Security Administration white papers

This white paper provides an open and frank perspective of Huawei's viewpoints regarding cyber security and the overall ramifications and impact it has on technology, society and our daily life. Within the piece Huawei provides an overview of the current state of cyber security in terms of historical context, the players, and the unique challenges that the ever-expanding global supply chain poses for all of us.

Engineered with security in mind, the Adobe Reader X and Adobe Acrobat X deliver better application security thanks to Protected Mode and new capabilities that allow more granular controls, tighter integration with both the Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X operating system architectures, and improved deployment and administration tools.

As one of the newest computing frontiers, cloud technology is gaining massive interest from companies seeking substantial economies of scale by outsourcing all or portions of their computing, applications and data storage requirements. There are also however a host of potential security and privacy issues that can arise and expose organizations to unique risk. This whitepaper discusses those risks and provides insights on how to mitigate those risks.

Everyone, it seems, is talking about the cloud. This white paper is one of a series that aims to move beyond the hype that currently surrounds the cloud. This paper looks at security. It asks what are the most important security issues today? And how, if at all, will these be impacted by the cloud?

This Blue Coat white paper discusses the key issues surrounding web security and the need for organisations of all sizes to implement robust web security processes and technologies - namely, a secure web gateway. This document was sponsored by a web security solutions, Blue Coat Systems.

The Kaspersky Lab product Kaspersky Internet Security implements Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS). The system detects unwanted and malicious program activity and blocks it in real-time. Advanced Kaspersky Lab technologies enable HIPS responses to only be initiated for dangerous and unwanted events without affecting the operation of safe programs. This ensures a high level of protection for users that doesn't affect the performance of the computer.

Securing communications for all voice and data applications as well as employee mobility is the key to supporting new business models and enabling a trusted dynamic enterprise that competes effectively in today's business environment. Rapid advances in communications technology have been accompanied by an equally rapid multiplication in security threats, the growth of cybercrime, and the introduction of new security regulations. To take advantage of the latest business models and ensure they are still protected enterprises must change how they view security. Security must become a positive enabler for driving business performance.

Modern malware can often prevent antivirus software from functioning normally, or even damage the operating system to such an extent that it may fail to boot. To help the users in such situations, Kaspersky Lab has developed the Rescue Disk to treat infected system disks without having to reinstall the system or to install additional antivirus software. The Rescue Disk from Kaspersky Lab is capable of dealing with serious rootkit or Trojan infections that are notorious for avoiding detection and complicating attempts at treatment.

Today's cybercriminals are constantly looking for new vulnerabilities to exploit, they use fast-changing, low-profile threats to infect and hijack computers across the business network. Spammed email, infected endpoint devices and above all the largely unprotected web, are all part of the rapidly evolving threat landscape in which an increasingly mobile workforce presents unprecedented challenges to business security and productivity.

In the last few years, the Internet security environment has changed dramatically. Gone are the days when endpoint solutions and pattern file deployments were good enough to protect businesses. Today, data-stealing malware circumvents industry-standard enterprise security solutions by exploiting their weaknesses with sophisticated methods of attack that evolve rapidly and make use of multiple modalities.

In this white paper discover how Citrix XenApp's application delivery offers a new and smarter approach to security, giving IT the ultimate control it needs to ensure security and regulatory compliance without compromise to business performance and productivity.

From mobile workers' perspectives, up-to-the-minute information is the life blood of their jobs. Regardless of whether they are in a home office or on the other side of the globe, speed and dependability are the keys to successfully doing their jobs.

Complying with a growing number of government, industry and internal regulations designed to protect data is becoming harder and more expensive to manage. This Sophos white paper investigates how a well-defined strategy, backed up by powerful technology can provide the solution.

Employees installing legitimate but unauthorised applications, are a real and growing threat to business security and productivity. Removable storage media and wireless protocols make the challenge of securing data even more complex. This Sophos white paper explains why control is important and highlights how integrating this functionality into malware protection is the simplest and most cost-effective solution.

Organisations considering moving to an endpoint security solution often assume that the costs of switching from their current anti-virus vendor will be greater than upgrading with that vendor. This TCO white paper, conducted by Hobson & Company and commissioned by Sophos, aims to uncover and quantify all the cost areas involved in migrating (upgrading or replacing) to an endpoint security product and managing the solution to gain a total cost of ownership (TCO) comparison between the leaders in the field.