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Portable Panic: The Evolution of USB Insecurity

As USB devices have evolved into useful storage media, they've also turned into a security nightmare for agencies. The usage of USB devices should be encouraged and embraced to improve productivity, but they also must be managed to minimize the risks inherent with these tools. This paper discusses how USB...

Data Masking - Strengthening Data Privacy & Security for Banking Institutions

Many business activities require access to real production data, but there are equally many that do not. Data masking secures enterprise data by eliminating sensitive information, while maintaining data realism and integrity. Many Fortune 500 companies have already integrated data masking into their PCI DSS and GLBA...

Maximizing Data Quality & Minimizing Risk for Banking Institutions

Does your organization use real customer profiles and statistics to drive marketing efforts or real employee data for salary/benefit analysis? Is your organization conducting one of these or other critical business activities that require data analysis? While these activities are critical to organizational success,...

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Compliance Rules for Financial Firms and Institutions

In the current economic and cultural environment, the financial services industry is being particularly scrutinized with regards to legal and regulatory compliance. Learn more about the legal and regulatory compliance requirements targeting the Finance industry. Download this white paper to: Learn about...

Workspace Virtualization: The 12 Business Benefits

Workspace, or Endpoint Virtualization, promises increased security to thwart risk for desktops, laptops, servers, PDAs, etc. - but it's the 1) enhanced user productivity, 2) management simplicity and 3) cost efficiencies that are selling this technology in the financial community. Download this white paper to...

Defending Against Targeted eCrime Attacks - Phish & Malware

The days of eCrime as simple mischief on the Internet are behind us. Troubling brand attacks are the new form of eCrime, and they are being launched with new and rapidly evolving exploits � including phishing � and most recently � malware. These targeted brand attacks can destroy a corporation's reputation, its...

IT in the Financial Sector - The Key to Thriving in a Challenging Economy

Today's financial sector landscape is changing fast, and technology executives are asked to keep up with changing business needs. In a challenging economy, IT staff must integrate diverse technologies from consolidated institutions, solve compliance issues, and somehow figure out a way to do it under budget with less...

Vulnerability Management Buyer's Checklist

Key Questions to Ask Before You Select a VM Solution Vulnerability Management (VM) means systematically finding and eliminating network vulnerabilities. Choosing a solution for VM is a critical step toward protecting your organization's network and data. Without proven, automated technology for precise...

Data Loss Prevention in Financial Services: How to Grow Your Customers' Business in a More Regulated and Secure Environment

When it comes to data loss prevention (DLP), experts offer sage advice to the financial community: Understand your data. Ask the three all important questions: Where is my data? Who is accessing it? And what are they doing with it? Assess your risks. Take the time to evaluate where you're at and where you need...

A Comprehensive Study of Financial Data Security Breaches in the United States

New laws and regulations regarding data security breaches and disclosure laws affect the way in which financial institutions do business. This study provides a review of the scope and impact of data security breaches in the financial industry in an effort to encourage proactive modification to risk mitigation...

Securing Retail POS Systems & Meeting PCI Compliance

There's something new in the air that retailers, especially the directors of information technology (IT) operations at the store, are starting to research and implement called "application whitelisting". This technology is being presented as the panacea for Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance, and is being welcomed...

Essential Data Protection, Recovery and Resiliency for Banks

What if you could immediately tap into the unused value that exists within your IT infrastructure? This white paper explores how the power of an information availability solution can unlock the latent potential of your IT environment and deliver new value for your organization. It includes an "Action Worksheet"...

The State of Resilience and Optimization on IBM Power Systems - Research Findings Based on Surveys of IBM i and AIX Users

This report includes the input of over 2,000 companies running AIX and IBM i (i5/OS) environments regarding their data protection, recovery and optimization technologies and strategies. Learn how your peers are striking the balance between the often antagonistic priorities of optimum IT availability and...

Top 9 Network Security Threats in 2009

Have you asked yourself, "What threats (new and old) is our institution going to have deal with this year?" What data security threats will be most prevalent for banking institutions? The volume of attacks from international sources has and will continue to increase. Data security breaches tied to theft...

PCI DSS Compliance in the UNIX/Linux Datacenter

PowerBroker from BeyondTrust granularly controls access to systems and cardholder data, creates comprehensive logs and audit trails, and has an Entitlement Report that shows auditors that you have created a baseline to assess accountability. This paper discusses how creating a secure access control...