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06.02.04
Microsoft
Launches New Security Program
Microsoft Corporation India today announced the 'Protect Your Business'
aimed at IT administrators in small, medium and large enterprises.
Under this campaign, Microsoft will roll out various initiatives to
help enterprises secure their IT environment by providing information,
tools, guidelines, and updates on a regular basis.
As a part of this program, Microsoft also announced the immediate
availability of the Security Guidance Kit (SGK). The kit will serve
as a resource pool providing third-party tools, templates and how-to
guides for addressing common security concerns facing organizations
today. Customers can order the kit at: http://www.microsoft.com/india/security.
The SGK will be delivered within three-four weeks of placing the order,
the company said.
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Many
People Don't Use Security On Wireless Networks
A growing number of people have set up wireless networks in their
homes.
While the systems make it possible for you to link more than one computer
to the same high-speed Internet connection without cables, it also
makes it possible for people who are nosy or who have criminal intentions
to have access to your computers and the information you transmit,
too.
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Putting
security where it belongs
As the number of computational devices that companies use in their
everyday business has expanded exponentially in recent years, effective
management of those assets has become imperative. In recent years,
business information systems have expanded into networks, encompassing
partners, suppliers and customers. And this brings greater security
challenges - employees need to reach out to the world outside the
corporate boundaries and those with whom we do business need access
to corporate resources. The challenges that this poses are those of
making sure that only authorised people are able to access precious
company resources so that nothing sensitive leaks out, as well as
trying to prevent the unwanted from coming in.
But effective and proactive management of corporate networks to ensure
security is no longer just 'nice to have' - it has become a business
imperative, especially in the light of regulations that have been
passed recently on both sides of the pond. At the heart of most of
this legislation is the requirement for greater accountability in
business.
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Scratching
Surface Of Web Security
To access her bank account online, Marie Jubran opens a Web browser
and types in her Swedish national ID number along with a four-digit
password.
For additional security, she then pulls out a card that has 50 scratch-off
codes. Jubran uses the codes, one by one, each time she logs on or
performs a transaction. Her bank, Nordea PLC, automatically sends
a new card when she's about to run out.
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Success
strategies for security awareness
A corporate security-awareness programme aims to make all the employees
understand and appreciate not only the value of the company's information
assets but also the consequences if these assets are compromised.
In theory, the process is straightforward and painless. But as every
IT/security manager knows, in real life, an awareness programme can
be a monstrous headache -- especially in a large enterprise.
How do you start off on the right foot when implementing a security
awareness programme? How do you determine what tools will be effective
in your organisation? And the big question is: how do you make everyone
aware? Our security experts offered a number of simple yet often overlooked
strategies.
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Backup
power solution for Pick 'n Pay security and data centre
Retail giant Pick 'n Pay has implemented an uninterruptible power
supply (UPS) system to protect the data centre and other critical
loads in its new KwaZulu-Natal regional headquarters building in the
West End office complex at Westville, Durban.
The system is based on an APC Silcon 60KW UPS unit complete with a
sealed 10-year design life battery that will supply a full load for
20 minutes in the event of a power failure. The UPS will ensure clean
power continues to support the data centre, security system and online
computer users in the event of a mains power failure. Should the power
failure extend beyond a pre-determined time, power from an AMF (automatic
mains failure) diesel generator set will be fed to the UPS unit ensuring
that the systems continue to function.
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