IT Governance and Risk Management: Maximizing Security with IT Governance Frameworks and Analytics

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Bolstered Security
Network behavior analysis keeps a close watch on traffic flow.

Beyond Backup
Continuous data protection enables rapid recovery of information and applications.

Due Diligence
Risk management services can ease the burden for busy CIOs.

Many 'Hacker Safe' Web Sites Found Vulnerable
Computer scientists say that more than 60 sites certified as safe by McAfee's ScanAlert service have been vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.

Smart Buying
Supply management applications help organizations control spending, improve processes.

IT Best Practices, Good For Small Business Too
Industry analysis groups are starting to recommend the IT Infrastructure Library for mid-market organizations with small staffs and even smaller budgets.

The Realities Of Risk Management
Meeting all of your needs may require multiple vendors.

Guarding Against Loss
IT becomes an increasingly important component of operational risk management.

The Economics of IT
With much at stake in major technology deployments, CIOs and finance executives must work together closely.

Security Gets Personal
Biometric technologies provide authentication for systems and data access.

IT Pros Anxiously Await Google's Android
Open handsets are coming, and IT managers will have to adapt their policies to deal with issues around privacy and security as well as integration with back-office systems.

Identity Theft: Costs More, Tech Less
With the help of a Secret Service case review, a Utica College study finds the median actual dollar loss for identity theft victims was $31,356.

Digital Crime Busters
Analytics software can help enterprises detect and prevent fraud.

Business Continuity Planning Checklist: The Top 10 Best Practices
You may not be as prepared as you think for an event that interrupts your organization's operations. Here are the 10 business continuity planning best practices most essential to survival.

Businesses Spend 20% Of IT Budgets On Security, Survey Shows
For each dollar spent on security, about 42 cents goes toward technology product purchases, researchers with CompTIA found.

Analytics Brief: Securing The New Data Center
Virtualization changes the rules for how companies secure their data and their computing infrastructure.

Math Error Could Compromise Cryptographic Systems
The increasing sophistication of computer chip design raises the risk that undetected bugs could be used to crack public key encryption systems, a security expert says.

ISPs: Botnets And DoS Attacks Top List of Fears
The top security concerns of Internet service providers are botnets and professional-level distributed denial-of-service attacks, according to a survey of 70 ISPs.

Secure Data by Design
Network Computing Business Editor Andrew Conry—Murray spells out how to develop a good information security architecture—one that will give the right users access to the right data while keeping critical information safe.

How 9 Hot Technologies Can Blow Up In Your Face
From smartphones to JavaScript to virtualization, these are technologies you need to consider. But know the risks.

Managing Mobile Menaces
If IT is everywhere, who's responsible for security threats? Here's a plan for managing some of the most unmanageable risks.

Controlling Access to Information
Identity management software helps organizations protect systems and data.

Growing Interest in IT Frameworks
Organizations can deploy standards such as ITIL and COBIT to improve processes and reduce risk.

Managing Intellectual Property
IT can play a significant role in helping organizations track valuable business assets.

IT Security: The Data Theft Time Bomb
While viruses and worms remain the most pesky security problems, data theft concerns simmer beneath the surface, according to InformationWeek's 10th annual Global Information Security survey.

Layered Security
Organizations take a multifaceted approach to protecting systems and information.

Keeping Tabs on Technology
IT governance programs can help organizations better align IT with business goals.

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Business Continuity Planning Checklist: The Top 10 Best Practices
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