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Hospital system pursues identity-management Holy Grail
It's an ideal in identity management: a centralized role-based access control system that supports single-sign-on (SSO) user access to authorized applications tied into the human resources systems for automated provisioning and de-provisioning, and the ability to integrate physical-security identity badges for room access.
networkworld.com | 16-May-2012 09:36

Thwarted by security at enterprises, cyber criminals target SMBs
Big business -- at least a significant percentage of it -- has apparently heeded the decades-long mantra from information security experts, and invested enough in security to make it difficult, expensive and risky for cyber criminals to attack them.
networkworld.com | 14-May-2012 13:26

APT attackers are increasingly using booby-trapped RTF documents, experts say
Booby-trapped RTF documents are one of the most common types of malicious Microsoft Office files that are used to infect computers with advanced persistent threats (APTs), according to security researchers from Trend Micro.
networkworld.com | 10-May-2012 16:26

BeyondTrust acquires eEye in union of security vendors
BeyondTrust, a software firm that specializes in identity and access management for the enterprise, has announced the acquisition of eEye Digital Security, which makes products for vulnerability management, patch remediation, malware defense and configuration compliance.
networkworld.com | 09-May-2012 18:01

BeyondTrust acquires eEye in union of security vendors
BeyondTrust, a software firm that specializes in identity and access management for the enterprise, has announced the acquisition of eEye Digital Security, which makes products for vulnerability management, patch remediation, malware defense and configuration compliance.
networkworld.com | 09-May-2012 18:00

CSOs warned of serious cyber-espionage attack
A cybersecurity consulting firm has documented the existence of a China-based espionage operation that has infiltrated the computer systems of at least 22 organizations in the government and private sectors in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
networkworld.com | 09-May-2012 13:15

Commercial enterprises are putting our critical infrastructure at risk
Cybercriminals have already figured out how to hack into enterprise infrastructure, and the critical infrastructure that controls our nation's supply of water, gas, oil and electricity just might be next.
networkworld.com | 04-May-2012 09:52

Is Facebook use in the enterprise too risky to allow?
It is not news that Facebook is less than aggressive about protecting the personal privacy of its 900 million users. But even relatively savvy users may not be aware of how much of their information is collected, how it is used and how little control they may have over it.
networkworld.com | 04-May-2012 08:33

Hackers blackmail Belgian bank with threats to publish customer data
Hackers claimed to have breached the systems of the Belgian credit provider Elantis and threatened to publish confidential customer information if the bank does not pay a!150,000 (US$197,000) before Friday, May 4, they said in a statement posted to Pastebin. Elantis confirmed the data breach on Thursday, but the bank said it will not give in to extortion threats.
networkworld.com | 03-May-2012 12:17

Dutch court temporarily frees 17-year-old KPN hacking suspect
A Dutch 17-year-old suspected of compromising customer account data on hundreds of servers belonging to telecommunications operator KPN is set to be freed temporarily on Thursday, allowed to wait at home for his criminal proceedings to begin, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service said on Wednesday.
networkworld.com | 02-May-2012 17:39

Researcher misinterprets Oracle advisory, discloses unpatched database vulnerability
Instructions on how to exploit an unpatched Oracle Database Server vulnerability in order to intercept the information exchanged between clients and databases were published by a security researcher who erroneously thought that the company had patched the flaw.
networkworld.com | 27-Apr-2012 07:00

House passes CISPA cyberthreat sharing bill, despite privacy concerns
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a cyberthreat information-sharing bill that critics say will give U.S. government agencies access to the private communications of millions of Internet users
networkworld.com | 26-Apr-2012 13:19

Enterasys to demo mobile management software for BYOD
Enterasys plans to display at Interop next month an appliance for mobile device management (MDM), spurred by the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon at the workplace.
networkworld.com | 25-Apr-2012 12:28

Enterasys to demo mobile management software for BYOD
Enterasys plans to display at Interop next month an appliance for mobile device management (MDM), spurred by the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon at the workplace.
networkworld.com | 25-Apr-2012 11:22

Russia-speaking cybercriminals earned $4.5 billion in 2011, researchers estimate
Russian-speaking hackers earned an estimated US$4.5 billion globally using various online criminal tactics and are thus responsible for 36 percent of the estimated total of $12.5 billion earned globally by cybercriminals in 2011, Russian security analyst firm Group-IB said in a report published on Tuesday.
networkworld.com | 24-Apr-2012 18:07

Review: 7 password managers for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android
1Password and KeePass lead the field in features, flexibility, browser integration, and ease-of-use
networkworld.com | 28-Mar-2012 12:15

How GSA is securing its cloud apps
As the General Services Administration (GSA) migrates to a work-anywhere, work-anytime strategy, the real estate arm of the U.S. federal government is discovering that having an iron-clad security strategy is critical to its adoption of cloud-based applications.
networkworld.com | 19-Mar-2012 11:00

Expert advice on implementing role-based access control (RBAC)
Role-based access control can improve enterprise security, reduce employee downtime and improve the efficiency of resource provisioning and access control policy administration. Here's expert advice on implementing RBAC in your enterprise.
networkworld.com | 16-Mar-2012 06:42

7 hot security companies to watch
There's a rush in security startups looking to tackle everything from identity management to encrypting cloud data. Here are some of the latest companies worth keeping an eye on.
networkworld.com | 13-Mar-2012 11:00

Identity management in the cloud emerges as hot-button issue for CIOs
As Sallie Mae migrates some of its most important applications to the cloud, the nation's largest provider of college loans is keeping an eye on compliance.
networkworld.com | 12-Mar-2012 11:00

5 signs that you've lost control over your cloud apps
CIOs are waking up to the reality that they've lost control over access to data stored in software-as-a-service applications purchased by other departments.
networkworld.com | 12-Mar-2012 11:00

IETF explores new working group on identity management in the cloud
Proponents of a common scheme for managing user identity in cloud-based applications will pitch their idea to the Internet's premier standards-setting body at a meeting in Paris later this month.
networkworld.com | 09-Mar-2012 11:00

How the Red Cross found its ID management groove
Red Cross CISO Suzanne Hall on the organization's monster effort to overhaul security and identity management.
networkworld.com | 18-Jan-2012 06:57

IBM software eases role-based security operations
IBM this week announced an identity-management analytics tool that eases what can be a tedious job for information-technology managers -- defining roles for employees in order to establish policy-based access to a network and application resources.
networkworld.com | 12-Jan-2012 16:34

Watching the watchers
While there's no single fix, a number of experts weigh-in on how to make certain those with privileged access don't abuse it.
networkworld.com | 22-Dec-2011 14:34

InfoWorld's top 10 emerging enterprise technologies
Which of today's newest shipping technologies will triumph over the long haul? Here are our best guesses
networkworld.com | 21-Nov-2011 11:10

CA takes to the cloud for identity management
CA Technologies has gotten its feet wet with cloud-based security before, but now the company is moving further in with a package of cloud based identity and access control services.
networkworld.com | 14-Nov-2011 08:00

IBM anoints Q1 Labs technology as centerpiece of security portfolio
IBM intends to make the security information and event management (SIEM) technology gained through the acquisition of Q1 Labs, which was officially closed yesterday, the centerpiece of IBM's broad security product portfolio.
networkworld.com | 27-Oct-2011 07:52

Journey's end
Time to pack up and head out, the Security Identity Management Alert will be no more. Still, I couldn't leave you without some final words of advice, could I?
networkworld.com | 27-Sep-2011 12:00

History lesson on cross-platform identity management
Tom Kemp is the CEO of Centrify, a company which -- at its core -- is about tying other platforms (Unix, Linux Macintosh, etc.) into Active Directory to centralize administration, which Tom refers to as "Active Directory Bridging." He's been practicing this bridging since founding Centrify in 2004 and has been working with AD since founding his previous company, NetIQ. He knows what he's talking about in regard to Active Directory.
networkworld.com | 16-Sep-2011 12:00

History lesson on cross-platform identity management
Tom Kemp is the CEO of Centrify, a company which -- at its core -- is about tying other platforms (Unix, Linux Macintosh, etc.) into Active Directory to centralize administration, which Tom refers to as "Active Directory Bridging." He's been practicing this bridging since founding Centrify in 2004 and has been working with AD since founding his previous company, NetIQ. He knows what he's talking about in regard to Active Directory.
networkworld.com | 16-Sep-2011 08:00

Canada is out front once again
In light of the U.S. government's NSTIC (National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace), which may or may not become a victim of the U.S. Congress' budget-cutting axes this fall, I'd thought we go take a look at another government initiative that might provide a blueprint for how NSTIC could proceed.
networkworld.com | 02-Sep-2011 12:00

Canada is out front once again
In light of the U.S. government's NSTIC (National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace), which may or may not become a victim of the U.S. Congress' budget-cutting axes this fall, I'd thought we go take a look at another government initiative that might provide a blueprint for how NSTIC could proceed.
networkworld.com | 02-Sep-2011 08:00

A transparent IAM project
Canada's University of British Columbia is a large, multi-campus institution. There are two major campuses: Vancouver, located at the western tip of the Point Grey Peninsula, close to the city of Vancouver; and Okanagan, in the growing city of Kelowna, in British Columbia's beautiful Okanagan Valley. There are also two smaller campuses: Robson Square, located in the heart of downtown Vancouver; and The Great Northern Way Campus, located just southeast of the downtown Vancouver core. The University's Faculty of Medicine's Education Across British Columbia project maintains 75 healthcare facilities, including 22 large tertiary and medium regional hospitals, provide clinical education opportunities for both undergraduate and postgraduate medical students.
networkworld.com | 26-Aug-2011 12:00

A transparent IAM project
Canada's University of British Columbia is a large, multi-campus institution. There are two major campuses: Vancouver, located at the western tip of the Point Grey Peninsula, close to the city of Vancouver; and Okanagan, in the growing city of Kelowna, in British Columbia's beautiful Okanagan Valley. There are also two smaller campuses: Robson Square, located in the heart of downtown Vancouver; and The Great Northern Way Campus, located just southeast of the downtown Vancouver core. The University's Faculty of Medicine's Education Across British Columbia project maintains 75 healthcare facilities, including 22 large tertiary and medium regional hospitals, provide clinical education opportunities for both undergraduate and postgraduate medical students.

networkworld.com | 26-Aug-2011 08:00

Identity security in the cloud
There were a couple of announcements made at last month's Catalyst conference that I meant to draw to your attention but other things got in the way. Both are relevant to enterprise cloud-based computing so I'll talk about both today.
networkworld.com | 19-Aug-2011 12:00

Identity security in the cloud
There were a couple of announcements made at last month's Catalyst conference that I meant to draw to your attention but other things got in the way. Both are relevant to enterprise cloud-based computing so I'll talk about both today.
networkworld.com | 19-Aug-2011 08:00

Get control over your cross-platform identity management issues
According to the Gartner 2010 CIO Survey, identity management is the No. 1 IT security priority through 2011. This will be an ongoing concern well beyond 2011 as companies grapple with increasingly complex and disparate infrastructures and a multitude of new mobile access devices. New tools offer help in gaining control across heterogeneous platforms, even into the cloud.
networkworld.com | 12-Aug-2011 12:00

Get control over your cross-platform identity management issues
According to the Gartner 2010 CIO Survey, identity management is the No. 1 IT security priority through 2011. This will be an ongoing concern well beyond 2011 as companies grapple with increasingly complex and disparate infrastructures and a multitude of new mobile access devices. New tools offer help in gaining control across heterogeneous platforms, even into the cloud.
networkworld.com | 12-Aug-2011 08:00

5 cool tools for cloud management
Cloud management tools are as varied as cloud uses. For this test, we chose five tools that each attack cloud management from a different perspective.
networkworld.com | 08-Aug-2011 13:51

Amazon boosts identity management, private cloud offerings
Amazon Web Services will introduce new capabilities for enterprises on Thursday, including identity federation and support for private network connections to AWS.
networkworld.com | 04-Aug-2011 08:07

Amazon boosts identity management, private cloud offerings
Amazon Web Services will introduce new capabilities for enterprises on Thursday, including identity federation and support for private network connections to AWS.
networkworld.com | 04-Aug-2011 04:07

When will we ever learn?
I mentioned last issue a number of proposed identity protocols (Passport, Cardspace, OpenID, DigitalME, et al.) that have either died or, so far, failed miserably. There's a new entry in the so-called "user-centric" ID space that shows all the signs of following that path.
networkworld.com | 26-Jul-2011 12:00

When will we ever learn?
I mentioned last issue a number of proposed identity protocols (Passport, Cardspace, OpenID, DigitalME, et al.) that have either died or, so far, failed miserably. There's a new entry in the so-called "user-centric" ID space that shows all the signs of following that path.
networkworld.com | 26-Jul-2011 08:00

UnboundID releases SCIM toolkit beta
One place you could have gone to escape the recent heat wave that encompassed most of the U.S. was Keystone, Colo., where the afternoon temperatures barely reached the mid-70s F (while here in the mid-Atlantic we were stretching from the mid-90s to 100 or so). And while you were there you could have attended the Cloud Identity Summit, ably organized by Ping Identity's Andre Durand.
networkworld.com | 22-Jul-2011 12:00

UnboundID releases SCIM toolkit beta
One place you could have gone to escape the recent heat wave that encompassed most of the U.S. was Keystone, Colo., where the afternoon temperatures barely reached the mid-70s F (while here in the mid-Atlantic we were stretching from the mid-90s to 100 or so). And while you were there you could have attended the Cloud Identity Summit, ably organized by Ping Identity's Andre Durand.

networkworld.com | 22-Jul-2011 08:00