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"We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us."

Overview Organisations are being force towards indentity- based acess lifecycle management tools in order to support IT agility & flexability, safeley empowering staff and rapid evolution of data cetres and core systems. This white paper addresses security, service delivery, vitualisation and fluid organisational structure

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Security Standards, Storage Management, Biometrics, Virtualization, Infrastructure Management

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Achieving compliance with GSi Code Of Connection (CoCo)

In November 2005, The Government published 'Transformational Government - Enabled by Technology' which documents the steps necessary to achieve effective delivery of technology for Government. To develop the necessary trust...

Publisher:
Lumension

MessageLabs - The Dark Art of Spam

Quite simply, MessageLabs anti-spam solution provides businesses with the quality of protection they urgently need if they are to stay a step ahead of the spammers - and the increasingly...

Publisher:
MessageLabs, now part of Symantec

Maximising site vistors trust using extended validation SSL

Web business faces a crisis in confidence. Trust in site security is decling, resulting in consumers scaling back on web transactions or just opting out altogether. This white paper address...

Publisher:
VeriSign

Compliance with Data Handling Procedures in UK Government

The UK Data Handling Procedures in Government Report set out clear and mandatory procedures to be followed by all government employees that have access to and responsibility for citizen data....

Publisher:
Lumension Security

"We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us."

Organisations are being force towards indentity- based acess lifecycle management tools in order to support IT agility & flexability, safeley empowering staff and rapid evolution of data cetres and core...

Publisher:
IBM

Anti-spam standards pushed by internet body

The idea behind the related schemes is to change the Domain Name System database so that email servers can publish what IP addresses are associated with them. The system, if successful, would protect email server and individual address owners from...

Channel:
The Spam Report
Tags:
anti-spam,
spam

EU puts its foot down with spam

Among the anti-spam provisions that will take effect under the directive is the need for email marketers to receive prior consent from anyone they send advertising emails to - the oft-discussed 'third party opt-in' - as well as a ban on spoofing...

Channel:
The Spam Report
Tags:
spam

Spam and data protection: know the law and take precautions

While the 1998 Data Protection Act aimed to safeguard everyone's personal data, the pace of technological evolution soon outstripped that of legislation. Excluded from the opt-in clause will be mailing lists compiled before 11 December, business...

Channel:
Protecting your ID

Internet 'next generation' up and running

IPv6 expands the pool of unique addresses available for connecting PCs and other devices in the internet. Mobile communications and new IP services, such as voice over Internet Protocol and video on demand, will increase the number of devices that...

Channel:
IT Director

Browser-based attacks top security fears

Browser-based attacks are a logical evolution," said Randall Palm, director of IT at CompTIA. In December, a Danish security firm alerted the security community to an IE bug that would let hackers display false web addresses.

Channel:
Security Strategy

Quocirca's Straight Talking: The future of BlackBerry

Quocirca sees three dimensions to this evolution that are relevant when assessing the position of RIM. The second important consideration is the quite natural evolution of wireless activity to embrace other corporate applications beyond email.

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Harnessing the Power of Location Intelligence in the Public Sector

Throughout the world, public services today are under pressure. The current economic climate, where taxreceipts are naturally suppressed, provides very seriousfunding challenges. Moreover, in good times and bad, increasing regulation at the regional and national level is imposing additional duties and responsibilities on the public services without additional resources to carry them out. Store closures are changing the urban landscape. Demographic and/or economic change isincreasing demand for health and social services.Demand for decreased crime rates is focusing minds in law enforcement. And the threat of internationalterrorism is forcing greater contingency duties on the emergency services. The net result is a need to do more with lessquite a challenge.

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IBM XIV® Storage System: Power Consumption Reinvented

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3 Strategies for Reducing IT Support Costs

As companies brace for more bumps in the economic downturn, many organisations are indiscriminately cutting costs. To ensure a seamless transition into the post-recession market, however, slashing and burning is not recommended. Now is the time to strategically trim and strengthen for success. This IDC White Paper explores 3 tangible areas that IT departments should investigate to help strategise cost reduction during the downturn. Download the White Paper to learn: -- Why IT utilisation, end-user support and maintenance budgets are the most strategic areas to investigate -- How to effectively approach cost-saving measures within these areas while maintaining IT performance -- Tools and services the IDC recommends for achieving maximum cost savings and efficiency