Symantec Internet Security Threat Report: Trends for July-December 07 sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: This summary of the Internet Security Threat Report will alert readers to current trends and impending threats that Symantec has observed for the six-month period from July 1 to December 31, 2007. Posted: 18 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 TOPICS: Endpoint Security \| Hackers \| Internet Security \| Network Security \| Security Threats \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection \| Vulnerability Management

Top Reasons to Upgrade to Symantec Backup Exec™ 12.5 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: Download this whitepaper to find out the top reasons to upgrade to a more effective backup system and how to get continuous data protection and complete system recovery. Posted: 02 Oct 2008 \| Published: 02 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Active Directory \| Backups \| Continuous Data Protection Software \| Data Recovery \| Security Threats \| VMware

Multilayer Security: Enabling a Sustainable Alternative to Paper-Based Customer Communications sponsored by VeriSign EMEA WHITE PAPER: A multilayer security approach delivers the end-to-end solution needed to comprehensively target various security issues. Posted: 04 Dec 2008 \| Published: 13 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Authentication \| Financial Services \| Fraud Detection \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| SSL

Cyber Attacks on the Rise: IBM 2007 Report sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper shows how the IBM Internet Security Systems™ X-Force® research and development team discovered, analyzed and recorded new vulnerabilities and the status of varying threats throughout the first six months of this year. Posted: 19 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Aug 2007 TOPICS: Anti-Spyware Software \| Internet Security \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Network Security \| Patch Management \| Security Threats \| Spyware \| Trojan Horses \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection \| Vulnerability Management \| Web Application Security \| Worms

Building a Secure and Compliant Windows Desktop sponsored by BeyondTrust Corporation WHITE PAPER: Removing administrator rights from end users when they log into their desktop is the Holy Grail of desktop security, but its implementation has been difficult. Read this white paper to discover the benefits of removing admin rights. Posted: 16 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 TOPICS: Access Control Software \| Access Rights \| Authentication \| Desktop Management \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Best Practices \| Security Policies \| Security Threats

The Top Five Virtualization Mistakes sponsored by Vyatta Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper describes five mistakes common to many implementations of enterprise virtualization. Most of these mistakes relate to virtualization and networking infrastructure. Ideally, after reading this paper, you'll be sensitized to these issues so that you can plan for them and make your virtualization projects more successful. Posted: 17 Jun 2009 \| Published: 01 Jun 2007 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Disaster Recovery \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Server Virtualization \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Blackberry Enterprise Solution: Security Technical Overview sponsored by BlackBerry WHITE PAPER: This document describes the security features of the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution and provides an overview of the BlackBerry security architecture. Posted: 09 Dec 2008 \| Published: 09 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Authentication \| Data Security \| Desktop Applications Management \| Encryption Standards \| Enterprise \| Messaging Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Security Threats \| Wi-Fi \| Wireless Security

The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats sponsored by Trend Micro, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This Osterman Research white paper discusses how messaging threats are evolving, both as independent threats and as a delivery mechanism for web-based attacks. Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 TOPICS: Managed Services \| Messaging Protocols \| Messaging Security \| Risk Management \| Security Threats \| Spyware \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection \| Web Threats