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Cyber Security and Risk Assessment

DISC — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:19:08 PDT

Cyber security is the protection of systems, networks and data in cyber space. If your system is connected on the internet, you should know and uderstand the risks of cyber space to take appropriate...

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Implications of becoming a cybersecurity victim

DISC — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:17:06 PDT

What are the potential implications of becoming a cybersecurity victim? PWC/DTI Information Security Breaches Survey 2012 93% large businesses suffered security incident last year Average cost of...

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Exploding the myths surrounding ISO9000

DISC — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:05:20 PDT

Exploding the myths surrounding ISO9000 (Adobe eBook) Thousands of companies worldwide are reaping the benefits from implementing the ISO9000 Quality Management standard. However, there are many...

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IT Governance 5 top tips for Implementing successful ISO27001

DISC — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:06:59 PDT

Get a copy of the standard! There are a few people out there that purchase the standard half way through implementation (or even not at all) but the truth of the matter is, this is one of the first...

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Top Five IT Governance Titles

DISC — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:18:42 PDT

Download one of IT Governance industry leading ebooks. IT Governance source and publish titles on cyber security, compliance, project management, risk and IT service management. Fantastic...

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Compartmentalizing and Segmenting Privileged Passwords

DISC — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:34:26 PDT

By Liberman Software @ Identity Week If you’re a fan of old war movies – and especially if you’re a child of the Cold War – then you no doubt recall watching scenes where prior to launching a nuclear...

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IT Governance announces the release of BYOD Toolkit

DISC — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:40:30 PDT

BYOD Policy Template IT Governance the global leader in information security and compliance solutions, has released a BYOD Policy Template Toolkit. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) promises improved...

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Your Cyber Security Project

DISC — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:04:53 PST

by James Warren Internet technologies have revolutionised the way that business is conducted but these innovations expose your business to various cyber security risks. Inadequate security can lead...

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Forward-thinking books on information security

DISC — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:01:24 PST

Forward-thinking books on information security help organisations understand current challenges in the sector /EINPresswire.com/ Keeping up-to-date with information security issues and responding to...

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Cutting edge titles for IT professionals

DISC — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:37:19 PST

IT Governance Publishing (ITGP) are at the forefront of sourcing and publishing cutting-edge titles in the cyber security, compliance, business continuity and IT service management sectors. ITGP top...

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PENETRATION TESTING & ISO27001

DISC — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:38:13 PST

Penetration testing (often called “pen testing” or “security testing”) establishes whether or not the security in place to protect a network or application against external threats is adequate and...

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Why ISO 27001 certification should be a priority

DISC — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:34:08 PST

Why ISO 27001 certification is unavoidable Now a days, the ISO27001 standard has become an almost unavoidable factor in the field of information security. Compliance is unavoidable because most...

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BYOD security measures for mobility

DISC — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:22:14 PST

BYOD security controls for mobility These days smart phones certainly add additional risk to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to office. Like it or not Bring Your Own Device is a growing trend at all...

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IT Governance : A Pocket Book and Documentation Toolkit

DISC — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:28:09 PST

IT Governance Pocket Guide This pocket guide describes the crucial issues of Corporate IT governance and guides how to align with organization business objectives. This book is easy to read and...

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Is biometric authentication a new standard for Smartphone’s

DISC — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:07:17 PST

biometric authentication Biometric device rely on measurement of biological characteristic of an individual such as fingerprinting, hand geometry, voice recognition and Eris pattern. In this post we...

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