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Why Security Pros Hate Microsoft SharePoint (and What to Do About It)

Bill Brenner — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft's SharePoint collaboration platform is all the rage in today's business world, especially since third parties gained the ability to plug security holes. But managing it can still be a nightmare for IT security shops.

Three Big Trends in Information Security: Past, Present and Future

Joan Goodchild — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A 20+ year industry veteran, Joanne Moretti of CA Inc., gives us her take on the biggest drivers in IT security and looks not only to the past, but predicts what CSOs and CIOs are heading for in the future.

Six Essential Steps to Secure Academia

Bill Brenner — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Networks in the academic world mirror the Wild West, where data protection is an uphill battle. CISO Stan Gatewood explains how he pulls it off in six essential steps.

Who's Who in Role Management?

Mary Brandel — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Burton Group breaks the market down into two important segments

Capabilities of Full-Fledged Role Management Systems

Mary Brandel — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Today's role management solutions include several or all of the following capabilities, according to Burton Group analyst Kevin Kampman

Role Management Software: Making it Work for You

Mary Brandel — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Role management software enables the creation and lifecycle management of enterprise job roles

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Federated ID: An Idea Whose Time Never Came?

Bill Brenner — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A few years ago, advocates for federated ID management said the technology would be in mainstream use by now. That prediction hasn't come to pass for a variety of reasons.

SF's Mayor Gets Back Keys to Network

Robert McMillan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom met with jailed IT administrator Terry Childs Monday, convincing him to hand over the passwords to the city's wide area network.

Laptop Security

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Obviously, Joe's laptop computer is equipped with the most up-to-date antivirus, firewall and encryption solutions, but it also has more advanced security gizmos.

Biometric Access Control

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The regular prox-card system does not provide access to the inner sanctum, Joe's actual office suite: He must enter through a door equipped with a biometric lock and handle that use scan thermal imaging technology.

Washington Post: 3 suspended for posting Social Security numbers

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Three Metro employees have been disciplined after the Social Security numbers of nearly 4,700 current and former employees were mistakenly posted on the transit agency's Web site last month, officials said yesterday.

FBI Warns of Child-support Card Scam

Robert McMillan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Phishers are targeting users of the EPPICard child-support payment system.

Microsoft Hires Anti-phishing Crusader

Robert McMillan — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft has hired the founder of anti-phishing Web site Castlecops.com to help with its efforts to clean up the Internet.

Microsoft: Don't Misunderstand UAC, Other Vista Features

Mon, 19 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft tried to explain some of Vista's most "misunderstood" features in a document posted to -- then removed from -- its Web site.

Oklahoma State Breach Points to Higher-ed Security Problems

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A seemingly neverending string of data breaches at various colleges around the U.S. highlights precisely why university systems and networks continue to have a reputation for being notoriously insecure.