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Focus on Endpoint Security

Do you know what your users are up to? Most IT managers believe they have close control over what goes on their networks, but as workforces become more mobile, and as storage devices become more portable, there are increasing levels of danger being faced by network administrators.

The potential problems range from viruses being inadvertently introduced to a corporate network to industrial sabotage. Traditional IT security has focused on the firewall and keeping intruders out, what’s not been looked at are problems behind the firewall.

What’s scariest of all is that all too often the culprits are the very devices that are the most desirable for end users: the iPod, the PDA, the Blackberry, and the memory stick. They might be status symbols for the urban professional but they’re nightmares for the IT manager,

Our Focus On Endpoint Security will examine some of these issues: we will look at measures that can be taken to make an enterprise’s system more secure, ranging from products to techniques to make users more aware of their actions.

The Focus On zone offers you a range of articles to help you manage this vital aspect of your business. We will be providing you with the chance to buy a independent guide to the best of endpoint security products and you will be able to read the opinions of some of the leading authorities in this area.

We hope that you find that this section will be helpful in getting on with your job – managing the modern network is tough enough, without adding a new layer of complexity.

EPS PRESENTATIONS

There is nothing like being at a conference to fully appreciate the presentations, hearing from experts and peers and having the opportunity to ask directly relevant questions. However, the information and content conveyed by the panel of leading practitioners at the recent Endpoint Security conference on the 27th and 28th June has been much sought after by those unable to make the time to attend the event. We are pleased to provide here the powerpoint presentations for review.

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Blog: Focus On Endpoint Security

NAC, NAP, or neither?
Cisco-Microsoft agreement gives users the choice.
From browser to Browzar – and back
Browzar is the IE browser that can be run from any USB stick.
Fingerprinting Wi-Fi devices
Is there anything that can uniquely identify an endpoint?

GROUP PRODUCT REVIEW

It’s one thing being aware of the potential security breaches that can be caused – either accidentally or deliberately - by end-users. It’s another thing entirely to be able to deal with them. There are plenty of products whose vendors claim to solve the sorts of problem that have been introduced by the end users. The difficulty is in trying to pick the best product – or, more likely, the best set of products – for your organisation. Our Group Product Review is fully independent, based on hands-on evaluation, and provides a clear guide to the usefulness of a number of the leading products available.

Latest Features

Mobile security is a never-ending story
Although the technology is there, Wi-Fi implementations are lagging. Craig Mathias advises on keeping secure
Laptop loss: How to avoid becoming the next Starbucks
Laptop theft and loss with exposure to data loss on the hard drive seems to be more common. What can be done about it?
IT needs to take proper precautions, says IBM exec
Ian Jarman, IBM's System i product manager, spoke with us recently about the annual security study conducted by The PowerTech Group.
Securing the endpoints
We hear from Chris Ewing of Altiris about the steps and technologies needed - and available - to defend your network against one of its biggests threats, namely its users.
Do you know what's on your network?
There's most likely a lot more information moving around than you think - and a lot of it will be stuff that you definitely don't want leaving the organisation.

WHITE PAPERS

BPM, SOA and Web 2.0: Business transformation or train wreck?
Organisations must not only promote change from within, but they must also be agile enough to quickly adapt to evolving markets, policies, regulations, and business models. Fortunately, the convergence of a trio of technologies and business practices—business process management (BPM), service-oriented architecture (SOA), and Web 2.0—is providing a solution.
The Social Enterprise: Using Social Enterprise Applications to Enable the Next Wave of Knowledge Worker Productivity
On the face of it, social software seems an unlikely example of enterprise collaboration. Aren’t social networks a fad? What does sharing photos or connecting with college buddies have to do with getting work done?
Unified Threat Management
This white paper looks at the emergence and inadequacies of unified threat management (UTM) products, and introduces a new solution from Check Point.
Delivering an Effective Backup and Recovery Service
Rapid data growth and the need for greater data availability place a demand on organisations to provide an effective backup and recovery service. Yet businesses have often been satisfied with just minimal provision. It is only when a disaster arrives that it becomes clear how inadequate this approach is. This white paper helps organisations make the right decisions about how best to prevent data loss and potentially catastrophic IT failure.
Oracle Universal Content Management
The key features and benefits to an enterprise of Oracle's Universal Content Management solution. Easily manage content through the whole lifecycle, streamline business processes and improve customer service and relationships.

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